Lucknow Super Giants look to extend dominance over Mumbai Indians in their seventh IPL encounter, with Nicholas Pooran and Ravi Bishnoi in top form and multiple milestones on the line.
April 4, 2025: The IPL 2025 season continues to thrill fans as the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) gear up to face Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 16 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on Friday, April 4th. While LSG aims to bounce back after a mixed start, MI will be riding high on confidence following their recent win over the defending champions.
🔁 Head-to-Head: LSG vs MI
Since their first clash in 2022, LSG has dominated the rivalry, winning 5 out of 6 matches, while MI has managed just one victory.
🧮 Top Performers (Among Current Squads)
🏏 Top Run-Getters
- Rohit Sharma (MI): 165 runs | Avg: 27.50 | SR: 142.24
- Tilak Varma (MI): 97 runs | SR: 112.79
- Nicholas Pooran (LSG): 97 runs | SR: 186.54
🎯 Top Wicket-Takers
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- Ravi Bishnoi (LSG): 7 wickets | Avg: 26.14 | SR: 19.71
- Avesh Khan (LSG): 3 wickets (in one game vs MI)
- Hardik Pandya (MI): 2 wickets | SR: 18.0
⚔️ Key Player Stats & Face-Offs
Lucknow Super Giants
- Nicholas Pooran is IPL 2025’s top scorer: 189 runs | Avg: 63 | SR: 219.77
- In the middle overs (7–16), he has hammered 135 runs at a blazing SR of 236.84
- Shardul Thakur is among the leading wicket-takers with 6 wickets (Avg: 15.33, SR: 9)
- Ravi Bishnoi vs Rohit Sharma: 18 runs conceded, 2 wickets taken
- Mitchell Marsh has been dismissed 6 times by left-arm pacers in the powerplay since IPL 2023
- Rishabh Pant has struggled against leg-spinners: 5 dismissals, Avg: 15.4
Mumbai Indians
- Suryakumar Yadav has 104 runs this season at 52 Avg and 165 SR but has scored just 17 runs across 2 innings in Lucknow
- Tilak Varma thrives against Bishnoi: 38 runs, SR: 190, 0 dismissals
- Ashwani Kumar impressed with 4 wickets on debut vs KKR
- Rohit Sharma vs Avesh Khan: 11 runs, 2 dismissals, SR: 84.6
- Hardik Pandya vs Avesh Khan: 17 runs, 3 dismissals, SR: 58.6
- MI leads in middle-overs wickets in IPL 2025: 12 wickets, Avg: 18.08, SR: 15
🎯 Key Milestones Within Reach
- Suryakumar Yadav: 1 six away from 350 T20 sixes
- Rishabh Pant: Needs 1 dismissal to complete 100 IPL dismissals as keeper/fielder
- Nicholas Pooran: 42 runs away from 2000 IPL runs
- Rohit Sharma: 4 sixes away from 250 IPL sixes for MI
📋 Probable XIs
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Digvesh Rathi
- Impact Players: Prince Yadav, M. Siddharth
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (C), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Trent Boult
- Impact Players: Robin Minz, Vignesh Puthur
As IPL 2025 heats up, this clash between LSG and MI promises to be another thrilling encounter. With key battles, personal milestones, and playoff momentum on the line—expect nothing short of fireworks in Lucknow!
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