In a thrilling contest in the 16th match of IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) won a stunning 12-run victory over Mumbai Indians (MI), giving the latter their third loss in the season. Mumbai, despite a fierce pursuit, fell short and could manage only 191 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their 20 overs, while they chased down the target of LSG of 204.
Score a Difficult Total for Lucknow Super Giants
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In a match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Super Giants put up a very good 204 in their first innings. The solid start set by Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram was an important factor in placing a huge total on board, as they compiled 76 runs for the 1st wicket. Marsh blasted 60 off 31 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes. Markram ended with 53 off 38 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes.
Even though Lucknow quickly lost wickets in the middle order—Nicholas Pooran (12) and Rishabh Pant (2)—Ayush Badoni and David Miller contributed worthwhile runs to drive the score up to 203. Badoni made 30 runs from 19 balls, and Miller’s 27 runs steadied the innings after the early losses.
For Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya gave a phenomenal bowling performance by taking a five-wicket haul for 36 runs in his 4 overs. Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, and Vignesh Puthur took one wicket each, but Mumbai Indians found it difficult to keep LSG’s batting lineup under check.
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MI’s Chase Stalls Despite Strong Middle Order Fightback
Mumbai Indians’ pursuit of 204 began calamitously, losing both openers early with only 17 runs on the board. Will Jacks (5) and Akash Deep (0) were dismissed cheaply to Shardul Thakur and Ryan Rickelton (10) followed soon after. MI was in deep trouble at this point, but Suryakumar Yadav and Naman Dheer’s association gave hope to the chase.
Dheer scored a scorching 46 runs off 24 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes, while Yadav batted solidly in the center with a brilliant 67 runs off 43 balls with 9 fours and 1 six. Though they tried their level best, Mumbai was unable to get the breakthrough needed to maintain the necessary run rate. Captain Hardik Pandya stayed not out on 28, but his try wasn’t sufficient to guide MI to victory.
Lucknow bowlers maintained their calm throughout the death overs, with Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, and Digvesh Singh each registering a wicket, securing LSG’s win.
LSG’s Death Over Bowling Proves Decisive
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shardul Thakur
|
4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Akash Deep
|
4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Avesh Khan
|
4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Digvesh Rathi
|
4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Ravi Bishnoi
|
4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lucknow’s victory was due to their superb bowling at the death. After taking a couple of early wickets, they were able to reduce MI’s scoring rate, particularly in the last stages of the chase. LSG’s bowlers consistently put pressure on the Mumbai batters and did not allow MI batters the opportunity to build momentum in chasing down the target.
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