GIANT STRIDE
Stoinis stars as Lucknow ease past Mumbai to go third
Lucknow, April 30: Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets in the IPL here on Tuesday.
Mumbai Indians posted 144 for 7 with Nehal Wadhera scoring 46. Tim David and Ishan Kishan made 35 not out and 32 respectively.
For LSG, Mohsin Khan took two wickets while Marcus Stoinis, Mayank Yadav, Naveen-ul-Haq and Ravi Bishnoi got one each.
Lucknow Super Giants chased down the modest target in 19.2 overs thanks to Marcus Stoinis (62 off 45).
Invited to bat, MI dug in a big hole for themselves by losing four wickets in the powerplay. The visitors just couldn’t recover from the hiccup despite a 53run fifth-wicket stand between Wadhera (46) and Kishan (32).
David’s 18-ball 35 gave the total some semblance of respectability.
MI’s top-order misfired as the visitors managed just 28 for 4 in the first six overs, the secondlowest powerplay score of this IPL.
While Rohit was sent back by left arm pacer Mohin Khan, Stoinis induced a fine edge with a slow ball to get rid of Suryakumar Yadav.
MI slipped into further trouble when Ravi Bishnoi’s direct throw found in-form Tilak Varma short of the crease. Skipper Hardik Pandya then was out for a golden duck after poking at an away going delivery from Naveen Ul Haq, as MI slumped to 27 for 4 in 5.2 overs.
LSG used Stoinis well in the powerplay as his spell of three overs with the new ball yielded a wicket for 19.
Returning from injury, pace sensation Mayank Yadav could have had a wicket but Ashton Turner dropped Kishan at deep square leg.
Kishan and Nehal Wadhera tried to steady the ship with their fifth wicket stand but LSG bowlers didn’t give much away as MI reached 68 for 4 in 12 overs.