Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in their final league game of IPL 2024. Both teams already knew that they had no chance of qualifying for the playoffs no matter what happened in the MI vs LSG match.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium. The decision did not help the home team as half-centuries from KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran inspired the Lucknow-based franchise to a 214-run total.
In reply, Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir blasted fifties for LSG, but the visitors ended with 196/6 in 20 overs. Here's a look at the scorecard, award winners and top stats from this game.
List of all award winners in MI vs LSG match, IPL 2024
LSG vice-captain Nicholas Pooran dominated the post-match presentation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium. The former MI player destroyed his ex-franchise with a 29-ball 75, which helped him win the Man of the Match, Electric Striker of the Match, Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Match and Super Sixes awards.
MI opener Rohit Sharma took the Most Fours award home for his 10 fours. Here is the complete list of award winners from the MI vs LSG game:
Man of the Match: Nicholas Pooran (75 off 29)
Electric Striker of the Match: Nicholas Pooran (Strike rate of 258.62)
Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Match: Nicholas Pooran (114 fantasy points)
Most Fours in the Match: Rohit Sharma (10 fours)
Super Sixes of the Match: Nicholas Pooran (8 sixes)
MI vs LSG scorecard
KL Rahul maintained his impressive record against Mumbai Indians with a 41-ball 55, hitting three fours and three sixes. Devdutt Padikkal got out for a golden duck, while Marcus Stoinis could not convert his start into a big score.
Hard-hitter Nicholas Pooran provided the perfect acceleration to LSG's innings with a 29-ball 75, smacking five fours and eight maximums. LSG ended with 214/6. For MI, the pick of the bowlers was Nuwan Thushara, who returned with figures of 3/28.
In response, Mumbai Indians started well, with the new opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Dewald Brevis adding 88 runs in 52 balls. However, Lucknow bounced back and reduced their rivals to 120/5.
Uncapped all-rounder Naman Dhir fought back with an unbeaten 28-ball 62. His efforts took MI close to the target, but in the end, they lost by 18 runs. Ravi Bishnoi was the best bowler for the visitors with figures of 2/37 in four overs.
MI vs LSG, IPL 2024: Top records and stats from Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants match
It was a high-scoring contest between MI and LSG at the Wankhede Stadium. Here are some of the top stats from the game:
- Mumbai Indians became the first team to end 10th in the IPL points table in two different seasons.
- Hardik Pandya finished with a batting average of 18 in IPL 2024, which is the lowest by a MI skipper in the last 10 years.
- Rohit Sharma ended IPL 2024 with the most runs, most fours, most sixes and highest score for MI.
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