Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will lock horns with Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match No 16 of the ongoing 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). The much-awaited clash will take place at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday.
All eyes will be on Team India captain Rohit Sharma and LSG’ new captain Rishabh Pant, whose respective form with the bat has put their team management in a tight spot. Rohit Sharma is yet to show his magic in the tournament, as he registered a series of low scores (0, 8, and 13), which is his worst IPL start since 2020. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant has managed only 0, 15 and 2 in the three outings.
On the bowling front, the prolonged absence of MI pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah due to injury and the management maintaining a stoic silence on his return is only adding to the frustration of the Hardik Pandya-led side.
Meanwhile, for LSG, barring Shardul Thakur’s four-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad, all others have failed to make a mark.
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But there are signs of good news for the LSG bowling unit, as reports indicate that fast bowler Akashdeep, who is yet to debut for LSG, is likely to be available for the game against MI on Friday.
With both LSG and MI almost identically placed with a solitary win each in three games, the contest could boil down to who exploits the conditions better on the day.
Pitch report for LSG vs MI
LSG mentor Zaheer Khan was not happy with the red soil on Ekana pitch after their eight-wicket loss against Punjab Kings. Against MI, LSG will switch over to a black-soil surface, which is expected to be more spin-friendly. That could help LSG’s spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Digvesh Rathi, but it could prove to be a double-edge sword given MI’s spin attack, which is led by Mitchell Santner and young left-arm wrist spinner Vignesh Puthur.
LSG vs MI Dream 11 prediction
LSG predicted XI vs MI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Rathi, Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi
LSG Impact Sub: M Siddharth
MI predicted 11 vs LSG: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur
MI Impact Sub: Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
LSG vs MI squads, IPL match today
Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Abdul Samad, Akash Deep, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Himmat Singh, Shamar Joseph, Aryan Juyal, Arshin Kulkarni, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, David Miller, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Manimaran Siddharth, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Yadav.
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Bevon Jacobs, Robin Minz, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naman Dhir, Vignesh Puthur, Satyanarayana Raju, Ryan Rickelton, Mitchell Santner, Karn Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Krishnan Shrijith, Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Varma, Reece Topley, Suryakumar Yadav.
LSG vs MI head-to-head record
Matches played: 6
LSG won: 5
MI won: 1
LSG record in Lucknow
Matches played: 15
Won: 7
Lost: 7
No Result: 1
LSG vs MI IPL 2025, Lucknow weather prediction
Expect a hot day in Lucknow with temperatures reaching 38°C. By the 7:30 PM game, temperatures will be considerably lower, and there is no chance of rain.
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