IPL 2023 Match 63: Stoinis, Mohsin help Lucknow edge Mumbai to boost play-off hopes

by CricDirect Tuesday 16 May 2023

Marcus Stoinis of Lucknow Super Giants

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Marcus Stoinis' unbeaten 89 and last over heroics by Mohsin Khan helped Lucknow Super Giants bolster their play-off hopes with a five-run win over Mumbai Indians in IPL on Tuesday.

Match Summary

Lucknow Super Giants 177/3 (20 ov)

Mumbai Indians 172/5 (20 ov)

Result - Lucknow Super Giants won by 5 runs

SCORECARD

Captain against your old team. Rescued your team with the bat. Retired on 49. Bowled. Pulled a muscle. Bowled again. Masterminded a last over comeback.

He never lost hope. And he made sure we never did as well.

Krunal Pandya. ?????? pic.twitter.com/gebo2F4QP8
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 16, 2023

Match Analysis

Mohsin, an up and coming left-arm quick who returned figures of 1-26, defended 11 off the final over as Mumbai fell short of their 178-run victory target in Lucknow.

Tim David gave Lucknow a scare with his unbeaten 19-ball 32 but he and fellow Australian Cameron Green could do little against Mohsin's yorkers and discipline at the death.

Impact player Yash Thakur and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi took two wickets each to add to Lucknow's bowling attack.

Lucknow swapped places with five-time winners Mumbai to jump to third in their bid for a top-four finish in the group stage for a play-off berth.

"We just lost the game. We didn't play well enough to win," said Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma. "There were moments we didn't win. Unfortunate but we need to keep our heads high."

Holders Gujarat Titans have already booked their spot and assured a top-two finish. Seven off the 10 teams are fighting for the three remaining play-off places.

Stoinis set up victory for Lucknow after he put on key partnerships including an 89-run stand with skipper Krunal Pandya, who retired hurt on 49, to guide Lucknow to 177-3.

The Australian all-rounder walked in at 35-3 and rebuild the Lucknow innings with the left-handed Pandya on a not-so-easy pitch to bat.

Pandya was cramping in his knock and retired one short of fifty but Stoinis soon changed gears as he raised his fifty with a six and lay into Chris Jordan in a 24-run 18th over.

He put on an unbeaten 60-run stand off 24 balls with Nicholas Pooran, who made eight, and finished the innings with a six.

"We have shown that we are a real team, there no super stars, there are different people performing for us," said man of the match Stoinis.

In reply, Ishan Kishan smashed 59 and put on a 90-run opening stand with Rohit, who made 37.

Bishnoi sent the two back in the pavilion and Thakur got the big wicket of Suryakumar Yadav, for seven. Mumbai soon slipped to 145-5 in 17.4 overs.

David attempted to pull the chase with Green for company but Mohsin and Lucknow held their nerve.

Match Stats

Lucknow Super Giants Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Deepak Hooda - 2.1 ov), 2-12 (Prerak Mankad - 2.2 ov), 3-35 (Quinton de Kock - 6.1 ov)

Mumbai Indians Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Rohit Sharma - 9.4 ov), 2-103 (Ishan Kishan - 11.1 ov), 3-115 (Suryakumar Yadav - 14.1 ov), 4-131 (Nehal Wadhera - 16.1 ov), 5-145 (Vishnu Vinod - 17.4 ov)

Playing XIs

Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock(WK), Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya(C), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Swapnil Singh, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(C), Ishan Kishan(WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal

Match Details:

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 15:00

Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Toss: Mumbai Indians elected to bowl

Officials Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) Nand Kishore (India) Chris Gaffaney (New ZealanTV)

Match Referee: Sanjay Verma (India)