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by Devesh Jaganath | in Indian Premier League Predictions
The Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians will face off in a mid-table clash in the Indian Premier League at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday. MI and LSG are level on two points each and are in fifth and sixth in the standings, respectively. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The Lucknow Super Giants have had a mixed start to their IPL campaign, losing to the Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings either side of a victory against the Sunrisers in week two.
Last time out against Punjab, Nicholas Pooran once again top-scored for LSG, notching up 44 runs in 30 balls to extend his lead in the orange cap standings to 40 runs ahead of Shreyas Iyer.
The major concern for Lucknow to this point has been with ball in hand, as they have conceded over 170 runs in each of their matches so far. That included allowing SRH to score the second-highest total in IPL history.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians will be feeling a lot better about themselves now, having finally got onto the scoreboard with a win over the Knight Riders by eight wickets on Monday.
Ryan Rickelton top-scored for MI with 62* in 41 balls, but the standout performance came from Ashwani Kumar, who bagged 4/24 in three overs to help bowl out KKR for just 116 runs.
This will be the seventh meeting between these sides, and LSG have won five of the last six matches, including each of the last three encounters.
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Lucknow Super Giants - Mumbai Indians Key Points
- Nicholas Pooran has a batting average of 33.76 in IPL matches.
- Nicholas Pooran has a T20I batting average of 26.1.
- Nicholas Pooran has scored 30+ runs in all three of his IPL innings this season.
- Nicholas Pooran is the current orange cap holder in this season’s IPL.
- Nicholas Pooran scored 61 runs in 27 deliveries in his last match against the Mumbai Indians.
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Our Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians Prediction
While LSG have dominated this fixture since they joined the IPL, it feels a little risky to back them heading into this one given the mixed form and poor bowling performances we have seen from them so far this year.
However, the one player that has shone over the first three games of the season is West Indian wicket-keeper batsman Nicholas Pooran, who has taken bowlers to the cleaners in each of his innings. He is the current orange cap holder in the competition, and we feel he will deliver another solid knock in this match. Our Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians prediction is Nicholas Pooran over 28.5 runs.
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