Lucknow Super Giants clinched a nail-biting victory over Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in their IPL 2025 matchup, marking their second win of the season. Batting first, Lucknow amassed 203 runs, losing 8 wickets in their 20 overs, with key contributions from Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram, both of whom scored half-centuries. In response, Mumbai’s Surya Kumar Yadav also scored a half-century; however, his efforts proved insufficient as the team managed only 191 runs for 5 wickets in their allotted overs. Surya Kumar’s innings included 67 runs from 43 balls, comprising 9 fours and a six.
The match unfolded at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium, where Mumbai’s chase started poorly as they lost Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton for just 17 runs. Surya Kumar and Naman Dheer then revived the innings, forging a solid partnership of 69 runs for the third wicket. Naman fell short of a half-century, scoring 46 runs off 24 balls, including 4 fours and 3 sixes. Tilak Varma was introduced as an impact player, providing valuable support to Surya Kumar.
Surya Kumar reached his half-century in just 31 balls and continued to motor on aggressively until Avesh Khan claimed his wicket. Following his dismissal, captain Hardik Pandya entered the fray. In a notable move, Tilak Varma retired out after making 25 runs, paving the way for Mitchell Santner to come in. With Mumbai requiring 22 runs in the final over, Hardik struck a six off Avesh’s first delivery. Nonetheless, Avesh managed to defend the target successfully. Hardik ended the innings not out at 28 runs off 16 balls, with 2 fours and a six, while Santner remained not out with 2 runs. Notable bowling performances for Lucknow came from Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, and Digvijesh Singh Rathore, each taking a wicket.
Lucknow Super Giants set a challenging target of 204 runs for Mumbai Indians, thanks to impressive half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram. Mumbai won the toss and elected to bowl first, but Lucknow managed to score 203 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Mumbai’s captain Hardik Pandya was outstanding with the ball, claiming five wickets for 36 runs in four overs, yet he was unable to prevent Lucknow from surpassing the 200-run mark.
During the powerplay, Marsh started aggressively before Vignesh Puthur provided Mumbai with a crucial breakthrough by dismissing him. Marsh played a quick innings of 60 runs off 31 balls, including nine fours and two sixes. However, Lucknow faced a mini-collapse after his departure, losing two more wickets quickly. Captain Rishabh Pant once again faltered with the bat, scoring just two runs, while Nicholas Pooran managed only 12 runs. Nonetheless, Markram stabilized the innings and also reached his half-century, contributing 53 runs off 38 balls, hitting two fours and four sixes before being dismissed.
Ayush Badoni added a brisk 30 runs off 19 balls, while in the closing overs, David Miller showcased his batting skills, helping propel Lucknow’s total beyond 200. Hardik had an opportunity for a hat-trick in the final over but was unable to achieve it. He managed to get Miller out for 27 runs off 14 balls, including three fours and one six, on the fourth ball of the 20th over, and followed up by dismissing Akash Deep for a duck on the next delivery. For Mumbai, in addition to Hardik’s five-wicket haul, Trent Boult, Ashwin Kumar, and Vignesh Puthur each took one wicket, but Lucknow’s batsmen ultimately set a daunting target.
