Tuesday, 30 Apr LSG vs MI Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key match factors – LSG vs MI

• The pitch in Lucknow is expected to be a decent one for batting, although teams are yet to cross the 200-run mark.
• KL Rahul is expected to play a crucial role for them as he has scored 867 runs against MI at an average of 86.70 with 3 hundreds to his name.
• LSG need to strengthen their bowling attack and would be hoping for Mayank Yadav to get fit at the earliest.
• Jasprit Bumrah has been accurate and his performance may end up deciding the fate of the game.

Match Preview

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns in the 48th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Tuesday, April 30. The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow will host the contest.

MI, led by Hardik Pandya, are currently in a must-win position if they are to advance to the playoffs. They currently have 6 points and a net run rate of -0.261 thanks to wins in 3 out of 9 matches. They will go into the match after losing to Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals (DC) by 10 runs on Saturday.

After opting to field first, their bowlers faltered as DC racked up a huge score of 257 for 4 on the board. Luke Wood, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla and Mohammad Nabi got one wicket apiece. Thereafter, Tilak Varma scored 63 runs off 32 balls, but his efforts could only take MI to 247 for 9.

The Super Giants, on the other hand, are hanging in the middle of the table and need more wins to strengthen their position in the top 4. KL Rahul’s men have mustered 10 points with a net run rate of +0.059 courtesy of wins in 5 out of 9 games. They lost to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 7 wickets in their previous game.

KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda scored 76 and 50 runs respectively, taking LSG to 196 for 5. However, their knocks went in vain as the Royals chased down the target with 6 balls left in their innings. None of their bowlers looked threatening in front of the RR batters.

Head-to-Head Record Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians Predictions

LSG and MI have faced each other 4 times since their first meeting in 2022. The Super Giants are leading their opponents 3-1. In their previous meeting in the Eliminator of IPL 2023, MI beat LSG by 81 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

After batting first, MI put up a decent score of 182 for 8 on the board. Naveen-ul-Haq picked up 4 wickets for LSG. Thereafter, Akash Madhwal had figures of 3.3-0-5-5 as MI bowled the Super Giants out for 101 in 16.3 overs.