MI vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2023 Eliminator: Mumbai demolish Lucknow in Eliminator, to play Gujarat in Qualifier 2

4 1 0 0 0 0 - A terrific comeback from Krunal Pandya after leaking a boundary first-ball of the match. A single followed by 4 dot balls after that. Spin from both ends at the start from Lucknow as Krishnappa Gowtham will share the new ball with Krunal. MI 5/0 after 1 over

FOUR! Excellent start from Ishan Kishan as he cracks a boundary first-ball. A gift from Krunal Prunal and Ishan makes the most of it. Short and wide outside off from the Lucknow skipper and Ishan cuts it to the backward point fence in style. MI 4/0 after 0.1 overs

Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan are in the middle to begin the innings for Mumbai Indians. Skipper Krunal Pandya to start the proceedings for Lucknow Super Giants. No slip in place for Krunal for now. Ishan on strike. Here we go!

MI - Ramandeep Singh, Kumar Kartikeya, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Sandeep Warrier | LSG - Kyle Mayers, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh, Swapnil Singh, Amit Mishra

Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran(w), Krunal Pandya(c), Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan

Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma wins the toss and decides to bat first against Lucknow Super Giants at the Chepauk.

Mumbai Indians - W L W W L | Lucknow Super Giants - W W W L L

With Mumbai's batting puzzle finally falling in place, LSG bowlers will be aware that they have a task on hand to contain the likes of Rohit and Co. if they get going. Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi will have a big role to play if the team hopes to keep MI in check. Bishnoi (16 wickets from 14 matches) has been the leading bowler for LSG and he would be skipper Krunal's go-to bowler. But it would also be important for the likes of Naveen-ul-Haq and Avesh Khan, besides Krunal himself and veteran Amit Mishra, to step up. LSG have seen MI go down rather tamely to Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk in the preliminary phase with the batting coming a cropper. They would want to exploit the shortcoming and deny the side that has been struggling to put up a decent pace bowling attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer.

One cannot overestimate the contribution of tall Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, who smacked an unbeaten century to help MI win their last league game against Sunrisers Hyderabad before GT defeated RCB. Green (381 runs), along with a resurgent Suryakumar Yadav (511 runs, one century, four fifties), skipper Rohit (313) and Ishan Kishan (439), will be their key batters when they taken on LGS in the do-or-die clash.

Lucknow Super Giants would know all too well that they were eliminated at the same stage last year by RCB after being one of the most dominating sides. They have looked a cohesive side despite the absence of regular skipper KL Rahul but the way Krunal Pandya has tactfully marshalled his resources would once again be crucial as they meet the most successful IPL side that seems to have found its mojo after striking success at the back-end of the tournament.

Having come this far in IPL 2023 after Gujarat Titans did them a good turn by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore and pitch-forking the five-time champions into the Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants, the Rohit Sharma-led side would like to make the most of the proverbial 'life' to go the distance and win their sixth title.

The batting unit finally clicking and a rather dramatic entry into the IPL play-offs will make Mumbai Indians a more confident side when they meet the plucky Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator clash at the Chepauk. Mumbai Indians have a come a long way from their woeful performance last year, when they came up with one of their worst showings in IPL, finishing last.