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In the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Mumbai Indians (MI) emerged victorious by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
After suffering a defeat, LSG`s captain Rishabh Pant said, “The way we started we should have got more runs. Some good signs, the boys played freely. We were short by 10-15 runs, it was a 220-230 wickets, but on a wicket like this you can`t blame the bowlers, they have been doing well. We need some good luck man, that`s all I can say. (How can they get luck?) Lot of blessing will help, more effort from us for sure”.
IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants: Match summary
With an aim of chasing 229 runs, MI scored 229 runs for the loss of four wickets in 18.4 overs.
The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton showcased an aggressive batting display.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton delivered a knock of 83 runs off just 32 balls, including six boundaries and eight maximums. Fellow opening batsman Rohit Sharma also registered 84 runs in 44 deliveries, laced with six boundaries and seven maximums.
Tilak Varma departed after scoring 11 runs in 13 balls. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav was also dismissed on 12 runs in seven balls, including two boundaries.
Naman Dhir and Will Jacks stayed unbeaten. Facing 12 balls, Dhir scored 23 runs, including three boundaries and a maximum, whereas Jacks registered 10 runs in four balls, with the help of a maximum.
LSG`s Impact Player, M Siddharth, claimed two wickets by conceding 47 runs in four overs. Mohsin Khan and Mohammed Shami also chipped in with one wicket each.
Earlier, having put to bat first, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) lost the early wicket of its opening batsman, Josh Inglis, on 13 runs in five balls, including three boundaries. Fellow opening batsman Mitchell Marsh departed after scoring 44 runs in 25 balls, with the help of four boundaries and three maximums.
Swashbuckling batsman Nicholas Pooran delivered a blistering knock of 63 runs. His knock came in 21 balls, and included a boundary and eight maximums.
Later, captain Rishabh Pant registered 15 runs in 10 balls, including a boundary and a maximum. Akshat Raghuwanshi was dismissed on 11 runs in seven balls, including a maximum. Aiden Markram and Himmat Singh stayed unbeaten. Facing 25 balls, Markram scored 31 runs, including a boundary and a maximum, whereas Himmar smashed 40 runs off 31 balls, laced with two boundaries and the same number of maximums. With this, the Super Giants posted a total of 228 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs.
Mumbai Indians` (MI) Corbin Bosch returned with the figures of two wickets for 20 runs in two overs. Allah Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma, and Will Jacks also bagged one wicket each. Jasprit Bumrah and Deepak Chahar went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against LSG.
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