IPL 2023, MI vs LSG Eliminator: Akash Madhwal shines with 5 wickets as Mumbai beat Lucknow by 81 runs

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IPL 2023, MI vs LSG Eliminator: Akash Madhwal shines with 5 wickets as Mumbai beat Lucknow by 81 runs (Image: Twitter/IPL)
IPL 2023, MI vs LSG Eliminator: Akash Madhwal shines with 5 wickets as Mumbai beat Lucknow by 81 runs (Image: Twitter/IPL)

Mumbai : IPL 2023 MI vs LSG Eliminator: Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 81 runs to qualify for Qualifier-2. 

To secure their entry into the IPL final, the Mumbai team, led by Rohit Sharma, will now have to play the Qualifier-2. Mumbai Indians will be facing the Gujarat Titans (GT), led by Hardik Pandya.

Madwal's 5-wicket haul

The hero of Mumbai's victory in the Eliminator match was the 29-year-old fast bowler Akash Madhwal, who decimated the Lucknow team with his fiery bowling. Madhwal took five wickets, not giving Lucknow a chance to recover.

Madhwal's magic in the match was such that the Lucknow team lost their 8 wickets in scoring just 33 runs. In fact, the Lucknow team had a target of 183 runs in the match. In response, under the captaincy of Krunal Pandya, the Lucknow team managed to score 68 runs by losing 2 wickets in 8 overs. Despite such a fast start, the Lucknow team collapsed at 101 runs.



In this match, Akash Madhwal bowled 3.3 overs and took 5 wickets by conceding only 5 runs. His economy rate remained at an impressive 1.42. Along with Akash, Chris Jordan and Piyush Chawla also took 1 wicket each.

While chasing the target, for Lucknow, Marcus Stoinis scored the highest with 40 runs. Following him, Kyle Mayers scored 18 runs.



Mumbai Indians will now face Gujarat Titans in Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmedabad on Friday.