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LSG VS MI: Lucknow gave the target of 229 runs to Mumbai, Nicholas Puran scored the first fifty of IPL 2026.

By Samira Vishwas

MI VS LSG: The 47th match of IPL 2026 is being played between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants. In this match being played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai team has decided to bowl after winning the toss. Where, the Lucknow team, which came to bat first, had scored 90 runs in the power play itself. After that the team put 28 runs on the board at the loss of 5 wickets and gave a target of 229 runs to Mumbai Indians.

Lucknow Super Giants had scored 90/1 runs in the power play.

In the match being played with Mumbai Indians, the team of Lucknow Super Giants, who came to bat first, had made a good start. Mitchell Marsh and Jose Inglis, who came to open, added 29 runs for the first wicket. But then England lost their wicket at 13 runs. However, then Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran together made a partnership of 94 runs for the second wicket. In the power play, LSG batsmen scored 90 runs at the loss of 1 wicket.

Nicholas Puran made fifty in 16 balls

Nicholas Puran batted brilliantly against Mumbai Indians. He attacked the Mumbai bowlers and completed his half-century in just 16 balls. However, Puran could not make his innings much bigger and returned to the pavilion after playing an innings of 63 runs in 21 balls. In his innings, Puran hit 8 sixes and 1 four. At the same time, his strike rate was 300.

Lucknow Super Giants gave the target of 229 runs

After scoring 90 runs in the power play, Lucknow Super Giants’ innings slowed down in the middle and Mumbai Indians made a comeback by taking wickets. Nicholas Puran played the biggest innings of 63 runs for Lucknow. Apart from him, Mitchell Marsh scored 44 runs. Rishabh Pant was out after scoring 15 runs in 10 balls.

So debutant Akshat Raghuvanshi returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs on 7 balls. In the end, Aiden Markram and Himmat Singh made a partnership of 68 runs for the 5th wicket. From one end, Markram returned unbeaten after scoring 31 runs on 25 balls. So, from the other end, Himmat returned unbeaten after scoring 40 runs on 31 balls.

Mumbai Indians’ bowling looked ineffective

Suryakumar Yadav, captaining Mumbai Indians, used 6 bowlers, who together took 5 wickets. Corbin Bosch got 2 wickets. So, Ghazanfar, Will Jacques and Raghu Sharma got 1 wicket each. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah could not take even a single wicket in this match.

This is the playing-11 of both the teams

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper/captain), Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav.

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Verma, Will Jack, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma.

Also read: Nicholas Puran overtakes Vaibhav Suryavanshi in this matter, becomes the second batsman to do so in IPL

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