Lucknow will enter this match after just two wins in their last five matches. Earlier, they won three matches in a row and emerged as strong contenders for the title, but their loss of form now threatens that status. Here they could bounce back against the Mumbai Indians. KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran remain the top scorers for LSG this season, with Marcus Stoinis and Quinton de Kock also making valuable contributions with the bat. Rahul has scored 378 runs compared to Pooran’s 291, and he recently scored 76 runs against the Rajasthan Royals and 82 against the Chennai Super Kings. Yash Thakur has been the most successful bowler for Lucknow this IPL season. He has taken 10 wickets in eight matches and, as a very talented closer, could contend for a spot in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup this year in the United States and the Caribbean.
Mumbai, like Lucknow, has only secured two wins in their last five IPL matches. The five-time champions of the tournament will advance to the playoffs of this IPL. They have won only a third of their nine matches in the 2024 Indian Premier League. Perhaps here they will manage to secure a fourth victory. Tilak Varma and Rohit Sharma have scored a lot of runs for Mumbai this season. Varma has scored 336 runs compared to Sharma’s 311. Both have been dismissed nine times. It’s worth noting that Sharma is no longer the captain of Mumbai — he has once again focused on his primary role with the bat. Meanwhile, the new captain of Mumbai, Hardik Pandya, is under pressure. He’s struggling with both bat and ball, and his team isn’t securing enough victories. Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee have shared an impressive tally of 26 wickets for Mumbai in the IPL 2024.
