Lucknow Super Giants 199 for 4 (Rahul 103*, Pandey 38, Unadkat 2-32) beat Mumbai Indians (Suryakumar 37, Brevis 31, Avesh 3-30) by 18 runs
KL Rahul‘s 103* from 60 balls, his second century against Mumbai Indians and the second century overall in IPL 2022, as well as two early wickets from Avesh Khan and sloppy fielding from Mumbai in the first half combined to extend the five-time champions’ streak of losses to six. The latest defeat all but signals the end of Mumbai’s chances for the season, with eight wins in eight now the requirement if they want to have a chance of making the playoffs. Lucknow Super Giants, meanwhile, jumped to second place on the table with their fourth win.
Hardly anything went right for Mumbai after they won the toss. Their bowling was wayward, the fielding was forgettable, and the batting lacked big partnerships or big individual innings; all they got were cameos from Dewald Brevis and Kieron Pollard after Suryakumar Yadav kept them steady in the middle overs.
Regular loss of wickets in their chase of 200 meant Mumbai were always playing catch-up, but they took things somewhat close in the end. And it was mainly down to Pollard. They needed 73 off 27 when he walked out to bat and he took it down to 26 off the last over, but it was always a bridge too far.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo