IPL 2024, LSG down MI at Wankhede: Key stats
Lucknow Super Giants downed Mumbai Indians in Match 67 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season at Wankhede. Asked to bat, Nicholas Pooran and KL Rahul's fifties helped LSG score 214/6. Nuwan Thushara and Piyush Chawla claimed three-wicket hauls. In response, fifties from Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir weren't enough as the hosts lost by 18 runs. Bottom-placed MI suffered their 10th defeat.
Rohit Sharma surpasses 2,500 T20 runs at Wankhede
Rohit raced past 2,500 T20 runs in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Rohit, who scored 68, has 2,513 runs from 86 T20 matches at Wankhede. His average reads 34.90 (SR: 137.32). Rohit has smoked 100-plus sixes at this venue (109) in addition to 237 fours. He owns 18 fifty-plus scores (100s: 1). Notably, 2,295 of his IPL runs have come at Wankhede (50s: 16 100s: 1).
75th T20 fifty for Rohit
Playing his 257th IPL match (252 innings), Rohit has raced to 6,628 runs at 29.72. He slammed his 43rd fifty (100s: 2). Rohit is one shy of 600 IPL fours (599). He also owns 280 maximums. Playing his 440th T20 match (427 innings), Rohit has smacked 11,573 runs at 30.77 (SR: 134.35). He smashed his 75th T20 fifty (100s: 8).
Maiden IPL fifty for Naman Dhir
Naman Dhir hit a 28-ball 62*. His knock was laced with four fours and five sixes. In seven IPL matches this season, Dhir scored 140 runs at 23.33. Dhir now owns the second-highest score batting at No. 7 or lower for MI in the IPL.
Bishnoi dismisses Rohit for 3rd time in IPL
LSG spinner Ravi Bishnoi finished with figures worth 2/27 from his four overs. He picked up Rohit's wicket. In IPL 2024, Bishnoi managed 10 scalps at 38.30. Overall, Bishnoi owns 63 scalps from 66 matches at 29.14. As per ESPNcricinfo, Bishnoi has dismissed Rohit three times across six IPL innings. In T20s, Bishnoi has 144 scalps from 123 games at 23.20.
Pooran attained these feats
Pooran got to his fifty from just 19 balls. It's the second-fastest fifty for LSG. Pooran's 15-ball half-century against RCB is atop. As per Cricbuzz, Pooran smashed his third fifty under 15 balls in the IPL. He has equalled the likes of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Travis Head in terms of most IPL fifties scored in less than 20 balls.
Pooran finishes with 499 runs in IPL 2024
Pooran hit eight sixes and five fours in his knock of 75. He struck at 258.62. With this effort, the southpaw finished his IPL 2024 season with 499 runs from 14 matches at 62.37. Pooran hit his third fifty. He registered 36 sixes and 35 fours (SR: 178.21). Overall, Pooran has managed 1,769 runs from 76 IPL matches at 32.16 (50s: 9).
7,000 T20 runs for Pooran
As per ESPNcricinfo, playing his 329th match (306 innings), Pooran has surpassed 7,000 runs in T20 cricket. He owns 7,003 runs at 27.35. The West Indian power-hitter has 39 fifties (100s: 2). Pooran surpassed 450 fours (451) and owns 489 sixes (SR: 147.55).
Rahul becomes highest scorer versus MI in IPL
Rahul's 55 was laced with three fours and three sixes (SR: 134.15). Rahul, who has been a consistent force in IPL, owns 950 runs from 18 matches against MI at 79.16. This was his sixth fifty versus MI (100s: 3). The star opener surpassed Shikhar Dhawan's tally of 901 runs. Virat Kohli is the 3rd-highest scorer against MI with 855 runs at 30.53.
500-plus IPL runs in a season on six occasions
Rahul owns 4,683 runs in the IPL at 45.46. He slammed his 37th fifty (100s: 4). Rahul has raced to 400 fours in the competition in addition to 187 sixes. The former Punjab batter has now clocked 500-plus IPL runs in a season on six occasions. Rahul, who has 520 runs this season, registered 500-plus runs in five successive seasons from 2018 to 2022.
Rahul completes 400 fours in IPL
Rahul needed three fours to reach the landmark of 400. He is now the 13th player to complete 400 fours in the IPL. It is worth noting that Rahul has smashed 40 or more fours in six different IPL seasons.
Thushara and Chawla share six scalps between them
The third delivery of LSG's innings saw Devdutt Padikkal get outfoxed by Thushara. Chawla then got the dangerous Marcus Stoinis, whose attempted slog-sweep saw him get trapped LBW. Deepak Hooda was Chawla's next victim. It was Thushara who broke a 109-run stand between Rahul and Pooran by getting the latter. Arshad Khan was dismissed off the next ball. Chawla dismissed Rahul thereafter.
Eight wickets for Thushara in his debut season
Thushara has raced to eight wickets from seven matches in his debut IPL season. The MI speedster averages 32.12 and his economy rate is 9.88. This is now his best performance in the IPL.
Chawla gets past 190 IPL scalps
Chawla finished the IPL 2024 season with 13 scalps from 11 matches at 24. His economy rate was 8.91. Overall, Chawla became the second bowler after Yuzvendra Chahal in IPL history to claim 190-plus scalps. Chawla has 192 wickets at 26.60. For MI, the former Punjab, KKR and CSK spinner has managed 36 wickets at 23.47.
MI finish last, LSG sign off with their 7th win
MI ended IPL 2024 with eight points from 14 matches. They suffered 10 defeats and won four matches. MI's NRR is -0.318. For the second time in an IPL season, MI have posted 10 defeats in a season. LSG are sixth after 14 games. They collected 14 points but remain behind DC in terms of NRR.
Summary of the match
LSG suffered at the start and didn't get the desired impetus. Pooran made the difference after coming on. He added 109 runs alongside Rahul. LSG ended strongly to post a significant score. MI openers Rohit and Dewald Brevis added 88 runs before the team faltered.
