Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants: IPL Match Preview

Mumbai. In the IPL on Monday, there is a thrilling clash between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants. This match will start at 7:45 PM at Mumbai's home ground Wankhede. This is the first time these two teams are facing each other this season. If Mumbai loses today on their home ground, the team will be completely out of the playoff race. On the other hand, this is also the last chance for Lucknow Super Giants to keep their playoff hopes alive. Both teams currently have 8/8 points. Lucknow Strong Against Mumbai So far, a total of 8 matches have been played between these two teams. In this, Lucknow Super Giants have maintained their dominance by winning 6 matches, while Mumbai Indians have succeeded in only 2 matches. These two teams have clashed three times at the Wankhede ground. In this, Lucknow has won twice and Mumbai once. Rickelton and Ghaznafar in Form This season, Ryan Rickelton and Allah Ghaznafar have performed brilliantly for Mumbai Indians. Rickelton has scored 297 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 177.84, including one century and one half-century. Ghaznafar has become the team's leading wicket-taker with 11 wickets in 7 matches. Marsh and Prince Yadav in Form From Lucknow's side, Mitchell Marsh and Prince Yadav have performed well. Marsh has scored 212 runs in 8 matches. His strike rate is 133.33 and he has also hit one half-century. Prince has taken 13 wickets in 8 matches. Eyes Will Be On

• Naman Dhir

Due to Tilak Verma's poor form, Naman Dhir got an opportunity to bat in the upper order and he has not disappointed the team. Batting at number three and four, he has scored two half-centuries and one 45-run innings in five innings. Overall, his 233 runs at a strike rate of 147.46 are the second highest for Mumbai after Rickelton's 297 runs. Both he and Mumbai know well that Dhir's potential is much higher than this.

• Mohsin Khan

Finally, Mohsin Khan seems to have left his injury problems behind. Although he has played only four matches this season, his nine wickets are the second-best performance for Lucknow after Prince Yadav's 13 wickets in eight matches. Not only that, Mohsin's economy rate of 6.37 is better than any bowler who has bowled at least five overs in the league. Even though Lucknow has not got the desired results, Mohsin's performance has been a very positive aspect for the team. Pitch and Weather Report The pitch at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium generally favors the batsmen. The fact that scores of over 200 runs have been scored in 3 out of 4 matches at Wankhede makes this clear. Only in one match were the teams unable to cross the 200 mark. Mumbai had scored 195 runs against Punjab in that match, in response to which Punjab scored 198 runs and won. Talking about the weather, it is very hot in Mumbai. There is absolutely no possibility of rain. On Monday, Mumbai's minimum temperature will be around 28 and the maximum temperature will be around 35 degrees Celsius. The wind is estimated to blow at a speed of 17 to 35 kilometers per hour. Team News If Rohit is available, he will replace Robin Minz and open with Ryan Rickelton. In that case, Will Jacks will drop down the order. Shardul Thakur may also be in the team in place of Chris Jordan, who has not been able to make an impact so far.

• Probable Mumbai Indians: 1. Will Jacks, 2. Ryan Rickelton (Wicketkeeper), 3. Naman Dhir, 4. Suryakumar Yadav, 5. Tilak Verma, 6. Hardik Pandya (Captain), 7. Robin Minz, 8. Shardul Thakur, 9. Trent Boult, 10. AM Ghaznafar, 11. Jasprit Bumrah, 12. Raghu Sharma.

Jos Inglis is expected to play his first match of the season. If Lucknow plays both Inglis and Nicholas Pooran, George Linde will have to be benched.

• Probable Lucknow Super Giants: 1. Mitchell Marsh, 2. Aiden Markram, 3. Rishabh Pant (Captain and Wicketkeeper), 4. Jos Inglis or Nicholas Pooran, 5. Ayush Badoni, 6. Himmat Singh, 7. Mukul Chaudhary, 8. George Linde, 9. Mohammed Shami, 10. Prince Yadav, 11. Digvijesh Rathi, 12. Mohsin Khan.

Statistics and Interesting Information • In all T20 matches, Bumrah has spent only 28 runs in 28 balls against Mitchell Marsh and only 26 runs in 29 balls against Aiden Markram. He has also dismissed both once. • Bumrah has also troubled Rishabh Pant. In the IPL, Bumrah has dismissed Pant seven times, giving away 55 runs in 46 balls. Similarly, in overall T20 cricket, Pooran has scored only 17 runs in 22 balls against Bumrah and has been dismissed twice. • Mohammed Shami's economy rate (6.89) is the best among bowlers who have bowled at least ten overs in the powerplay this season. • Mohsin has dismissed Hardik Pandya twice, giving him just eight runs in 10 balls.