IPL 2025: Marsh-Markram Magic, Bowlers Help LuckNow Super GIANTS EDGE MUMBAI Indians by 12 Runs

Lucknow Super GINTS (LSG) Trapped Mumbai Indians (Mi) in a Death-Proves Squeeze to Secure a 12-Run Triumph from a seemingly lost position at the Ekana CRICKET Stadium in Luck On FRIDAY.

The 204-R Target was not out of Sight for Mi when Hardik Pandya dispatched a full toss from Avesh Khan over the long-off feece on the first ball of the final over. But Avesh Picking The Block Hole at will meant the visitor could only add three more off the remain five delivers and success to its seventh-store defeat on the road in the Indian Premier.

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The 22-R defense off the final over was not the only contribution from Avesh. The LSG Pacer Nabbed Suryakumar Yadav (67, 43B, 9×4, 1×6) in the 16th over which Evently turned the plot in his side’s favorite.

Suryakumar was playing an essay befitting the evcation of his 100th appearance for the franchise. But his night was soured when his attempted ramp from outside off -you and LED to his wicket. Mi could not get 52 runs from the 21 deliveries from thereon.

Hardik Pandya Backets the first captain in the Indian Premier League to register a Fifer. , Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena/The Hindu

Mi Attempted a late twist by retiring out tilak varma after his 23-ball 25 and sending in mitchell santner. The Contest, however, had alredy slipped out of its hands.

Mi’s Pursuit was banking on the 69-R Third-Health Association Between Suryakumar and Naman Dhir. But Digvesh Rathi Topped The Partnership and Eventually the Pursuit when his slider breeded the latter’s gate and crashed into the stumps.

In the first innings, lsg needed contrasting half-centuries from its opening salvo to register its highhest total at the ekana.

Aiden Markram (53, 38B, 2×4, 4×6) Anchored the Innings and Played The Perfect Foil to Mitchell Marsh’s (60, 31b, 9×4, 2×6) PowerPlay Burst to Get LSG to 203 For EIGHT.

That his Golden Duck Against Punjab Kings Was a Minor Blip Was Evident from his full-bled straight Drive Against Treat Trent Boult that Got Him of the Mark. The favorite match-up in santner could not control the Onslaught with Marsh Unfurling a Sweep and a Cut to Pick the Fence off Successive Deliveries.

Mi Attempted a late twist of the plot by retiring out tilak varma after his 23-ball 25 and sending in Mitchell Santner. The Contest, however, had alredy slipped out of its hands. , Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena/The Hindu

Ashwani Kumar’s Hit-the-Deck Approach Gave Away Just Four Runs in the fourth over. But marsh riposted with a 23-run assault in Ashwani’s next over which commented with a pick-up down the ground and culminated with a Drive Through Mid Off. Marsh also cruised to a 27-ball fifty in process.

The Australian’s Early Attack Cold Accommodate Just Six Deliveries for Markram during the PowerPlay. He made up for it by launching a slog Sweep over Deep Midwickt Against Vignesh Puthur in the Seventh Over.

The Left-Arm Unorthodox Spinner’s Decept, Thought, Tricked Marsh, Who Played A Googly Straight Back to Puthur.

Hardik Quashed Ekana’s Hopes of Witnessing Another Nicholas Pooran Blitz when His Slower Bounce Took His Top-Edge to Short Third Man. It was a pace-off delivery that added to rishabh pant’s misery too, inducing a leading edge to long off.

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Ayush badoni promised a final flourish when he picked three boundaries on the bounce off santner. But he perished and edged to the keeper off Ashwani while reprising a ramp shot from outstide the off stump that get got him a boundary off the previous delivery.

LSG LOKED LIKE Ending Below-Par When Hardik Got Markram to Hole out to long off in the 18th over. The mi captain even completes his maiden five-health haul in the 20th over, but david millr’s Pull over long on and Hook through Fine Leg Made Made Sure Hardik’s Team Was Facing A MountnaN TOOTOTO SEAM WAS FACING A MUNTIN TOU SEAM WASTEP to Clim.