Tuesday is most likely the most important day in IPL 2023 for both Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians.
With the race to playoffs getting intense, the team ending up on the winning side between LSG and MI will boost its chances of making it to the last 4.
Mumbai has peaked at the right time and on the back of 4 wins from the last 5 games, Rohit Sharma's men sit in the 3rd spot with 14 points.
MI's bowling clearly needs attention but it's their batters who have lit up the IPL. Suryakumar Yadav has been the destroyer in chief and is also coming off a ton in the previous game.
Lucknow has had a stop-start season, and despite losing 2 of their last 4 games, and one of those matches being washed out, LSG too would be high on confidence after their thumping win against Hyderabad in the previous encounter.
However, Lucknow will miss their regular skipper KL Rahul a little more on Tuesday. The match will be played on a tricky Ekana wicket, a ground where KL managed to dig deep and score.
Moreover, Rahul smashed 2 hundreds against MI in both games against MI last season.
TEAM NEWS
Though there is no update on Tilak Varma's fitness, he might miss this crucial clash as well. Mumbai's young sensation missed the last 2 games as well but Nehal Wadhera filled up his shoes perfectly.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
LSG and MI have faced each other just twice till now, with Lucknow winning both those games in IPL 2022.
LUCKNOW WEATHER FORECAST
It will be a hot evening in Lucknow on Tuesday and the MET department hasn't predicted any rain.
LSG vs MI Probable playing XI
LSG Possible Playing XI
Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Krunal Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Krishnappa Gowtham, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
MI Possible Playing XI
Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Tim David, Chris Jordan
WHERE TO WATCH
How to watch on TV
People who want to watch the Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians match on TV can tune into Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 3 HD
How to watch live streaming
People can watch the Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians match free of cost on the Jio Cinema App. You can download the app on your smartphone, smart TV or any other device.
Lucknow and Mumbai full squads
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Full squad:
Krunal Pandya (captain), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Amit Mishra, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Naveen ul Haq, Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Karan Sharma, Yudhvir Charak, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Mark Wood, Swapnil Singh, Manan Vohra, Daniel Sams, Prerak Mankad, Krishnappa Gowtham, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Karun Nair and Mayank Yadav.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Full Squad:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Chris Jordan, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Dewald Brevis, Piyush Chawla, Tim David, Raghav Goyal, Cameron Green, Ishan Kishan (wk), Duan Jansen, Chris Jordan, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Riley Meredith, Shams Mulani, Ramandeep Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Hrithik Shokeen, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Suryakumar Yadav.