Mumbai Indians win by 81 runs as Akash Madhwal takes 5-wicket haul.
Lucknow batters need 83 runs off 30 balls. And Mumbai Indians need just a wicket!
Hooda 15 (13) goes back to hut. Mumbai Indians inch closer to win.
Ravi Bishnoi 3 (6) gets dismissed as Akash Madhwal takes a 4 wicket haul. LSG are 8 down.
LSG 98/7 (14 overs). LSG need 85 off 36 balls.
Another goof-up and another run-out as Gowtham gets dismissed. LSG in serious trouble as they are 7 down.
An unfortunate run-out and Marcus Stoinis goes back to the hut.
Stoinis 38 (23) and Hooda 9 (5) take charge. LSG need 97 runs off 54 balls.
Pooran gets dismissed for a golden duck as Akash Madhwal takes second consecutive wicket. Madhwal is on hattrick!
Badoni 1 (7) gets bowled out on Madhwal's lethal delivery. LSG look in trouble.
Piyush Chawla dismisses Krunal Pandtya 8 (11), Lucknow Super Giants 3 down.
Interestingly MI were 62/2 after 6 overs.
Mayers 18 (13) goes back to hut as Chris Jordan dismisses him. Cameron Green takes catch.
LSG lose early wicket as Akash Madhwal dismisses Mankad 3 (6) as Hrithik Shokeen takes an easy catch.
Kyle Mayers and Prerak Mankad begin the chase.
Lucknow Super Giants need 183 runs to win.
Deepak Hooda takes an impressive catch to dismiss Tilak Varma 26 (22) on Naveen's delivery. MI 6 down
MI 149/5 (17 overs). How much more runs will Impact Player Nehal Wadhera and Tilak Varma put on board?
Yash Thakur takes his second wicket as he dismisses Tim David 13 (13)
Tilak Varma and Tim David stabilize MI's innings after Cameron Green's 41 (23) wicket.
Naveen) foxes Suryakumar 33 (20) to dissmiss him. he picks his secod wicket of the game.
Green and Suryakumar in action for MI . LSG bowlers are in search for wicket.
Cameron Green23 (9) and Suryakumar Yadav 9 (5) take charge as they guide MI to register a decent total after 6 overs.
MI lose early wickets as Ishan Kishan 15 (12) goes back to the hut.
Naveen-ul-Haq dismisses Rohit Sharma 11 (10) as Ayush Badoni takes an easy catch
Mumbai Indians begin with a strong note.
Ishan Kishan begins the innings with a four and the intent is clear.
Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran(w), Krunal Pandya(c), Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan
LSG Subtsitutes: Kyle Mayers, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh, Swapnil Singh, Amit Mishra.
Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal
MI Substitutes: Nehal Wadhera, Ramandeep Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Kumar Kartikeya, Sandeep Warrier
It has been an up and down season, but we have fought and never gave up. We have match winners, it's a team effort from us, that's a really good sign. We have covered all bases, just need to execute our skills. We would have batted first as well, but now we have to play some good cricket.
We are going to bat first. Typical Chennai wicket, looks good at the moment, don't know how much wear and tear will happen. Back in Mumbai we want to chase, this ground here with a longer boundary, it's better to put up a score. The boys are upbeat about it, we have qualified and we are here. There have been ups and downs, but we have learnt a lot, and learnt what we can do as a team. We are ready for this game. We have one change, Kartikeya is out, Shokeen is in.
MI win the toss and opt to bat. It's time for LSG to bowl first.
The weather is expected to be partly cloudy with a little breeze. There is only a 2% probability of rain but the action is expected to remain unhindered.
In the second half of the season, Chepauk has helped spinners well. The pitch has slowed down and the previous game - Qualifier 1 saw Gujarat finding it hard to chase down the 172-run total. This game is likely to be played at the strip where the CSK vs MI game was played and that was a low-scoring affair, won by Chennai while chasing 140. Winning the toss and batting first is a wise decision.
Matches played: 3
Matches won by LSG: 3
Matches won by MI: 0
Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Vishnu Vinod, Tilak Varma, Ramandeep Singh, Tristan Stubbs, Sandeep Warrier, Riley Meredith, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Duan Jansen, Arshad Khan, Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal
Quinton de Kock(w), Karan Sharma, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya(c), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Karun Nair, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Swapnil Singh, Romario Shepherd, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge
