Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns against each other in the Eliminator of IPL 2023. This is a knockout fixture while the winner will face Gujarat Titans in the second qualifier. Both LSG and MI met each other just over a week ago this season. LSG won that encounter by just five runs and overall, have a 3-0 lead in the head to head. It will be interesting to see if the five-time champions will be able to pull one back. Before all the action begins, here's everything you need to know about the venue of the match - MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Pitch Report - LSG vs MI
A lot has changed at the Cheopauk ever since the opening match of IPL 2023 was played. It started as a flat track with scores over 200 being easily scored and once chased as well. But as the season has progressed, the slow bowlers have come into the action more. Even in the first qualifier, CSK defended 172 runs against table-toppers GT.
Will Toss Matter?
Prediction of dew becomes important in this case. GT opted to bowl first aniticipating dew in the second innings. It did come but in the last five overs and by then, GT had lost their plot in the chase and spinners had done their job. Looking at what happened in the Qualifier 1, the team winning the toss is expected to bat first.
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - The Numbers Game
Basic IPL 2023 Stats
- Total matches: 8
- Matches won batting first: 4
- Matches won bowling first: 4
Average IPL 2023 Stats
- Average 1st Innings scores: 169
- Average 2nd Innings scores: 162
Score Stats for IPL 2023 matches
- Highest total recorded - 217/7 (20 Ov) by CSK vs LSG
- Highest score chased - 201/6 (20 Ov) by PBKS vs CSK
Full Squads -
Lucknow Super Giants Squad:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Krunal Pandya (c), Karan Sharma, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, 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
Mumbai Indians Squad:
Ishan Kishan (wk), 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
