For the first time in IPL history,Mumbai lost 6 consecutive matches,Lucknow defeated by 18 runs

In the 26th match of IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians by 18 runs. Mumbai had a target of 200 runs, but the team could only score 181/9 and lost the match. Suryakumar Yadav scored the highest 37 runs. Avesh Khan got 3 wickets in Lucknow's victory.

This is the sixth consecutive defeat of the 5-time champions Mumbai Indians in the current tournament. For the first time in the history of IPL, Mumbai has lost the first 6 consecutive matches. At the same time, this was the fourth victory of Lucknow in 6 matches.

Earlier, batting after losing the toss, LSG scored 199 for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs playing first. Captain KL Rahul, batting brilliantly, scored his third century in the IPL and played an unbeaten innings of 103 runs. Unadkat got 2 wickets for MI.

Brilliant bowling by Avesh

Avesh Khan played a big role in the victory of Lucknow. The young fast bowler took 3 wickets in 4 overs. He dismissed Rohit Sharma (6), Dewald Brevis (31) and Fabian Allen (8). Avesh has taken 11 wickets in 6 matches of this tournament.

surya and tilak pair

Mumbai's innings looked in trouble after losing 3 wickets for 57. After this Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma not only handled the innings but also brought MI back in the match. Both added 64 runs for the fourth wicket. This pair was broken by Jason Holder bowling Tilak. Verma was dismissed for 26 runs in 26 balls.

Brevis' stormy innings

Dewald Brevis went to bat after Rohit Sharma was dismissed and scored 31 runs in just 13 balls. His wicket came into the account of Avesh Khan and Hooda took a good catch over cover. Brevis and Ishaan added 41 runs in 19 balls for the second wicket.

When will Rohit's bat speak?

Chasing the target, MI started poorly and in the third over, captain Rohit Sharma lost his wicket. Rohit was dismissed for 6 runs off Avesh Khan and was caught by keeper Quinton de Kock. In IPL 2022, the MI captain has so far scored 114 runs in 6 innings at an average of just 19.

century in 100th match

KL Rahul completed the third century of his IPL career in 56 balls while batting with a bang. Rahul became the first player in the history of this tournament to score a century in the 100th IPL match. He played an unbeaten innings of 103 runs in 60 balls. Rahul also became the first player to score a century in IPL for LSG.

This was Rahul's second century against MI.

This is also Rahul's best score against Mumbai. Previous Record: 100*, (Year 2019)

This was KL Rahul's 5th century in T20 format.

This was Rahul's second century as a captain in the IPL.

KL Rahul became the second player to score a century this season. Before: Joss Butler.

In IPL 2022, Rahul has scored 235 runs at an average of 47.

Unadkat showed his strength

Jaydev Unadkat was the most successful bowler for Mumbai. The experienced player spent 8 runs in 4 overs and took 2 wickets. He dismissed Marcus Stoinis (10) and he dismissed Deepak Hooda (15).

Jasprit Bumrah conceded 24 runs in 4 overs without taking a wicket.

In the last 5 overs, LSG scored 49 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.

For MI, Tymal Mills spent 54 runs in 3 overs.

50 runs partnership for the second wicket

KL Rahul and Manish Pandey added 72 runs in 47 balls for the second wicket. Manish Pandey, who was dropped from playing XI due to poor form, made a spectacular comeback from this match, scoring 38 runs in 29 balls. Manish was looking in good rhythm, but Murugan was blown away by a delivery from Ashwin and returned to the pavilion after being bowled.

Rahul and Quinton pair

After losing the toss, Lucknow got off to a good start by captain KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock. Both the players added 52 runs for the first wicket. This partnership was broken by Fabian Allen by dismissing De Kock. He was dismissed LBW after scoring 24 runs in 13 balls.

This is Fabian Allen's first match for Mumbai Indians.

LSG's score was 57/1 till the power play.

De Kock hit 4 fours and 1 six in his innings of 24 runs.

This was the third 50+ partnership of Rahul and Quinton in 6 innings.

KL Rahul's special century

This is the 100th match of Lucknow captain KL Rahul in IPL. Rahul became the 48th player to play 100 matches in the history of this tournament. KL made his IPL debut in 2013 while playing for RCB. Apart from Lucknow and Bangalore, he has also played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings.

Playing XI of both the teams

LSG made a change in the playing XI, giving Manish Pandey a chance in place of Krishnappa Gautam. At the same time, MI included Fabian Allen in the team in place of Basil Thampi.

MI: Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan (wk), Devald Brevis, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen, Jaydev Unadkat, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills.

LSG: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya, Dushmanth Chamira, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.