The eliminator match of IPL 2023 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at Chepauk on 24 May. The team that loses in this match, their IPL journey will end here only, and the team that wins will enter the second qualifier.
So far, only three matches have been played in the IPL between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. In all three of these matches, Lucknow defeated Mumbai.
At the same time, this season, both teams will be face-to-face for the second time. Earlier in the 63rd match of IPL 2023, Lucknow defeated Mumbai by 5 runs.
On the other hand, talking about the toss, so far, 74 matches have been played in the IPL on this ground. Of these, the team batting first has won 44 matches, and the team chasing the target has won 30 matches.
The Mumbai team finished last in the last IPL season, after which the team made a comeback in the current season and made it to the playoffs. Lucknow had to face defeat against RCB in the Eliminator last season, and this time, the team is ahead. Despite the absence of regular captain KL Rahul, the balance of the team is intact, and Krunal Pandya has used the available options very well.
Chepauk is the home ground of Chennai Super Kings. The pitch here is slow, and there is help for spin bowlers. Lots of runs were scored here in the opening matches this year. But in the last few matches, the bowlers were dominating. The pitch in this match will not be prepared by the Chennai Super Kings but by the BCCI. In such a situation, we can see a high-scoring match because the batting of both teams is very dangerous. They have big-pitch hitters.
The good news for the fans is that the weather in Chennai is looking good during the Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. There is no chance of rain, and the temperature during the match will be between 31-32 degree Celsius.
Possible Playing XI Of Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock(Wk)
Prerak Mankad, M Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Swapnil Singh/K Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen Ul Haq, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan
Possible Playing XI Of Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Akash Madhwal, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla, C Jordan
