Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians (229/4 in 18.4 overs) beat Lucknow Super Giants (228/5 in 20 overs) by 6 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

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Rohit Sharma on Monday showed how much Mumbai Indians missed him during his absence due to a hamstring injury. With MI looking likely to make an early exit, Rohit ensured that their playoff hopes remained alive, leading them to an impressive six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium.

Rohit missed out on finishing third IPL century, but his 84 off 44 balls with seven sixes helped MI chase down the tough target of 229 runs with eight balls to spare.

In a significant blow for MI, Hardik Pandya missed the game due to back spasms, but Suryakumar Yadav found the right ally in Rohit, who showed no signs of rust despite being out for more than three weeks. The MI opener was so brutal that Mumbai Indians achieved their most successful run chase in IPL history.

For the Super Giants, the campaign continues to be a downward spiral as they remain at the bottom of the table. Having now lost six matches, Rishabh Pant’s team needs nothing less than a miraculous turnaround to stay in the playoff race.

Puran lights up Wankhede

After being asked to bat first, the Super Giants did not have a good start and Josh Inglis was out cheaply. But Nicholas Pooran performed brilliantly to ensure that LSG scored 90 runs in the powerplay and recorded their best powerplay in IPL history. Puran, who was looking for Roop, Saved himself by scoring a stormy half-century in 16 balls.

Pooran continued his six-hitting spree and showed why one should never ignore a batsman with his brute force. He joined hands with Mitchell Marsh and both added 94 runs for the second wicket in just 34 balls. Pooran eventually scored 63 runs in 21 balls with the help of eight sixes, before Corbyn Bosch took his wicket.

Bosch also dismissed Marsh in the same over, who scored 44 runs in 25 balls. However, Marsh and Pooran ensured that the Super Giants reached 143 for three at half-time. At that stage, it looked like LSG were destined to post a total around 250 runs, if not higher.

MI made a great comeback

From there, MI took things back beautifully as LSG could only muster 88 runs in their last 10 overs. Jasprit Bumrah struggled a bit, bowling three no-balls in the match, one of which took away the wicket of Himmat Singh from him. Once again, he went out without taking a wicket, which shows how tough it has been for MI’s premier pace bowler.

While Bumrah struggled, the rest of the MI bowlers managed to keep the LSG batsmen in check. Rishabh Pant (15) faced another failure before being dismissed by Will Jacques. Aiden Markram (31*) and Himmat Singh (40) put on a 68-run partnership, but they could hardly pick up the pace as the MI bowlers did not allow them to open their shoulders.

This match was special for Raghu Sharma He took his first IPL wicket as Akshat Raghuvanshi And then celebrated by taking out a special note from his pocket. The Super Giants scored 229, their highest score in this IPL, but it still felt almost par, especially at a venue where even 240 doesn’t always seem safe.

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