The Bharat Ratna Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow is set to host an exciting clash between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 16 of IPL 2025.
Both teams are arriving with different mindsets—LSG comes off a heavy loss at home to Punjab Kings, while MI is riding high on a dominant win. In their previous match, LSG's top order faltered early, and despite a spirited effort from Nicholas Pooran, they struggled to build a substantial total.
Ayush Badoni’s calmness and Abdul Samad’s late hitting provided some respectability, but their bowlers couldn’t contain Punjab’s attack, with Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer leading the charge. Nehal Wadhera’s finishing touches sealed a comfortable win for Punjab. The only bright spot for LSG was Digvesh Rathi’s bowling performance.
In contrast, MI had a smooth outing against Kolkata Knight Riders. Their bowlers, including Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar, struck early, while debutant Ashwani Kumar excelled with the ball, dismantling KKR’s lower order. MI chased down a modest target of 116 easily, with Ryan Rickelton and Suryakumar Yadav ensuring a dominant finish. Check all of the key player battles that fans will get to witness during the LSG vs MI IPL 2025 match in Lucknow:
| LSG vs MI player battles in IPL 2025 | ||||||
| Batters | Bowlers | Inns | Runs | Outs | Avg | SR |
| Mitchell Marsh | Trent Boult | 7 | 53 | 0 | - | 147 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Mitchell Santner | 8 | 80 | 2 | 40 | 154 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 108 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Reece Topley | 5 | 43 | 1 | 43 | 143 |
| Aiden Markram | Deepak Chahar | 3 | 16 | 0 | - | 133 |
| Aiden Markram | Deepak Chahar | 5 | 34 | 0 | - | 142 |
| Aiden Markram | Hardik Pandya | 5 | 38 | 1 | 38 | 141 |
| Aiden Markram | Reece Topley | 6 | 25 | 0 | - | 119 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Trent Boult | 4 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 169 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Deepak Chahar | 7 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 142 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Hardik Pandya | 11 | 83 | 1 | 83 | 138 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Mitchell Santner | 6 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 88 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 5 | 21 | 2 | 10.5 | 131 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Jasprit Bumrah | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 72 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Reece Topley | 8 | 59 | 0 | - | 126 |
| Rishabh Pant | Trent Boult | 7 | 15 | 0 | - | 71 |
| Rishabh Pant | Hardik Pandya | 3 | 34 | 0 | - | 170 |
| Rishabh Pant | Mitchell Santner | 4 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 136 |
| Rishabh Pant | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 19 | 2 | 9.5 | 146 |
| Rishabh Pant | Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 55 | 7 | 7.9 | 120 |
| Ayush Badoni | Trent Boult | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 50 |
| David Miller | Trent Boult | 9 | 35 | 0 | - | 135 |
| David Miller | Deepak Chahar | 5 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 160 |
| David Miller | Hardik Pandya | 13 | 56 | 6 | 9.3 | 117 |
| David Miller | Corbin Bosch | 3 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 153 |
| David Miller | Karn Sharma | 5 | 39 | 2 | 19.5 | 163 |
| David Miller | Jasprit Bumrah | 10 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 117 |
| Abdul Samad | Karn Sharma | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 67 |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | Trent Boult | 4 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 113 |
| MI Batters vs LSG Bowlers | ||||||
| Rohit Sharma | Shardul Thakur | 11 | 80 | 1 | 80 | 136 |
| Rohit Sharma | Avesh Khan | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 85 |
| Rohit Sharma | Ravi Bishnoi | 6 | 46 | 3 | 15.3 | 124 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Shardul Thakur | 6 | 23 | 2 | 11.5 | 135 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Ravi Bishnoi | 7 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 122 |
| Tilak Varma | Avesh Khan | 3 | 24 | 0 | - | 126 |
| Tilak Varma | Avesh Khan | 4 | 24 | 0 | - | 120 |
| Tilak Varma | Ravi Bishnoi | 3 | 42 | 0 | - | 210 |
| Tilak Varma | Aiden Markram | 3 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 231 |
| Tilak Varma | Shahbaz Ahmed | 2 | 25 | 0 | - | 250 |
| Tilak Varma | Shahbaz Ahmed | 3 | 33 | 0 | - | 220 |
| Tilak Varma | Akash Deep | 3 | 30 | 0 | - | 157 |
| Tilak Varma | Akash Deep | 4 | 45 | 1 | 45 | 173 |
| Hardik Pandya | Shardul Thakur | 7 | 30 | 0 | - | 200 |
| Hardik Pandya | Shardul Thakur | 8 | 33 | 0 | - | 165 |
| Hardik Pandya | Avesh Khan | 7 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 59 |
| Hardik Pandya | Ravi Bishnoi | 5 | 69 | 0 | - | 223 |
| Hardik Pandya | Ravi Bishnoi | 6 | 78 | 0 | - | 205 |

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