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The 67th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 will be played between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants on 17th May i.e. today at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai. Mumbai Indians are already out of the playoff race while Lucknow is also on the verge of being out of the IPL. Lucknow will have to win this match at any cost. However, even after this, it will be very difficult for him to make it to the top 4. On the other hand, Mumbai would like to spoil its party by defeating Lucknow. Know what will be the shape of the pitch in this interesting match.
Wankhede pitch report
The pitch of Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai is considered suitable for batsmen. Here the batsman scores a lot of runs. Due to being a small ground, a lot of fours and sixes are hit in the historic Wankhede Stadium. High scoring matches are often seen here. Apart from this, the spinners also get some help on the Mumbai pitch. Here the spinners are also seen troubling the batsmen. However, a high scoring match can be seen between Mumbai and Lucknow.
Both teams face to face
Lucknow Super Giants have defeated Mumbai Indians 4 out of 5 times in the IPL so far, while 5-time champions MI have only 1 win against LSG. In the history of IPL, a total of 117 matches have been played so far at Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai. Out of which 53 matches were won by the team batting first and 64 matches were won by the team batting second. Mumbai's average first innings score is 170 runs.
What will the weather be like?
Everyone's eyes are on this match because this match is to be held in Mumbai and a few days ago there was a storm which caused huge destruction. In such a situation, the question is whether this match will take place or will it fall victim to rain and bad weather. However, the situation does not seem to be getting worse because the temperature in Mumbai is likely to be 29 degrees on Friday. However, thunderstorms may occur late at night. Fans don't want something like this to happen. If this match is washed out due to rain then both the teams will get one point each. In such a situation, the Mumbai team will end the league at the last position in the points table and this will happen for the second time in three years. At the same time, rain can spoil Lucknow's playoff aspirations.
Probable playing XI of Mumbai Indians
Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coate, Tim David, Shreyas Gopal, Ishan Kishan, Anshul Kamboj, Kumar Karthikeya, Akash Maghwal, Kekena Mafaka, Mohammad Nabi, Shams Mulani, Naman Dheer, Shivalik Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Arjun Tendulkar, Nuwan Thushara, Tilak Verma, Harvik Desai (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Luke Wood.
Probable playing XI of Lucknow Super Giants
Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (captain), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur, Manimaran Siddharth, Prerak Mankad, Arshad Khan, Krishnappa Gautam, Amit Mishra. , Kyle Myers, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Naveen Ul Haq, Devdutt Padikkal, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mayank Yadav and Arshin Kulkarni.