Both the Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants head into their May 4 clash at the Wankhede Stadium in urgent need of a turnaround, sitting at the bottom of the points table in ninth and tenth place, respectively.
Mumbai has struggled throughout the Indian Premier League 2026, managing just two wins from nine outings and entering this fixture on the back of three consecutive defeats. Lucknow, despite playing one game fewer, find themselves with the same points tally but in equally poor form, having lost their last five matches.
In their previous games, Mumbai were comfortably beaten by the Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets, while Lucknow suffered a heartbreaking Super Over loss against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
MI vs LSG: Head-to-Head Record
- Matches Played: 8
- Won by MI: 2
- Won by LSG: 6
MI vs LSG: Pitch Report Wankhede Stadium
The Wankhede Stadium has long
been a paradise for attacking batters who prefer to dominate from the outset. With relatively shorter boundaries, chasing sides have often found success here. On Monday, the skipper winning the toss is likely to opt to bowl first, allowing their team to assess the pitch and chase accordingly. Any total under 220 is unlikely to feel safe, as the side batting second will back themselves to hunt it down.
MI vs LSG: Squads
Mumbai Indians Squad: Hardik Pandya (C), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Varma, Quinton de Kock, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton, Naman Dhir, Mayank Markande, Mitchell Santner, Robin Minz, Sherfane Rutherford, Allah Ghazanfar, Keshav Maharaj, Raj Angad Bawa, Danish Malewar, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat, Corbin Bosch, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Mohammad Izhar.
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Quinton de Kock, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshin Kulkarni, Ashton Turner, Mayank Yadav, Krishnappa Gowtham, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan, Arshad Khan, Devdutt Padikkal.
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