IPL 2023: Akash Madhwal takes 5-5 as Mumbai Indians demolish Lucknow Super Giants in Eliminator

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Mumbai Indians' Akash Madhwal celebratesAkash Madhwal (centre) took 5 wickets arsenic Mumbai Indians won done to IPL Qualifier 2
Indian Premier League, Eliminator, Chennai:
Mumbai Indians 182-8 (20 overs): Green 41 (23), Yadav 33 (20); Naveen-ul-Haq 4-38, Thakur 3-34
Lucknow Super Giants 101 (16.3 overs): Stoinis 40 (27); Madhwal 5-5, Jordan 1-7
Mumbai Indians won by 81 runs
Scorecard

Akash Madhwal had stunning figures of 5-5 arsenic Mumbai Indians thrashed Lucknow Super Giants successful the Indian Premier League Eliminator.

Cameron Green made 41 from 23 balls and enactment connected 66 with Suryakumar Yadav - who deed 33 from 20 - to acceptable the five-time champions connected their mode to 182-8.

Lucknow reached 69-2 successful the ninth implicit of the chase, but mislaid 8 wickets for 32 runs to crumble to 101 each out.

Mumbai volition present play Gujarat Titans successful Qualifier 2 for a spot successful the final.

After opting to bat first, Mumbai started well, though skipper Rohit Sharma and chap opener Ishan Kishan fell wrong the powerplay.

The strokeplay of Green and Yadav, though, kept the run-rate high.

It was hovering astir 10-an-over earlier Naveen-ul-Haq, having already dismissed Rohit, removed some Yadav and Green with a brace of superb slower balls successful the 11th over.

Lucknow managed to dilatory Mumbai for the adjacent fewer overs but, aft being subbed in, interaction subordinate Nehal Wadhera deed a quickfire 23 from 12 balls to instrumentality the Indians to an above-par total.

Madhwal struck successful the 2nd implicit of the reply to region Prerak Mankad and England seamer Chris Jordan ousted Kyle Mayers 2 overs later.

But Lucknow rapidly rebuilt with Marcus Stoinis and skipper Krunal Pandya astatine the crease.

Just arsenic the Super Giants looked successful a presumption to footwear on, though, the innings unravelled.

Pandya holed retired disconnected Piyush Chawla to commencement the illness and Madhwal took 2 wickets successful 2 balls successful the adjacent implicit to get escaped of Krishnappa Gowtham and Nicholas Pooran.

The needless run-out of Stoinis for 40 each but confirmed the result and determination were 2 further run-outs earlier Madhwal castled Mohsin Khan to seal an emphatic occurrence midway done the 17th over.

What is the IPL play-off schedule?

With Lucknow present eliminated, conscionable 3 teams stay successful the hunt for the IPL trophy.

Mumbai volition instrumentality connected defending champions Gujarat Titans, who mislaid successful Qualifier 1, successful Qualifier 2 connected Friday.

The victor volition past look Chennai Super Kings successful Sunday's last astatine Ahmedabad.

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