IPL 2025: Today’s Match Prediction, LSG vs MI – Who Will Win?
Our Pick
Mumbai Indians
1.64
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Match number 16 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season will be played between the hosts Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The LSG vs MI match will be played on Friday, 4 April from 7:30 P.M IST.
Mumbai Indians Won the Toss and Opted to Bowl First.
Key Takeaways
- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) lost their first home match of the season at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in their previous match vs Punjab Kings, in a one-sided affair.
- Mumbai Indians‘ top order has been a failure so far in the IPL 2025. Former Rohit Sharma and Will Jacks are still looking for momentum while Ryan Rickelton may have got his momentum in the previous match vs KKR.
- MI has unearth another gem of a player in their previous match, introducing Ashwani Kumar vs KKR, who took 4 wickets in his debut match. With Vignesh Puthur, this is 2 big find of the season already and they could really cause trouble here for LSG.
- Lucknow Super Giants have a massive 5-1 head-to-head advantage over the Mumbai Indians in the IPL since 2022. LSG won both of the matches between the two sides last year.
LSG vs MI: Match Preview
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
LSG: L, W, L, W, L*
MI: L, L, L, L, W*
Lucknow Super Giants: Preview
- The hosts Lucknow Super Giants did not enjoy a great start to the home run as they suffered a heavy defeat against Punjab Kings at home at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in their first home match of the season.
- Lucknow Super Giants suffered a close flight defeat against the Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam but went on to beat the most dangerous batting Sunrisers Hyderabad side one-sided in Hyderabad. With that, they have now won one and lost 2 in their first 3 matches of the season.
- Although he failed vs PBKS, Mitchell Marsh up top has been a huge positive for the Lucknow Super Giants while Nicholas Pooran has been in wonderful form, currently the top run scorer in the IPL 2025 season. Aiden Markram though is a cause for concern and might wonder about a change there.
- However, there is huge pressure on new captain Rishabh Pant, who has failed to deliver in all 3 matches so far, scoring only 17 runs. Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad is a huge positive in the middle-order though for LSG, who scored 41 and 27 runs respectively after LSG lost early wickets.
- It was not a great outing for the Lucknow Super Giants bowlers in their first home match of the season as every bowlers except for Digvesh Rathi remained wicketless on the night, showcasing how LSG still struggles with their frontline bowlers unavailable due to injury or ruled out.
Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan.
Impact Player: Ravi Bishnoi
LSG Top Players
Nicholas Pooran
Lucknow Super Giants star batter Nicholas Pooran maintain his great run of form at home as well. Pooran played a fantastic knock under pressure where he first rebuild the inning and then went after the bowlers. He eventually scored 44 runs off 30 balls in this match, taking his total to 189 runs in 3 matches so far with a strike rate of 219.77 and average of 63.00. He has been the most consistent batter with 70+ scores in the previous two matches. He will once again be the focal point for his team.
TOP BATTER
Nicholas Pooran to score over 21.0 runs
2.1
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Avesh Khan
One bowler who would be particularly looking to take on the Mumbai Indians batters is Avesh Khan, who has over the years done really well against MI in the IPL. Avesh has played 5 matches vs Mumbai Indians and has 10 wickets with each than 8 economy rate. It hasn’t been a good start for him, missing the opening match due to injury and yet to make an impact with just 1 wicket in 2 matches. This could be a great opportunity to build his momentum.
TOP BOWLER
Avesh Khan to take over 1.5 wickets
2.4
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Mumbai Indians: Preview
- Mumbai Indians got their much awaited first win of the season at their home ground in Mumbai at the Wankhede stadium. They beat KKR by 8 wickets after getting them out for 116 runs. This is MI’s first win of the season following 2 back-to-back defeats.
- Mumbai’s huge faith on youngsters have worked wonders for the Mumbai Indians. First it was Vignesh Puthur taking 3 wickets vs CSK and then it was young Ashwani Kumar taking 4 wickets in his IPL debut vs KKR to make his mark.
- Mumbai Indians’ batting has been troublesome in the IPL 2025 season. The likes of Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton have not performed upto the expectation except for Rickelton’s 62 runs innings vs KKR.
- The only consistent performers for the Mumbai Indians this season with the bat have been the duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma in the middle-order. Suryakumar has scored 104 runs in 3 innings while Tilak scored 70 runs in 2 innings.
- Bowling has been great so far for the Mumbai Indians in this season. Especially their two new faces. Vignesh Puthur and Ashwani Kumar were top performer vs CSK and KKR respectively. Both are joint-leading wicket-taker with 4 wickets each with Deepak Chahar also taking 4 wickets.
- Left-arm pacer Trent Boult who didn’t provide much with the ball in the first two matches, looked in good touch vs KKR, getting Sunil Narine out with the perfect yorker.
- The spin bowling has not been great, but Mumbai Indians have some really good spinners. The experienced Mitchell Santner and Mujeeb ur Rahman have taken 1 wicket each while Vignesh Puthur has taken 4 wickets, 3 vs CSK and 1 vs KKR.
Playing XI: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Vignesh Puthur.
Impact Player: Tilak Varma
MI Top Players
Tilak Varma
Mumbai Indians top order has struggled so far in the IPL 2025 and the Ekana stadium could bring trouble for the top order batters going by the previous match. In that case, Tilak Varma’s role becomes a crucial one. Tilak plays the anchoring role at the middle but is also a capable hitter able to accelerate according to his will. He has so far scored 70 runs in 2 innings and his skill set would very much suit the venue.
TOP BATTER
Tilak Varma to score over 20.0 runs
2.6
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Ashwani Kumar
Ashwani Kumar could be playing a pivotal role here for the Mumbai Indians. The young Indian left-arm pacer bowled in tight line and length for MI and troubled KKR batters. Ashwani likes to keep the close to the body which helped him get the wicket of Manish Pandey and Andre Russell. He can also bowl bouncers that can trouble the batters. So watch out for him. Another key bowler would be Vignesh Puthur. The left-arm wrist spinner is able to turn the ball both ways, which would be helpful in slow Ekana track.
TOP BOWLER
Ashwani Kumar to take over 2.0 wickets
2.85
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Head-to-Head
| Teams | LSG | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 6 | 6 |
| Won | 5 | 1 |
| Lost | 1 | 5 |
| No Result | 0 | 0 |
LSG vs MI: Pitch, Toss & Weather Reports
• Pitch & Toss Update – The red soil pitch was used for the previous match between LSG and PBKS here. Red soil pitch offers more bounce and pace with not much seam movement nor much spin on the offer, making it batting heaven. However, LSG batters found it difficult to score runs in the last match here. But, the Punjab Kings batters did enjoy batting here in the 2nd inning and won the match. In that case, the team that wins the toss, should opt to bowl first.
• Weather Report – According to AccuWeather, it will be very sunny and clear sky in Lucknow on Friday. Temparature is expected between 34-24°C as the night falls. North West wind is expected at 11 KMPH and there is 0% probability of precipitation, so there is no rain threat for the game.
LSG vs MI Betting Tips
- This is going to be an exciting match-up between the Lucknow Super Giants and the Mumbai Indians. LSG will be hoping for first home win while MI would look to build on their winning momentum from last match.
- Mumbai Indians’ top order has fire-power but it is yet to click this season. The likes of Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks have failed in 3 matches while Ryan Rickelton scored match winning 62 runs vs KKR in the previous match. Against LSG’s weaken bowling line-up, this could be the perfect time to find their mojo.
- The middle-order duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma will be crucial for the Mumbai Indians to keep the side safe from early collapse, which is what we saw with LSG in the previous match here.
- Lucknow Super Giants have a lot of work to do. So far, Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran have been the only duo scoring some valuable runs. But, when you run past these batters, LSG do lack the fire-power in their batting line-up.
- Mumbai Indians may have some young players in their bowling line-up, but the likes Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar and Hardik Pandya will play a crucial role. But, looking young Ashwani Kumar and Vignesh Puthur’s debut performance, you can’t underestimate them.
- This will be a match-up where the bowlers would be tested with both teams having some fire-power at the top. However, can LSG hold on at the start as things might be difficult for them if they lose Marsh and Pooran early on. Thus, the odds are currently stacked in favour of Mumbai Indians.
Bet on Mumbai Indians to WIN.
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