Mumbai Indians Fall Short in Final IPL Encounter Against Lucknow Super Giants

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) faced off in their final Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter in Mumbai on May 17. MI opted to field first, with a notable change in their playing eleven: the inclusion of young seamer Arjun Tendulkar. Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was rested ahead of the T20 World Cup, while the injured Tilak Varma was replaced by Dewald Brevis.

LSG also made a single change, bringing in Devdutt Padikkal for Quinton de Kock. The teams took to the field with the following lineups:

Mumbai Indians:

* Ishan Kishan (wk)

* Naman Dhir

* Suryakumar Yadav

* Dewald Brevis

* Hardik Pandya (c)

* Nehal Wadhera

* Romario Shepherd

* Anshul Kamboj

* Piyush Chawla

* Arjun Tendulkar

* Nuwan Thushara

Lucknow Super Giants:

* KL Rahul (c & wk)

* Devdutt Padikkal

* Marcus Stoinis

* Deepak Hooda

* Nicholas Pooran

* Ayush Badoni

* Krunal Pandya

* Arshad Khan

* Matt Henry

* Ravi Bishnoi

* Mohsin Khan

The match began with LSG posting a competitive total of 168/6 in their allotted 20 overs. KL Rahul led the charge with a brilliant 60 off 45 deliveries, while Marcus Stoinis contributed a valuable 38. For MI, Arjun Tendulkar made an impressive debut, picking up the wicket of Deepak Hooda in his first over.

In response, MI struggled to chase down the target, eventually falling short by 36 runs. Ishan Kishan top-scored for MI with 26, while Suryakumar Yadav added 24. LSG's bowlers were in top form, with Ravi Bishnoi and Mohsin Khan claiming three wickets each.

The victory secured LSG's place in the playoffs, while MI's hopes of reaching the knockout stage were dashed.

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