Rain halts play at Wankhede, Mumbai post 33 after 3.5 overs

Out of reckoning from the IPL 2024 playoffs Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants will look to end their campaign on a winning note when they clash at the Wankhede Stadium on FridayWhile Mumbai Indians were knocked out of the playoffs race long ago Lucknow Super Giants chances of making the lastfour are extremely bleak even if they win their last IPL game by a huge marginThree consecutive defeats have not only denied LSG crucial points they have also battered their net run rateA 98run loss to KKR was followed by a 10wicket hammering by Sunrisers Hyderabad with a 19run defeat to Delhi Capitals all but ending their chances of getting into the playoffs after making the finalfour in the previous editionThe seventhplaced LSGs NRR of 0787 will not improve significantly for them to get back into contention as Royal Challengers Bengaluru at No 6 are much better placed with a NRR of 0387Fivetime IPL champions Mumbai Indians were the first team to be knocked out of the race for the playoffs this year as they endured a horror first season under new skipper Hardik PandyaAlso ReadHeadaches in offing Indiarsquos predicaments ahead of World CupWith only four wins from 13 matches so far Mumbai Indians can at best finish with 10 points if they win on Friday something that can possibly help them avoid a lastplace finishFor Mumbai Indians a preseason change of leadership with Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma as captain set off angry reactions from fans which seem to have marred their campaign to a large extentAs a team MI failed to get behind their captain While their batting failed collectively Jasprit Bumrahs individual brilliance with the ball 20 wickets in 13 matches could not inspire the other bowlers to come togetherThe focus of the match would be on the likes of T20 World Cupbound players such as Pandya Rohit Sharma Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav given that they would be pivotal to Indias hopes of bringing back the elusive trophyRohit is enduring a horror run with the bat with his best being 19 in the last six outings for MI while Pandya too has not been able to inspire confidence in his allround roleSuryakumar though has regained confidence with a strong showing in the IPL following three fifties and a centuryFor LSG the lack of firepower and failure to capitalise on key moments has led to their plight even though skipper KL Rahul has had a successful run with the bat scoring three halfcenturies in his 465 runs this season at an average of 13636His strike rate however remained a topic of debate throughout even as the other batters failed to pull their weightWhile Nicholas Pooran 424 runs at 16892 provided the late impetus the collective failure of LSGs bowlers has also remained an area of concernMI vs LSG live updates Full squadsMumbai Indians Hardik Pandya c Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav Dewald Brevis Jasprit Bumrah Piyush Chawla Gerald Coetzee Tim David Shreyas Gopal Ishan Kishan wk Anshul Kamboj Kumar Kartikeya Akash Madhwal Kwena Maphaka Mohammad Nabi Shams Mulani Naman Dhir Shivalik Sharma Romario Shepherd Arjun Tendulkar Nuwan Thushara Tilak Varma Harvik Desai wk Nehal Wadhera Luke WoodLucknow Super Giants Quinton de Kock KL Rahul c amp wk Deepak Hooda Ayush Badoni Marcus Stoinis Nicholas Pooran wk Krunal Pandya Ravi Bishnoi Mohsin Khan Shamar Joseph Yash Thakur Manimaran Siddharth Prerak Mankad Arshad Khan Krishnappa Gowtham Amit Mishra Kyle Mayers Ashton Turner Matt Henry NaveenulHaq Devdutt Padikkal Yudhvir Singh Charak Mayank Yadav Arshin KulkarniMI vs LSG live updates Dream11 predictionWicketkeepers Ishan Kishan Nicholas Pooran Quinton de KockBatsmen Suryakumar Yadav Tilak VarmaAllrounders Hardik Pandya Marcus StoinisBowlers Jasprit Bumrah vc NaveenulHaq Arshad KhanMI vs LSG live updates Toss updateMumbai Indians opted to field against Lucknow Super Giants in the final IPL encounter for both teams on Friday MI inducted seamer Arjun Tendulkar in playing eleven with premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah being rested ahead of T20 World Cup Also the injured Tilak Varma has been replaced by Dewald Brevis Meanwhile LSG too made a change bringing in Devdutt Padikkal for Quinton de KockMI vs LSG live updates Confirmed Playing XIsMumbai Indians Ishan Kishan wk Naman Dhir Suryakumar Yadav Dewald Brevis Hardik Pandya c Nehal Wadhera Romario Shepherd Anshul Kamboj Piyush Chawla Arjun Tendulkar and Nuwan ThusharaLucknow Super Giants KL Rahul c amp wk Devdutt Padikkal Marcus Stoinis Deepak Hooda Nicholas Pooran Ayush Badoni Krunal Pandya Arshad Khan Matt Henry Ravi Bishnoi and Mohsin Khan1056 PM 420 51 oversKrunal Pandya comes into the attack for Henry Two singles in the first three deliveries This has gone to the second tier he picked the length moved along with the line of the ball and dispatched it with a pull1014 PM 330 35 OversRain has stopped play as the players rush off the field958 PM 330 34 OversRohit Sharma gets his groove back as he is batting on 20 off 13 balls with two sixes and a four MI off to a fine start in their chase of 215 runs Ishan Kishan has been replaced by Dewald Brevis as Rohits partner tonight930 PM 2146 20 OversLucknkow Super Giants post a massive total of 214 runs thanks to Poorans 29ball 75 and a handy cameo from Badoni in the end910 PM 1876 182 OversKL Rahul gets caught by Thushara bowled by Piyush Chawla LSG go six down as they lose their skipper in the end after Pooran850 PM 1613 152 OversNicholas Pooran sets the mood for Lucknow as he looks set on 66 off 23 balls at the moment KL Rahul on the other end also needs to get going now843 PM 983 122 OversNicholas Pooran with a four and six KL Rahul is also getting his rhythm back he is batting on 40 off 33 balls MI need a wicket quickly827 PM 803 105 OversPiyush Chawla on fire as he takes another wicket for MI Deepak Hooda caught by Nehal Wadhera bowled by Piyush Chawla LSG bring in Nicholas Pooran812 PM 562 7 OversMarcus Stoinis gets LBW by Piyush Chawla MI get another wicket in the powerplay the leggie gets smashed for a couple of sixes but keeps his cool until the end of the over800 PM 351 5 OversTendulkar keeps things tight for Lucknow LSG off to a steady start after losing Padikkal early750 PM 141 3 OversArjun Tendulkar with a tremendous over for MI LSG take a LBW review which was given out and Marcus Stoinis is saved by that one730 PM 41 1 OverDevdutt Padikkal LBW by Thushara LSG have lost their first wicket and the dry run for Padikkal continues He will finish the season with a forgetful year for him