Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy picks, Pitch and Weather reports

Lucknow Super Giants will be up against Mumbai Indians in Match 48 of the Indian Premier League, 2024, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on April 30 at 7:30 PM IST.

LSG vs MI (Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians), Match 48 - Match Information
Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians, Match 48
Date: April 30, 2024
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

LSG vs MI, Match Preview
Lucknow Super Giants have played nine matches. They are ranked fifth on the points table with 10 points. Mumbai Indians have also played nine matches and are ranked ninth with six points.

In the last match played by Lucknow Super Giants against Rajasthan Royals, Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets. The top fantasy player for Lucknow Super Giants was KL Rahul who scored 104 fantasy points. The other top point-getters in the team are Marcus Stoinis with 169 points and Nicholas Pooran with 55 points.

In their last match in this series against Delhi Capitals, Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs. The top fantasy player for Mumbai Indians was Tilak Varma who scored 101 fantasy points. The other top point-getters in the team are Mohammad Nabi with 31 points and Suryakumar Yadav with 16 points.

LSG vs MI, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to be difficult. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 140 runs. The wicket is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.

Pace or Spin?
The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

Weather Report 
The temperature is expected to be around 33.88°C and humidity is expected to be around 5%. Winds at a speed of 5.74 m/s are expected.

LSG vs MI, Head-to-Head
In the four matches played between these two teams, Mumbai Indians do not have a good record against Lucknow Super Giants. Based on our analysis and trends, we predict that Lucknow Super Giants will win this match. Mumbai Indians' bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for Lucknow Super Giants.

Both teams last played against each other in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Naveen-ul-Haq scored the highest fantasy points for Lucknow Super Giants with 121 points while Akash Madhwal topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Mumbai Indians with 177 points.

LSG vs MI, Dream11 Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
KL Rahul
KL Rahul has an average of 63 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.7 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top-order batter who bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the recently played nine matches, Rahul has scored 378 runs averaging 42 per match.

Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma is a batter with an average of 57 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. Varma is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the last nine matches, he has scored 336 runs averaging 48 per match.

Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Stoinis is an all-rounder with an average of 56 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.4 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top-order batter who bats right-handed. In the recently played nine matches, he has scored 254 runs at an average of 36.3 per match. Stoinis also bowls decently, bowling right-arm medium and in recent matches, he has taken seven wickets at an average of 35.3 per match. 

Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is a bowler with an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.4. He is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a punt pick in your team. Bumrah is a right-arm fast bowler and in the last nine matches, he has taken 14 wickets at an average of 17.1. 

Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee is an all-rounder with an average of 46 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. Coetzee bowls right-arm fast and in the recent eight matches, he has taken 12 wickets at an average of 24.

Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan is a wicket-keeper with an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player is a top-order, left-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the recently played nine matches, Kishan has scored 212 runs averaging 23.6 per match.

Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 37 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.5. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and in the recent nine matches, Krunal has taken five wickets at an average of 36. 

Matthew Henry
Matt Henry is a bowler with an average of 24 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and in the recent three matches, Henry has taken one wicket at an average of 86.

LSG vs MI, Squads 
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Squad: KL Rahul (c), Amit Mishra, Marcus Stoinis, Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, Ashton Turner, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Naveen-ul-Haq, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Shivam Mavi, M. Siddharth, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Singh, Arshad Khan, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, David Willey and Shamar Joseph.

Mumbai Indians (MI) Squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood, Ishan Kishan, Vishnu Vinod, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Tilak Varma, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Dewald Brevis, Kwena Maphaka and Naman Dhir.

LSG vs MI, Dream11 Team
Wicket-Keepers: KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nicholas Pooran and Quinton de Kock

All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis and Hardik Pandya

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee and Yash Thakur

Captain: KL Rahul

Vice-Captain: Hardik Pandya