Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2023 Eliminator: Predicted XI For Both Teams

24.05.2023 - 05:55 sports.ndtv.com

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) square off in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.

The winner of this fixture will take on Gujarat Titans for a place in the final, while the losing team will crash out of the tournament.

The batting unit finally clicking and a rather dramatic entry into the IPL play-offs will make MI a more confident side. LSG, on the other hand, would know all too well that they were eliminated at the same stage last year by RCB after being one of the most dominating sides.

LSG's batting has clicked despite the absence of Rahul and they qualified for the playoffs rather comfortably with Marcus Stoinis (368 runs, 14 matches) coming to the fore with his big-hitting.

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