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"Slight Advantage": AB De Villiers' Pick Between Mumbai Indians And Lucknow Super Giants In IPL 2023 Eliminator

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South Africa and Royal Challengers Bangalore legend AB De Villiers believes that Mumbai Indians holds a ‘slight advantage' over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 eliminator to be held in Chennai on Sunday.

While Lucknow Super Giants booked their spot in the playoffs with a narrow win over Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad and had to wait for Royal Challengers Bangalore's loss against Gujarat Titans to become the final team to qualify for Top 4.

De Villiers tweeted that the form of the big MI players can prove to be the difference maker in the crucial match and considering MI's record of chasing 200-plus targets, the pitch at Chepauk may end up playing a massive role. “THE ELIMINATOR!!!

LSG vs MI. Who will play GT in Qualifier 2? I feel MI have a slight advantage considering form and big match players who've been here before.

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