Watch: 6,0,4,4,6,4 - Rohit Sharma Stunned As Marcus Stoinis Takes Chris Jordan To The Cleaners

18.05.2023 - 06:49 sports.ndtv.com

Marcus Stoinis produced a brilliant innings under pressure to guide Lucknow Super Giants to a crucial victory over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Tuesday.

Stoinis kept his calm on a tricky pitch to score an unbeaten 89 off 47 deliveries and that proved to be the difference maker in a close match.

While Stoinis was calm and calculated in the first part of his innings, the Australia all-rounder broke loose in the 18th over and ended up scoring 24 runs against Chris Jordan.

The over had just one dot ball as Stoinis slammed two boundaries and three huge sixes. Relive that over here #TATAIPL | #LSGvMI https://t.co/Bb3CesJ4Bq Stoinis started with a six over long-on to bring up his half-century but missed out on the next one as he slammed it straight to the fielder.

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