11:47pm That brings us to the end of our coverage for tonight. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we loved bringing it to you. We will be back again tomorrow, when the Chennai Super Kings host the Punjab Kings at Chepauk. Until then, this is goodbye from all of us. Goodnight and take care!

Marcus Stoinis, Player of the Match: (On a fan poll saying he resembles the Hulk more than Tim David) I have had the nickname for longer. He (David) is a bit more hairy, like Big Foot (laughs). Nice to bowl with the new ball. As someone who is not quick, I can try to shape the ball. Did not expect to bowl three in the powerplay but nice to bowl. I thought the wicket was okay. We knew it was going to be slow. We could have pushed the envelope and scored a bit faster. If those partnerships went for 8-10 more balls, we would have done it more easily. (On his dismissal) It was a drag-down, wasn't it? After doing the hard work and doing the hard stuff, it was just disappointing to get out and leave it to someone else. This is is my third year, fortunate enough to have been here since day one, from before the auction. Have built a few close bonds with people. We are playing good cricket, and everything is good.

KL Rahul, Lucknow Super Giants captain: (On having flashbacks of last year's game against GT) A little bit, but we still had batters in the middle, experienced batters in KP and Pooran. It was a bit dry, but still, if they had put up 160, it would have been a competitive game. A team coming here, it takes time to adjust to the wicket. Our bowlers put pressure on them, and made the job of the batters easier. Always happy when you get those two points. We still need to get a few things right and hoping that we start gaining momentum at the back end. (On Mayank Yadav) I have not really spoken to him. He had slight pain in his side and after the first ball, he said that there was a bit of pain. Thought there was no need to risk it, he is still a young lad. It is not just the pace. This game, he showed he has more skills than bowling 150-plus. The more he plays, the more he will learn when to bowl what. Right now, we have given him a free hand to just enjoy himself and bowl what he wants.

Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians captain: (On losing wickets hurting them during their batting powerplay) Definitely, losing early wickets in the powerplay is tough to recover from. Where we needed the most, we could not do well. (On batters being under more pressure batting first because of the high scores everywhere) Not really, you still have to see the ball and hit. The wicket was good. The ball was there to be hit and we just missed, that sort of season for us so far. I have always believed that whenever you take to the field, sometimes you will be down, sometimes you will be up, and you have to fight. It looks difficult but there are a lot of things you can learn from this game. (On Wadhera) He has been fantastic, the way he batted against Rajasthan and tonight. He did fantastic last year as well. It was because of the team combination that he could not play early. Looking at his talent, he will play for a lot of years for Mumbai and for India eventually.

Justin Langer: We were bitterly disappointed with our last game. So to fight against MI and win against them, that brings a smile. Thrilled with that (win). (On the bowling) It was outstanding. I thought we had all bases covered. The first time we have taken early wickets (apart from Bangalore) and it set us up nicely. (On Mayank Yadav's injury) Looks like he is sore in the same spot. His rehab has been perfect. He has bowled pain-free the last week or so and has looked in great condition. We will have a scan and find out tomorrow. (On Stoinis) He has been a real match-winner. He took a good catch earlier as well. He is showing a good presence at the top of the order, which we demanded after the first few games. Match-winners (like him) are key to progressing in such tournaments. I have been blown away by the IPL and how tight it is, almost like a World Cup. Loved how we fought back tonight and that is a sign of a good team.

11:23pm Well, this was a slow burn. For the longest while, it felt as if the Super Giants would cruise to victory, especially when Stoinis was batting. Once he fell, though, a bit of panic crept in. Turner could not get going, and Pooran lacked his usual six-hitting touch too. Badoni's run-out further complicated matters but thankfully for the hosts, Stoinis had done enough of the heavy lifting earlier to give them that cushion.

While LSG could have been more clinical with the run-chase, take nothing away from the Mumbai Indians' bowling attack. They did not have many runs to defend, yet, they fought with all they had. Bumrah was brilliant, like he is on most days. Hardik also chipped in and picked up two crucial wickets. Coetzee, however, was a touch expensive and the spinners were also not very effective, and that let MI down, given they had absolutely no margin for error with the score they had put up.

19.2
1
Mohammad Nabi to Pooran, 1 run, just over mid off, and the Lucknow Super Giants scrape past the finish line! Fired in very full on off. A low full toss, in fact, and Pooran just manages to muscle it over David at mid off. Ambles across to the other end, and while it was not the most flashy finish imaginable, the Super Giants will take it. They will take it with both hands!
19.1
2
Mohammad Nabi to Pooran, 2 runs, floated up full on leg stump. Pooran bunts it into the vast real estate in the mid wicket region and skips back for two. Surely saving two would have been the smarter option, rather than being right on the fence?

Uh-oh, the over-rate penalty has been imposed. MI can have only four fielders on the fence. 3 needed off 6. Nabi to bowl

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | LSG: 142/6 (3 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 3.00)

  • Nicholas Pooran11 (12b)
  • Krunal Pandya1 (1b)
  • Hardik Pandya4-0-26-2
  • Gerald Coetzee3-0-29-1
18.6
1
Pandya to Pooran, 1 run, another slot ball outside off. Pooran gets his hands through the ball and drills it on the bounce to long off. Retains strike for the final over
18.5
4
Pandya to Pooran, FOUR, four runs! Four vital runs for LSG! In the slot outside off. Pooran has another one of those wild whooshes across the line. Gets an inside edge and the ball races away past the keeper!

Around the wicket now

18.4
2
Pandya to Pooran, 2 runs, nails the wide yorker outside off. Pooran jams down on it and glides it past short third. Rohit tears across to his right from deep point, puts in the dive and saves two
18.4
1w
Pandya to Pooran, 1 wide, full and wide outside off. Beyond the tramlines and called a wide by the umpire. Hang on, Mumbai want this checked, and they go upstairs. Surely this was a wide? It is beyond the tramlines, as first suggested, and the wide call stands!
18.3
0
Pandya to Pooran, no run, length ball angled across the batter outside off. Pooran aims for the moon and gets nowhere close to the ball

11 needed off 10

18.2
1
Pandya to Pandya, 1 run, dug into the track outside off. Krunal stays back and hacks it towards long on

Hardik to Krunal. Get the popcorn ready

18.1
W
Pandya to Badoni, 1 run, OUT, oh, how has Kishan missed that?! Short and wide outside off. Badoni throws his hands at it and jabs it towards deep cover point. Scrambles back for two but he is always struggling. Kishan, after collecting, misses the stumps at the first go. Makes contact with the stumps on the second attempt and Badoni's bat, at that point, is up in the air as he dives, despite being past the crease. The question now is whether the bat was, at any point, grounded behind the crease. The third umpire does not think so, and Badoni has to walk back! LSG are not happy with the decision!

A Badoni run out 6 (6m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Hardik to bowl the penultimate over. LSG need 13 off 12

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | LSG: 132/5 (13 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.33, RRR: 6.50)

  • Ayush Badoni5 (5b)
  • Nicholas Pooran4 (8b)
  • Gerald Coetzee3-0-29-1
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-17-0
17.6
1
Coetzee to Badoni, 1 run, shortish on the stumps. Badoni opens up his stance and drags it towards deep mid wicket
17.5
0
Coetzee to Badoni, no run, slower ball dug into the track on off stump. Badoni has another hack at it. Early on the stroke on this occasion, and the ball hits him on the back bicep. It cannoned off the bicep into his helmet
17.4
4
Coetzee to Badoni, FOUR, back to back boundaries! Coetzee goes short again, this time on off stump. Badoni swings like a rusty gate and the ball flies off the top edge. Beats fine leg to his right comfortably!
17.3
4lb
Coetzee to Badoni, 4 leg byes, fortuitous but they all count! Sharp back of a length ball on leg stump. Rushes onto Badoni and he is awfully late on the pull. Deflects off the thigh pad and rolls away past the keeper!
17.2
0
Coetzee to Badoni, no run, back of a length outside off. Badoni, without really looking at the ball, has a swish at it and only connects with fresh air

Badoni joins Pooran

17.1
W
Coetzee to Turner, OUT, and Coetzee cleans up Turner! Coetzee is absolutely pumped! Slanted in on a length just outside off. Turner moves across, trying to lap it. Gets too adventurous, though, and Coetzee's extra pace means that he cannot quite nail the stroke. Might have grazed the inside edge on the way but the end result was the stumps lighting up. Surely LSG will not botch it from here?

AJ Turner b Coetzee 5 (11m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 55.55

Coetzee is back too

END OF OVER:
17 | 1 Run | LSG: 123/4 (22 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.23, RRR: 7.33)

  • Nicholas Pooran4 (8b)
  • Ashton Turner5 (8b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah4-0-17-0
  • Nuwan Thushara4-0-30-1
16.6
0
Bumrah to Pooran, no run, back of a length outside off. Pooran hangs back and fences it towards backward point. Just the one run off the 17th over!
16.5
0
Bumrah to Pooran, no run, low full toss on off. Pooran comes forward and drives it straight into the stumps at the other end

This is Bumrah's last over. Do LSG just play him out?

16.4
0
Bumrah to Pooran, no run, back of a length just outside off. Pooran gets behind the line and plays with a straight bat

Bumrah goes around the wicket to Pooran

16.3
1
Bumrah to Turner, 1 run, fuller, slanting into middle and leg. Turner flicks it confidently to long on
16.2
0
Bumrah to Turner, no run, angled in on a length on middle and off. Turner is caught on the crease and defends
16.1
0
Bumrah to Turner, no run, hard length just outside off. Turner gets up on his toes and prods it towards extra cover

Here's Bumrah. LSG need 23 off 24

END OF OVER:
16 | 6 Runs | LSG: 122/4 (23 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.62, RRR: 5.75)

  • Ashton Turner4 (5b)
  • Nicholas Pooran4 (5b)
  • Nuwan Thushara4-0-30-1
  • Mohammad Nabi1-0-13-1

We head into the final time-out of the game. No prizes for guessing which team needs to do more of the thinking...

15.6
1
Thushara to Turner, 1 run, low full toss on middle and leg. Turner tucks it off his toes towards deep mid wicket

Videos

LSG 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1KL RahulAA Kulkarni
2nd58MP StoinisKL Rahul
3rd40MP StoinisDJ Hooda
4th16MP StoinisN Pooran
5th8AJ TurnerN Pooran
6th10N PooranA Badoni
7th12KH PandyaN Pooran

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR1493201.428
SRH1485170.414
RR1485170.273
RCB1477140.459
CSK1477140.392
DC147714-0.377
LSG147714-0.667
GT145712-1.063
PBKS145910-0.353
MI144108-0.318