Match 45 of the IPL 2025 between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be played on April 27, 2023, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Below is a discussion about their head-to-head record, players to watch, and memorable matches to prepare for this IPL 2025 matchup.

LSG has had a stranglehold on the competition in recent history. This includes winning matches in both Lucknow and Wankhede. MI has beaten LSG only in the 2023 Eliminator, at Chepauk. Wankhede’s pitch undoubtedly will benefit MI’s aggressive batting lineup, while LSG has usually found a balanced strategy with their bowling lineup, which has matched MI’s batting lineup effectively. MI’s pacers generally like home conditions and playing under lights, while LSG has proven to be suitable in any location they’ve played in. Therefore, these two teams will beat each other again to put us all in an equally interesting contest.

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The Best MI vs LSG Matches

The rivalry between MI and LSG produced some entertaining matches, filled with individual brilliance, close matches, and tactical matchups. Here are some matches worth remembering:
 
IPL 2025, Match 16 (April 4, 2025) – Lucknow  

• LSG Score: 203/8 (20 overs)  
• MI Score: 191/5 (20 overs)  
• Result: LSG won by 12 runs  

LSG scored 203/8, with both Mitchell Marsh (60 off 31) and Aiden Markram (53 off 38) scoring half-centuries. MI’s Hardik Pandya had a career-best 5/36. MI’s chase was solid, with Suryakumar Yadav scoring an impressive 67 off 43 balls and Naman Dhir chipping in with 46 runs. MI batters were constantly challenged by LSG's bowlers, particularly Shardul Thakur and Avesh Khan. It was Digvesh Rathi’s economical 1/21 that earned him the Player of the Match award. All in all, this match represented yet another competitive win for MI and the development of an MI signature with strong death bowling—an essential element of the ongoing rivalry. 
 
IPL 2024, Match 48 (April 30, 2024) – Lucknow  

• MI Score: 144/7 (20 overs)  
• LSG Score: 145/6 (19.2 overs)  
• Result: LSG won by 4 wickets  

MI struggled to score just 144/7, and Nehal Wadhera was MI’s only consistent run scorer with a total of just 46 runs from 41 balls. LSG produced a bold chase led by Marcus Stoinis as Player of the Match with 62 runs from 45 balls. MI managed to get 2 wickets from Hardik Pandya with 2/26 runs, with MI players putting pressure on LSG as MI bowlers produced reasonable scores. MI only fell into trouble with runs coming from Mohsin Khan returning 2 runs for every 36 runs. LSG was a disciplined bowling unit that limited MI's output with a brilliant chase for lower scores in home configurations.

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IPL 2023, Eliminator (May 24, 2023)—Chennai 

• MI Score: 182/8 (20 overs) 
• LSG Score: 101 (16.3 overs)
• Result: MI won by 81 runs

MI scored 182/8, with Cameron Green scoring 41 runs from 23 balls. LSG was bowled out for 101, with Akash Madhwal getting 5 wickets and only conceding 5 runs. Madhwal was the Player of the Match for his match-defining spell. This remains MI's only victory against LSG, with an exclamation mark that MI are able to capitalize on key moments occurring in knockout matches.