An all-round batting performance from the batters followed by an incredible bowling display from Akash Madhwal saw Mumbai Indians knock-out Lucknow Super Giants by a massive margin of 81 runs in the Eliminator of Indian Premier League 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium.

MI won the toss, Rohit &Co decided to bat first. The openers did not have the best of starts, as Naveen-UL-Haq and Yash Thakur struck in back-to back overs sending both Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan for 11 and 15 runs, respectively.

The setting was well paced for MI, as the duo of Cameron Green and Suryakumar Yadav added a valuable 66 runs for the third wicket. Suryakumar Yadav amassed a quickfire 20 ball 33, while Cameron Green racked up 41 off 23. Both Suryakumar Yadav and Cameron Green got dismissed in the span of 3 deliveries courtesy of a lethal bowling display from Naveen-Ul-haq, MI were left in trouble at 105/4 in 11^th over.

Cameos from Tilak Varma (26 off 22) and Nehal Wadhera (23 off 12) at the end helped MI post a massive total of 182/8 in 20 overs. For LSG, Naveen-Ul-haq was pick of bowlers for his spell of 4/38, while Yash Thakur ended his spell with 3/34.

Chasing 183, LSG lost their openers up front, as Akash Madhwal drew the first blood by dismissing Prerak Mankad for 3 off 6, while Chris Jordan picked the wicket of Kyle Mayers for 18 off 13 balls. The duo of Marcus Stoinis and Krunal Pandya led the rescue with a 46 -run stand for the third wicket, Stoinis kept the scoreboard ticking, while Krunal Pandya struggled to get runs.

In the ninth over, Piyush Chawla broke the partnership by inviting Krunal Pandya to go for big shot. Akash Madhwal struck twice in two balls, he cleaned up Ayush Badoni with a lethal delivery and soon sent Nicholas Pooran for a golden duck.

Couple of overs later, two massive mix-ups costed the wicket of Marcus Stoinis and Krishnappa Gowtham. LSG terribly collapsed from 69/2 to 92/7 in the span of four overs. From thereon, MI chipped in with wickets at regular interval, eventually knocking-out LSG by margin of 81 runs. Akash Madhwal was the pick of bowlers for his sensational bowling spell of 5/5 in 3.3 overs.

Meanwhile let us look at the stats and number from the eliminator between LSG and MI.

1 -MI registered their first win against LSG in IPL.

4/38 -Naveen-Ul-Haq registered his best spell of 4/38 in IPL, bettering his previous best of3/30 against RCB and PBKS.

2005 -Ishan Kishan (2005) completed 2000 runs for MI in IPL.

4/38 -Naveen-Ul-Haq registered the figure of 4/38, which is the best bowling figure by LSG bowler against MI. Krunal Pandya is next in the list with the bowling figure of 3/19.

182/8 -MI registered their highest total of 182/8 in IPL Eliminator, surpassing their previous best of 173/8 against CSK in 2014.

2 -182/8 by Mumbai Indians is their second highest total at MA Chidambaram Stadium in IPL. 202/7 against CSK in 2008 was their highest total.

5/5 -Akash Madhwal registered a spell of 5/5 in 3.3 overs, this is the second-best bowling figures by MI in IPL. The bowling figure of 6/12 by Alzarri Joseph against SRH in 2018 tops the list

50 -Mohsin Khan completed 50 wickets in T20s.

403 -Marcus Stoinis (403) completed 400 fours in T20s.

3 -The match between LSG And MI saw three run-out dismissals in LSG’s innings, the joint-most run-out dismissals in an IPL innings in Playoffs. Other instances happened in IPL final between MI vs CSK in 2010.

5/5 – The spell of 5/5 by Aksh Madhwal is the most economical five-wicket hauls in IPL. Anil Kumble’s 5/5 against RR in 2009 is second in the list.

81 -MI defeated LSG by 81 runs, this is the third biggest margin of wins in IPL playoffs by runs. 105 runs by RR against DC in IPL 2008 Semi-finals tops the list followed by 86 runs win by CSK against Delhi Capitals in 2012 Qualifier-2.

1 -Akash Madhwal’s spell of 5/5 is the best bowling figures by an uncapped player in IPL. 5/14 by Ankit Rajpoot against SRH in 2018 is second in the list.

1 -Akash Madhwal has also registered the best bowling figures of 5/5 in IPL playoffs. Doug Bollinger previously registered a spell of 4/13 against Deccan Chargers in 2010.

2 -LSG’s total of 101 is the second lowest total by a team in IPL playoffs. Deccan Chargers total of 82 against RCB is the lowest total in IPL playoffs.