Indian T20 League 2022: Match 26- Mumbai vs Lucknow: Preview, Pitch Report, Probable XIs, Broadcasting Details, and Updates
Rohit Sharma- KL Rahul (image source : BCCI)
The five-time Indian T20 League champions, Mumbai will be facing off against the debutants of the tournament, Lucknow in the 26th match of the . The venue for the match will be the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai. Brabourne has already been the host to some high-scoring games in the tournament and the same can be expected from the 26th match of the tournament.
Team News:
Mumbai: Mumbai has been the most successful team in the history of the Indian T20 League having won the title five times, the most by any team. However, they are having a terrible time in the 15th edition of the tournament. They have lost all their five matches so far in their campaign. The team is suffering from a lack of form in all aspects of the game. They will be looking to address their issue quickly and bounce back, returning to winning ways.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Dewald Brevis (O), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard (O), Jaydev Unadkat, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi.
Key Players:
Suryakumar Yadav: Suryakumar Yadav is looking in prime form in the tournament. In the three matches that he has so played so far, he has scored 163 runs in them at a strike rate of 158.25. He will be the one providing solidity to the Mumbai middle-order going ahead in the tournament.
Dewald Brevis: The young South African batter impressed everybody in Mumbai’s last match when he hit the leg-spinner for four consecutive sixes. The team will hope that Brevis along with Suryakumar in the middle order helps them to put up formidable totals on the board.
Lucknow: Lucknow is coming into the match on the back of a defeat against Rajasthan. The match was a thriller, in which Lucknow lost by just 3 runs. After a good start to the tournament, the defeat came as a speed breaker in their campaign. However, the team will look to regain their form quickly and get back to the winning ways.
Probable XIs: KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (WK) (O), Marcus Stoinis (O), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder (O), Krishnappa Gowtham, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan.
Key Players:
Quinton de Kock: De Kock is looking in good touch with the bat and is providing Lucknow with some solid starts. His team will hope that he continues his form giving solid starts to his team.
Marcus Stoinis: In the last match against Rajasthan, Stoinis played a brilliant knock of 38 runs off 17 deliveries. However, his explosive knock in the lower order was not enough to win his team the game. Lucknow will hope that his form stays and he gives them some powerful finishes.
Pitch Report: Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai will be the venue for this match. The last match played at this ground was the 19th match of the Indian T20 League 2022 between Kolkata and Delhi. It was a high-scoring affair as 386 runs were scored by the two teams. A high-scoring thriller is thus on the cards in the 26th match of ITL 2022.
Match Details
Date: April 16th,2022
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Time: 3:30 PM
Broadcasting Details: Star Sports Network for television, Disney+ Hotstar for online streaming.
