LSG vs MI: Retired Hurt Or Retired Out: Revealed

May 16, 2023

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Last Update on: May 16th, 2023 at 09:59 pm

The 63rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 is currently taking place between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Visitors skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first.

Mumbai Indians had a great possible start as they removed two quick wickets. But after that skipper Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis steadied the ship and brought their side back in the game with their staggering partnership.

Skipper Krunal Pandya played a vital hand with unbeaten 49 runs and was looking set for a great finish. But to surprise many he retired himself out to pave the way for Nicholas Pooran to finish the innings on high.

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Now the reason behind Krunal Pandya going back on 49 has been revealed. It is believed that the LSG skipper made a tactical move so that he allow the fresh batter to tonk some sixes as he wasn’t able to get his timing right and was tired due to the hot and humid conditions. The wicketkeeper, however, couldn’t make much impact as he managed just 8 runs in 8 balls.

Also, Krunal had some discomfort in his leg. He was shown on camera limping a bit but was seen climbing the stairs to the dressing room while giving some instructions to the dugout, indicating the injury was not at all serious. He seemed fine as he soon returned to the field and bowled the first over of the innings.

Retired out? #LSGvsMI #KrunalPandya

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) May 16, 2023

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LSG vs MI: Marcus Stoinis blasts unbeaten 89 runs to take Lucknow Super Giants to a total of 177 runs

Apart from Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis was the main architect behind Lucknow Super Giants posting a good total on the board on a difficult pitch. The all-rounder played a magnificent inning and smashed Mumbai Indians bowlers all over the park to put them under pressure.

Marcus Stoinis played an exceptional knock of unbeaten 89 runs in 47 balls. He batted with a strike rate of 189.46 and smashed 4 fours and 8 sixes in his innings. His swashbuckling buckling took Lucknow Super Giants to a total of 177/3.

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