The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 16th match of the IPL 2025. This match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

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Lucknow Super Giants will play against the Mumbai Indians in the 16th game of the 2025 Indian Premier League at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The game will be played on April 4 at 7:30 PM IST.

The Super Giants are coming into this game after a loss in their last match. The team led by Rishabh Pant had a disappointing home loss to the Punjab Kings, and they were left with no choice but to achieve their second win of the season. LSG will now look to secure their second win of the season against the five-time Mumbai champions.

Mumbai Indians, while beginning the campaign with two defeats in a row, managed to pick up as they trounced defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders after the initial disappointment. The franchise, captained by Hardik Pandya, is placed in fifth position presently and looks forward to continuing this momentum.

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Lucknow Super Giants

The Lucknow Super Giants have not had the most consistent of performances this season, winning just one of their three games. This has left the team in sixth position in the standings.

Lucknow Super Giants have an impressive batting team consisting of great international batsmen like Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, and David Miller. Pooran has played some excellent cricket, with two half-centuries in his three games and currently leads the tournament run-scoring.

Mars also played well and dealt with the new ball confidently. Miller and Markram, though, failed to get started. Rishabh Pant, who was part of the LSG team with so much hype, also failed, averaging only slightly above five runs.

The bowling too has been quite erratic. Shardul Thakur leads the bowling chart with six wickets but has had scant assistance from Avesh Khan. The bowlers were not so fortunate either: Ravi Bishnoi and Digvesh Rathi between them collected eight wickets.

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians after two successive losses eventually won their first match of the season, giving a dominating performance in front of their home crowd against Kolkata Knight Riders. Their bowlers dictated the terms early on, dismissing KKR for only 117 on the pitch-friendly Wankhede surface. The chase proved to be an easy one, and MI won the match in only 12.5 overs.

Ryan Rickelton led the team with a spotless 62* for 41 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav added a remarkable 27 for only 9 runs. Surya has now made 104 runs in three games at a scorching strike rate of 165.

Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya offer balance in the middle order and can interchange batting positions if required. Naman Dhir and all-rounders Mitchell Santner and Deepak Chahar also offer extra depth to MI.

Chahar excelled with the ball, claiming four wickets at 9.50 in three games. He shares the new-ball responsibilities with Trent Boult, who is always a danger in the powerplay. Santner's middle overs will be vital, and the promising youngster Vignesh Puthur is also in line for big breakthroughs. Another one to watch out for is Ashwani Kumar. He gave a dream debut in the previous match, taking 4-24 in three overs. If he goes on like this, he could prove to be MI's X-factor this season.

Pitch Report

At the Ekana Stadium, the pitch is looking pretty balanced. The surface is even, which means seam bowlers might find some assistance early on. Batsmen will need to be strategic with their shot selection during the powerplay. As the match goes on, hitting should become a bit easier.

Toss Prediction

Six of the last ten matches have been won by batting first. In half of those matches, the captain who won the toss chose to bowl first. Given the current trend, fielding first might be the better option.

Weather Report

With a 5% chance of interruptions, we anticipate that the weather won’t significantly impact the match. The temperature is expected to peak at 38°C and dip to a low of 22°C.

Head to Head

The Lucknow Super Giants really took charge in their match against the Mumbai Indians, finishing with a score of 5-1. These two teams faced off last season, and LSG came out on top.

Venue Details

At the Ekana Cricket Stadium, first innings scores usually hover around 166. Last season in the IPL, the Kolkata Knight Riders set the record for the highest score at this venue, posting 235-6 against the Lucknow Super Giants, which led to a comfortable 98-run win. Interestingly, that was the only score to surpass 200 runs in 14 innings throughout the entire IPL 2024. Based on the opening match at Ekana in the 2025 IPL, teams should target a score between 190-200 runs to ensure they can defend their total effectively.

Match Prediction

The Lucknow Super Giants faced off against the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, managing to win five out of their six matches. While this record might make LSG seem like the favorites, MI comes into this match with a wave of momentum after a solid victory. Their bowling lineup is diverse and provides plenty of options to break partnerships, and their batting is gradually finding its groove. On the flip side, LSG heavily depends on the firepower of their international stars. Their bowling attack appeared shaky when Shardul Thakur didn’t score early on. Given these factors, MI looks to have the upper hand unless Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran can put together a strong performance.

We’re leaning towards a win for the LSG in this match.

Betting Tips

Both LSG and MI have had their ups and downs this season, but we think the Mumbai Indians are the ones to back in this matchup. Interestingly, even though it's a home game for LSG, we feel that MI is better equipped to handle the conditions. If MI can make a quick change and bring in a substitute for Nicholas Pooran, they could turn this match around and get their season back on track. When it comes to their head-to-head record, LSG has a win percentage of 59% against MI, which leans in MI's favor.

Bet in LSG.

Probable Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI

Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur.

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Lucknow Super Giants Key Players

Nicholas Pooran was great last season and performed well in the first three games thus far. With 189 runs in three games, Pooran is the top run-scorer of his team and therefore our pick for the next game.

Rishabh Pant scored 446 runs in 13 games last season and will score points with his wicketkeeping performance as well. We are relying on his good performance.

Digvesh Singh Rathi may be his team's finest bowler during the fourth match of the season. With three matches and five wickets to his name, Rathi is on a roll, and his performance may make a huge contribution to his team's win.

Mumbai Indians Key Players

Ryan Rickelton registered his first IPL half-century against Kolkata Knight Riders, where he remained not out with 62 runs, with four fours and five sixes.

Hardik Pandya contributed a lot to Mumbai Indians with the ball, picking three wickets in two games at an economy of 6.5 and scoring 11 runs per game.

Suryakumar Yadav may be the star batsman of the next match against Lucknow Super Giants. Following a series of poor pre-tournament performances, Yadav has found his touch again. He aggregated 104 runs in three games, scoring a dominating 27-run cameo against Kolkata Knight Riders, to guide MI to the first win of the series.