IPL 2026: In this match it will be decided which team will be out of the race for this season of IPL. So far 46 matches have been played in IPL. On May 4, 2026, the 47th match will be played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium. This match is between the teams at the bottom position in the points table.
In IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants have lost 6 out of 8 matches and are present at 10th place in the points table. At the same time, Mumbai Indians team is also at 9th position in the points table after losing 7 matches out of 9 matches. This will be a very tough match for both the teams. Today’s match is a big opportunity for both the teams to regain their lost rhythm.
Under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, the LSG team is mainly facing failure in batting. Whereas their bowlers have made commendable efforts. In their last match, Mohsin Khan’s brilliant bowling went in vain. Mumbai Indians’ last defeat was by 8 wickets while playing against Chennai Super Kings.
Reason for Mumbai Indians’ defeat
Mumbai’s pasha has been affected by the constantly changing performances of key players like Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and captain Hardik Pandya. Hardik’s captaincy is also being questioned now. The team seems to be weak due to the absence of Rohit Sharma due to hamstring injury, due to which the team is now left with very little scope for mistakes to move forward.
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However, if we talk about statistics, Lucknow’s record has been quite good. A total of 8 matches have been played between the two teams so far in IPL history, out of which LSG has won 6 matches. This record also includes two wins at Wankhede Stadium.
Squads of both teams for the match
Mumbai Indians team- Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minze, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Srijit Krishnan (wk), Bevon Jacobs, Tilak Verma, Naman Dheer, Will Jacques, Keshav Maharaj, Raj Angad Bawa, Vignesh Puthur, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ashwini Kumar, Reece Topley, VS Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah.
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Lucknow Super Giants team- Rishabh Pant (captain/wicketkeeper), Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Bretzke, Mukul Chaudhary, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ayush Badoni, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Enrique Nortje, Naman Tiwari, Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan.
