The Cricketer takes a look at the next fixture in the 2022 Indian Premier League season
Mumbai Indians take on Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.
The game will begin on Saturday, April 15, 2022. The first ball will be bowled at 3.30pm local time (11am BST).
It will be held at the CCI Stadium in Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians are following their usual IPL script, as the tournament's most successful team has lost their first five games. History tells us they will turn it round, but they have looked toothless with bat and ball so far.
Lucknow Super Giants sit fifth in the IPL table after some good performances in their opening five games. They lost their opening game against Gujarat Titans but backed it up with three wins on the bounce. Lucknow then came unstuck in their last game against Rajasthan Royals, failing to chase 165.
Their top order is a key strength, with Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul and Evin Lewis all playing eye-catching knocks so far.
Rohit Sharma is Mumbai Indians' captain (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
Mumbai need their big players to step up, and there are few bigger than Jasprit Bumrah. The seamer has shown glimpses of his class with two searing yorkers to dismiss Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone, but if Mumbai are to turn their form around they need more from India’s star bowler.
Marcus Stoinis impressed in Lucknow's last game, nearly seeing then over the line with an unbeaten 38 off just 17 balls as he nearly won them the game, Lucknow will be hoping he can keep that form going against a Mumbai attack short on confidence.
Matches played: 0
Mumbai Indians wins: 0
Lucknow Super Giants wins: 0
It will be a sunny 30° for the early game in Mumbai tomorrow.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, N Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Dewald Brevis, Riley Meredith, Fabian Allen, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Tymal Mills
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood (injured/replaced by Andrew Tye), Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajpoot, K Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav, B Sai Sudharsan
Quinton de Kock will open up for Lucknow
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, N Tilak Varma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Murugan Ashwin, Tymal Mills, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Unadkat
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton De Kock, Evin Lewis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jason Holder, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Bet365 have Mumbai Indians as 4/5 favourites and give 1/1 odds for a Super Giants win.
As much as Mumbai love a mid-season comeback, it seems unlikely they will turn things round from here. It will be a win for Lucknow Super Giants.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all of the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
The IPL can also be streamed on Disney+ and Hotstar in certain areas.
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