Lucknow Super Giants v Mumbai Indians: IPL 2022 match preview

The Cricketer takes a look at the next fixture in the 2022 Indian Premier League season

What's the match?

Lucknow Super Giants take on Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

When is it taking place?

The match will be played on Sunday, April 24 with the first ball being bowled at 7.30pm local time (3pm GMT).

Where is the match being played?

The teams will face off at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Who's got the form?

Lucknow Super Giants made a strong start to their debut IPL campaign, winning three of their opening four matches. However, they've won just one of their past three outings, with an 18-run victory over Mumbai Indians sandwiched in between defeats against Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the only Lucknow players to score more than 200 runs, scoring 265 and 215, respectively. Avesh Khan is their leading wicket-taker, with 11 wickets.

Mumbai Indians, by contrast, are winless after seven matches. They did come close to victory against Chennai Super Kings in their most recent outing but lost their composure at the death to allow MS Dhoni to steal the win off the final ball.

Tilak Varma is Mumbai's leading run-scorer, scoring 234 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav (232 runs at a strike rate of 153.04) and Dewald Brevis have also impressed. With the ball, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat and Tymal Mills have taken six wickets apiece.

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What's the key match-up?

The problem for Mumbai is that Lucknow Super Giants bat very deep - in their most recent game, Marcus Stoinis and Jason Holder came in at No.7 and No.8, respectively - while their leading wicket-takers have picked up just six wickets.

If they're to get that elusive win, they need their best players to step up, namely Jasprit Bumrah, who has taken just four wickets in seven matches to date.

Head-to-head record

Matches played: 1

Lucknow Super Giants wins: 1

Mumbai Indians wins: 0

No results: 0

What's the weather forecast?

A warm evening is expected in Mumbai, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees Celsius.

What are the squads?

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

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, N Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Jofra Archer, Daniel Sams, Tymal Mills, Tim David, Riley Meredith, Mohammad Arshad Khan, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen

What are the possible starting XIs?

Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ayash Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hrithik Shokeen, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Jaydev Unadkat, Riley Meredith, Jasprit Bumrah

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What are the odds?

Lucknow Super Giants are the favourites, with odds of 10/11. Mumbai Indians are available at 1/1.

What's the prediction?

Mumbai Indians came close to ending their losing streak against CSK but there's a big difference a struggling CSK and a Lucknow Super Giants side with four wins. Lucknow win.

Where can I watch the game?

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.