Mumbai Indians (MI), chasing a huge target in the 47th match of 2026, registered a resounding win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 6 wickets. With this win, MI has kept its playoff hopes alive.

Mumbai Indians are at 9th position in the points table after winning 3 out of 10 matches, while Lucknow Super Giants have lost 7 out of 9 matches. This team is at the last position.

On Monday, LSG came to bat after losing the toss at Wankhede Stadium and scored 228 runs losing 5 wickets in the stipulated overs. The opening pair of Josh Inglis and Mitchell Marsh gave this team a steady start. Both the players made a partnership of 29 runs in 2.3 overs.

Josh was out after scoring 13 runs in 5 balls, after which Marsh along with Nicholas Pooran scored 94 runs in 34 balls for the second wicket and took the team to the score of 123. Nicholas returned to the pavilion after scoring 63 runs in 21 balls with 8 sixes and 1 four, while Marsh scored 44 runs in 25 balls with 3 sixes and 4 fours.

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From here Aiden Markram took charge. He made 23 runs with captain Rishabh Pant (15) and made an unbroken partnership of 68 runs in 47 balls with Himmat Singh, taking the team to a huge score. Markram remained unbeaten after scoring 31 runs. Himmat Singh played an unbeaten inning of 40 runs. From the opposition camp, Corbin Bosch took maximum 2 wickets, while AM ​​Ghazanfar, Will Jacques and Raghu Sharma took 1 wicket each.

In response, Mumbai Indians won the match in 18.4 overs. Rohit Sharma, returning to the field after a long time, made a strong partnership with Ryan Rickelton for the first wicket and brought the team on the track of victory. Both players scored 143 runs in 10.5 overs.

Rickelton was out after scoring 83 runs in 32 balls with 8 sixes and 6 fours. After this, Rohit along with Tilak Verma scored 34 runs in 19 balls for the second wicket. Rohit scored 84 runs in 44 balls. His innings included 7 sixes and 6 fours.

Tilak Verma scored 11 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav, who was leading MI in the absence of Hardik Pandya, added 12 runs to the team’s account. MI lost its fourth wicket at the score of 213 in 17.4 overs, after which Naman Dheer (23 not out) along with Will Jacques (10 not out) led the team to victory with 8 balls to spare. From the opposition camp, Manimaran Siddharth took maximum 2 wickets, while Mohammed Shami and Mohsin Khan took 1 wicket each.