IPL 2022 LSG vs MI: Lucknow Super Giants hands Mumbai Indians 8th straight loss, beat by 36 runs

Nothing worked for Mumbai Indians even on their return to the Wankhede Stadium for the first time in more than 3 years. The 5-time champions lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 36 runs in Match 37 of IPL 2022, slipping to their 8th successive loss.

Lucknow rode on KL Rahul's 103 not out to register their 5th win of the season and move to the 4th spot on the IPL 2022 points table. On the other hand, MI are winless after 8 matches are are rooted to the bottom of the table.

Out-of-form Mumbai Indians openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan had contrasting stints in the middle on Sunday. While the skipper showed signs of a return to form with a 31-ball 39, Ishan struggled to put bat to ball, evoking critical reactions from fans on social media who questioned his huge price tag of Rs 15.25 crore.

Ishan Kishan managed just 8 runs from 20 balls, failing to hit a single boundary in the powerplay. Rohit had to the heavy lifting and he did so in the first six overs, hitting a six and 5 boundaries.

However, he fell to his former teammate Krunal Pandya in the 10th over, trying to



play a cross-batted shot against the left-arm spinner. Rohit's dismissal came in the over right after Dewald Brevis's exit as Mumbai's top-order failed to step up in front of a passionate home crowd.

KL Rahul's love affair with Mumbai Indians continued as the Lucknow captain smashed 103 not out from just 62 balls. It was his 2nd hundred against the 5-time champions in the ongoing IPL 2022 season. Notably, he had scored an identical score of 103 not out in their reverse fixture, which they won by 18 runs. Rahul smashed 2 sixes and 12 boundaries for his 3rd IPL hundred against MI - a record for most hundreds against a franchise in the IPL.

However, Rahul had very little support from the rest of his batting unit. While Jasprit Bumrah struck in his first over to remove his former teammate Quinton de Kock, Rahul and Manish Pandey opted for caution over aggression, managing just 32 runs in the powerplay.

Karnataka teammates Pandey and Rahul tried to get going with some lusty hits after the powerplay but Kieron Pollard got the breakthrough, snapping a 58-run stand for the 3rd wicket in the 12th over.