Indian T20 League: Match 26- Mumbai vs Lucknow- Preview, Playing XIs, Pitch Report & Updates

Mumbai will take on Lucknow in match 26 of the Indian T20 League. The Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai will host the match on the 16th of March. Mumbai has struggled in the tournament, having lost all their five games. They stand at the bottom of the table. Lucknow, on the other hand, have had three wins in five games. They stand in fifth place in the points table.

Team Updates

Mumbai

The five-time champions have not played up to the mark this season. They have had many concerns this season and would like to address them in the upcoming match. The men in blue and gold will have to get more runs at the top of the order, to begin with. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan have a lot of expectations on their shoulders, but haven't delivered much. Their middle order, on the other hand, has looked a lot better.

Mumbai also has struggled to make the right bowling calls as well. Jasprit Bumrah has not opened the bowling this year. He can take wickets at the top, which will restrict players to bat freely. Sharma will have to make better calls in the next match.

Players to watch out for

Suryakumar Yadav- Suryakumar Yadav has looked in great touch since he joined the team after recovering from an injury. He has bailed Mumbai out of trouble in all games and put them in a better position.

Dewald Brevis- The 18-year old, Dewald Brevis from South Africa, has lived up to the expectations that were set before the season. He has looked in great touch and Mumbai would want him to give similar performance in the next match.

Probable Playing XI

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Jaydev Unadkat, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi

Lucknow

The debutants, Lucknow,  have been impressive this season. Lucknow has a decent and deep batting lineup. Their batters have been delivering what is expected out of them. Marcus Stoinis, who played his first game of the season in the last game, almost took them to a win from a losing position, showing the depth in the team.

Avesh Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, and Jason Holder lead Lucknow's bowling attack, giving up very little to the batters. KL Rahul's inconsistency and below-par strike rate (128) is a concern from them.. The Lucknow captain must rise to the moment and lead his side to victory.

Players to watch out for

Quinton de Kock- The South African wicketkeeper-batter, Quinton de Kock has been great for Lucknow this season. He has scored 188 runs at an average of 37.6. However, he would like to increase his scoring rate in the next match.

Avesh Khan- Avesh Khan has continued his form from the last season. He has bowled with precision and has got the desired results. He has picked up eight wickets in the season already in the season.

Probable Playing XI

KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan

Pitch Report

The wicket used in the previous game between Hyderabad and Kolkata was a sporting one and produced good movement for the fast bowlers early on. The batters will need a while to settle in at the wicket. The team winning the toss would like to bat first and set a good total on the board.

Match details

Date- 16th Venue

Time- 3:30 p.m (IST)

Venue- Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Broadcast- Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar