IPL 2025: 3 Key battles to watch out for in the LSG vs MI Match 16

The matches between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians have been closely fought encounters so far, with both teams giving tough competition to each other. What makes this contest even better is the individual player battles. Here are three such player battles.

Suryakumar Yadav vs Ravi Bishnoi

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After a string of poor performances from Surya in the shortest format for a while now, he has found his groove in his last few outings of the IPL 2025 and looks dangerous now. Ravi Bishnoi, too, has been finding his form, although he has already been bowling decently.

Surya has predominantly been a great batter against spin, and it was expected that he would dominate Bishnoi as well, but that has not been the case. In the seven innings, he has faced 32 balls from Bishnoi, scoring just 39 runs while getting out thrice to him as well.

Aiden Markram vs Trent Boult

Aiden Markram, the South African skipper, has changed sides to Lucknow this season but has been struggling to get going. Trent Boult, too, has not been very far away, as his homecoming has not been too great so far. He is still looking decent, though.

Between the two, the match-up was expected to be interesting as both are attacking players. In the T20 format, Markram has faced 15 deliveries from Boult, where he has scored 22 runs with the help of four boundaries while he has got out once to him. The contest between them is still even with neither taking the edge over the other.

Nicholas Pooran vs Hardik Pandya

Nicholas Pooran has been decimating the opponents this season on his own, as he has not just been scoring runs but scoring them at an incredibly fast pace. Hardik, on the other hand, has been doing great with the ball this season, taking some crucial wickets. The contest between these two should be a great sight to witness.

Between them, Pooran has been dominating the contest one-sidedly. He has smashed Pandya for 27 runs off just 13 deliveries he has faced from him, with the help of a boundary and two sixes, while not getting out to him even once.

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