IPL 2025: 3 Key battles to watch out for in the MI vs LSG Match 45

The Mumbai Indians and the Lucknow Super Giants will play each other in the upcoming encounter as the tournament's reverse leg begins. In their previous match, they battled it out, with Lucknow emerging on top. Their confrontation would be intriguing, and the player battles that follow will only heighten the excitement in this contest.

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Suryakumar Yadav vs Ravi Bishnoi

Surya has been at his usual best this IPL season yet again, and he finds himself in the list of the leading run-scorers of the tournament so far. Ravi Bishnoi, 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. Before the last game, he had faced 32 balls from him, scoring just 39 runs while getting out thrice as well. However, in the last game, he faced 13 deliveries where he smashed 24 runs without getting out.

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Aiden Markram vs Trent Boult

Aiden Markram was not having a good season till he faced Mumbai in their last encounter, and now he finds himself in the race for the Orange Cap. Trent Boult, too, had not been very successful, but four wickets and the Player of the Match in the last game can mean him being in good touch now.

Given that both are aggressive players, it was anticipated that the matchup would be intriguing. Markram has faced 16 deliveries from Boult in the T20 format, scoring 22 runs with four boundaries and getting out once from him. Neither of them has the upper hand in the competition, which is still even.

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Nicholas Pooran vs Hardik Pandya

Nicholas Pooran had been decimating the opponents this season on his own. However, from the last few games, he has not been able to get going, and it has shown in the team’s results. Hardik, on the other hand, has been doing great with the ball this season, taking crucial wickets. The contest between these two should be a great sight to witness.

Between them, Pooran has been dominating the contest one-sidedly before the last game. He had smashed Pandya for 27 runs off just 13 deliveries he had faced from him, while not getting out to him even once. However, in the last game, within just two deliveries, Pandya got him out, giving just one run.

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