| Indian Premier League, Eliminator, Chennai: |
| Mumbai Indians 182-8 (20 overs): Green 41 (23), Yadav 33 (20); Naveen-ul-Haq 4-38, Thakur 3-34 |
| Lucknow Super Giants 101 (16.3 overs): Stoinis 40 (27); Madhwal 5-5, Jordan 1-7 |
| Mumbai Indians won by 81 runs |
| Scorecard |
Akash Madhwal had impressive figures of 5-5 as Mumbai Indians defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League Eliminator.
Cameron Green made 41 from 23 balls and put on 66 with Suryakumar Yadav – who hit 33 from 20 – setting up the five-time champions on their way to 182-8.
Lucknow reached 69-2 in the ninth over in the chase, but lost eight wickets for 32 runs to collapse to 101 all out.
Mumbai will now play Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 to reach the final.
After opting to bat first, Mumbai got off to a good start, though captain Rohit Sharma and fellow opener Ishan Kishan fell within the Powerplay.
Green and Suryakumar’s performances, however, kept the score high.
It was going around 10-an-over Naveen-ul-Haq, having already removed Rohit, removed Suryakumar and Green with very few balls in the 11th hour.
Lucknow managed to slow Mumbai down for the next few overs, but when they were brought in, opener Nehal Wadhera hit a quick 23 off 12 balls to put the Indians on top.
Madhwal hit the second wicket in reply to remove Prerak Mankad and England skipper Chris Jordan removed Kyle Mayers two overs later.
But Lucknow quickly rebuilt with Marcus Stoinis and captain Krunal Pandya at the crease.
Just as the Super Giants looked to push on, however, the innings fizzled out.
Pandya got Piyush Chawla out at first fall and Madhwal took two wickets in two balls in the next over to remove Krishnappa Gowtham and Nicholas Pooran.
Stoinis needlessly bowled out for 40 all out but ensured the result and there were two more runouts before Madhwal dismissed Mohsin Khan to seal victory in the 17th over.
What is the IPL play-off schedule?
With Lucknow eliminated now, only three teams remain in the hunt for the IPL trophy.
Mumbai will take on defending champions Gujarat Titans, who lost in Qualifier 1, in Qualifier 2 on Friday.
The winners will face Chennai Super Kings in Sunday’s final in Ahmedabad.