Akash Deep has been named within the Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) enjoying XI towards the Mumbai Indians (MI) within the ongoing IPL 2025 contest on the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday, April 4. The 28-year-old pacer has changed Manimaran Siddharth within the lineup. The change got here after Siddharth returned wicketless within the earlier match towards Punjab Kings (PBKS), who beat the Tremendous Giants by eight wickets.
The Tremendous Giants purchased Akash Deep for INR 8 crore on the IPL 2025 mega public sale final yr. He has performed eight matches within the IPL thus far, bagging seven wickets throughout his stint with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 2022 to 2024. General, he has 49 scalps in 42 T20s at an economic system charge of seven.71.
LSG captain Rishabh Pant mentioned on the toss (by way of Cricbuzz):
“Only one change for us. Akash Deep is available in for Siddharth.”
Akash Deep would possibly come in useful for LSG owing to his expertise of enjoying seven Exams for India.
MI decide to bowl towards LSG within the IPL 2025 conflict
Hardik Pandya-led MI received the toss and selected to bowl first towards LSG within the IPL 2025 encounter. Justifying his resolution, the all-rounder mentioned (by way of Cricbuzz):
“We’re gonna bowl first. Appears to be like like a recent wicket. Unsure how it’ll play. Appears to be like an honest observe. Dew would possibly are available later. Thought higher to chase.”
Like LSG, MI made a solitary change as Rohit Sharma sustained a knee harm. All-rounder Raj Bawa has changed him within the enjoying XI.
The 2 have managed a solitary win of their first three matches however they’re approaching the again of contrasting performances of their final matches. LSG misplaced to PBKS by eight wickets in a one-sided sport, whereas MI thrashed the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by the identical margin.
It’s value mentioning that the Mumbai-based franchise has managed only one win towards LSG in six video games, together with 5 losses. The Hardik Pandya-led facet shall be looking for their first win in Lucknow.
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