Defending 10 runs against Tim David (32*) and Cameron Green (4*), Mohsin bowled the last over and conceded just 5 runs, helping hosts LSG win by five runs. Mohsin made a good comeback after a long injury.
As it happened: Lucknow vs Mumbai
This win propelled LSG to third place Indian Premier League 2nd bottom with 15 points Chennai Super KingsWho has better net run rate with same marks. Mumbai slipped to fourth place after suffering their sixth defeat.
Marcus Stoinis Showcased his raw power, scoring an unbeaten 89 off 47 balls, as LSG recovered from a poor start to bowl out Mumbai for 177 for three.
Mumbai were close to a comfortable win, but chased down the target in the second half of the innings, scoring 172 for five in 20 overs.
Mohsin, who missed the entire domestic season due to a shoulder injury, showed composure in the final over to help LSG take a big step towards a top-four finish.
Despite the defeat, Mumbai remains in the race for the playoffs.
Chasing 178 on this pitch just wasn’t going to be easy Rohit Sharma (25 of 37) and Ishan Kishan (59 off 39) boosted his chances of a comfortable chase with an opening wicket of 90 off 58 balls.
Kishan looked dangerous while Rohit hit two scintillating sixes to give a strong indication that he is back to his best.
However, both fell to Ravi Bishnoi in his successive overs as the hosts got back in the game.
Going for shots from the first ball was not the best option on this surface and also usually unplayable Suryakumar Yadav Experienced that in between. A master at scoring runs from behind the wicket, he went for his trademark scoop shot off fast bowler Yash Thakur but hit it back onto the stumps.
Mumbai needed 53 off the last 30 balls and with Nehal Wadhera and Tim David in the middle and Cameron Green yet to come on, Arsenal were left in the tank.
However, David could not finish the game like he did against Rajasthan Royals earlier in the competition.
Earlier, Stoinis hit eight sixes in his belligerent innings and shared an 82-run partnership with the stand-in captain Krunal Pandya (49 Retired Hurt) In the seventh over, LSG found themselves at 35 for three.
As has been the case throughout the season, the batsmen had a tough time on the two-pace surface.
LSG made a questionable call on giving up Kyle Myers, their leading run getter of the season, and the move didn’t work. At the top, his replacement Deepak Hooda (5) was dismissed by a slower ball from Jason Behrendorff.
The next ball from the left-arm pacer was thrown away and Prerak Mankad got a faint touch to the wicketkeeper while trying to run towards third man.
Things got worse for LSG when Quinton de Kock (16 off 15) fell in the seventh over to put the home side in trouble.
De Kock smartly goes for a drive with a googly Piyush Chawla But left behind.
It was up to Stoinis and Krunal to revive the innings and they did so with grittiness before the latter was retired hurt in the 16th over after being seen in slight trouble.
After this, Stoinis started his innings by hitting spinners Hrithik Shokeen and Chawla for sixes in consecutive overs.
Stroke making was difficult in the prevailing conditions but Stoinis used his brute force to hit much-needed fours and sixes.
The 18th over bowled by Jordan yielded 24 runs and the England pacer bowled it all over the place. He failed to nail his yorker and Stoinis sent two of his balls for massive sixes apart from hitting three fours off the short ball.
He ended the innings by hitting a six with one hand off Akash Madhwal.
Mumbai looted 54 runs in the last three overs.
(With inputs from PTI)
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