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Quick Answer: LSG vs MI Head-to-Head at a Glance Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians have met 8 times in the IPL from 2022 to 2025. LSG lead the head-to-head record 6-2. MI’s only wins came in the 2023 Eliminator (by 81 runs, Akash Madhwal’s historic 5/5) and the 2025 Match 45 in Mumbai (by 54 runs, Bumrah 4 wickets, Boult 3). LSG have won all six remaining matches including two in 2022, one in the 2023 league stage, two in 2024, and one in 2025. KL Rahul’s two centuries in 2022 and Nicholas Pooran’s 75 off 29 in 2024 are the individual batting highlights for LSG. |
Understanding the Rivalry: A New Giant vs Five-Time Champions
When Lucknow Super Giants entered the IPL in 2022, few expected them to become one of the few franchises with a winning record against Mumbai Indians. MI had already collected five IPL titles, built arguably the league’s most complete modern squad, and established Wankhede Stadium as one of the most intimidating venues for visiting teams in global T20 cricket.
LSG arrived with KL Rahul’s calm aggression, a well-constructed squad, and a willingness to build through smart recruitment rather than expensive marquee signings. Within their first two games against MI, they had announced that this would not be a rivalry built on deference.
What makes the LSG versus MI timeline genuinely interesting beyond the scoreboard is what each match reveals about the tactical evolution of both sides. From KL Rahul’s two centuries in 2022, through Akash Madhwal’s legendary 5/5 in the 2023 Eliminator, to Hardik Pandya’s career-best 5/36 in a losing cause in April 2025, this rivalry has produced more than results. It has produced performances that defined individual seasons and player legacies.
This guide covers every match from first ball to last, with verified scores and genuine analysis that goes beyond the recaps competing articles provide.
The Complete Match Timeline: All 8 Encounters
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Match / Date |
Venue & Result |
Margin & Key Performer |
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IPL 2022 Match 37 Apr 16, 2022 |
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai LSG won |
LSG won. KL Rahul 103* (62 balls). LSG chased with controlled aggression. |
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IPL 2022 Match 54 Apr 24, 2022 |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai LSG won |
LSG won. KL Rahul second century vs MI. Back-to-back wins in debut season. |
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IPL 2023 League Stage May 16, 2023 |
Ekana Stadium, Lucknow LSG won by 5 runs |
Stoinis 89* (47 balls). Bishnoi bowling. Defended 178. MI all out for 173. |
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IPL 2023 Eliminator May 24, 2023 |
Chepauk Stadium, Chennai MI won by 81 runs |
Akash Madhwal 5/5 (3.5 overs). LSG bowled out for 101. MI sailed home. |
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IPL 2024 Match 48 Apr 30, 2024 |
Ekana Stadium, Lucknow LSG won by 4 wickets |
Stoinis 62 (45 balls), Rahul 28. LSG chased 145. Player of Match: Stoinis. |
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IPL 2024 Match 67 May 17, 2024 |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai LSG won by 18 runs |
Pooran 75 (29 balls). Player of Match. LSG defended strong total. 18-run win. |
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IPL 2025 Match 16 Apr 4, 2025 |
Ekana Stadium, Lucknow LSG won by 12 runs |
Marsh 60 (31), Markram 53 (38), LSG 203/8. Hardik 5/36 in vain. LSG defended. |
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IPL 2025 Match 45 Apr 27, 2025 |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai MI won by 54 runs |
Bumrah 4 wickets. Boult 3 wickets. LSG bowled out for 162. MI won easily. |
IPL 2022: The Newcomer Announces Itself with Two Centuries
LSG’s debut IPL season was defined, in the context of this rivalry, by a single player performing at a level that left no ambiguity about the franchise’s credentials. KL Rahul scored two centuries against Mumbai Indians in 2022, making him the first batter in IPL history to hit two hundreds against the same opponent in a single season.
Match 37: Brabourne Stadium, April 16, 2022
The first meeting between these franchises took place at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Rahul’s unbeaten 103 off 62 balls provided the platform for a successful chase. LSG overhauled MI’s total with composed precision, setting the tone for how the rivalry would evolve: a new franchise built on individual excellence at the top of the order, refusing to be overwhelmed by MI’s home advantage.
Mumbai Indians were going through a dismal 2022 season that would result in just four wins all tournament. The timing of LSG’s debut, against a weakened MI, partially contextualizes these victories, but KL Rahul’s centuries would have been extraordinary regardless of the opposition’s form.
Match 54: Wankhede Stadium, April 24, 2022
Eight days later, the teams met again, this time at Wankhede. Rahul produced another century, an achievement that transformed what might have been seen as an isolated performance into a defining statement about the batter and his team. LSG won again, going 2-0 in their head-to-head record in their first IPL season.
The back-to-back centuries gave LSG something money cannot buy: a rivalry narrative with one of the sport’s most successful franchises, established in year one.
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Record Highlight: 2022 KL Rahul became the first batter in IPL history to score two centuries against the same franchise in a single season. Both centuries came against Mumbai Indians. Both resulted in LSG victories. Highest individual score in LSG vs MI history: KL Rahul 103* (62 balls), Brabourne Stadium, April 2022. |
IPL 2023: The League Win, the Eliminator, and One of IPL History’s Most Remarkable Spells
The 2023 chapter of this rivalry is the most dramatically complete of any year. LSG won the league stage encounter decisively. Then MI ended LSG’s tournament with a bowling performance that remains one of the most discussed in IPL playoff history.
League Stage: Ekana Stadium, May 16, 2023
Playing at home in Lucknow, LSG set a target of 178 largely on the back of Marcus Stoinis. His unbeaten 89 off 47 balls was a masterclass in power hitting that gave LSG a total demanding enough to defend on a surface that typically rewards batters in chasing.
Ravi Bishnoi’s bowling was the anchor of the defence. His ability to create pressure through flight and variation at crucial moments in MI’s chase kept LSG in the contest when it briefly looked like MI might chase down the total. LSG eventually won by 5 runs, with MI finishing at 173 chasing 178.
IPL 2023 Eliminator: Chepauk Stadium, Chennai, May 24, 2023
The Eliminator changed everything. LSG came in as favourites on paper, having performed better than MI across the league stage. What followed was not competitive cricket. It was a dismantling.
Akash Madhwal’s bowling figures read 5/5 from 3.5 overs, one of the most extraordinary spells in the history of IPL playoff cricket. LSG were bowled out for 101. MI chased the total in under 11 overs, winning by 81 runs. Suryakumar Yadav’s batting acceleration at the top of a straightforward chase underlined how completely the match was under Mumbai’s control after Madhwal had finished his work.
The Eliminator result served two purposes in the rivalry’s narrative. It reminded everyone that MI’s playoff experience gives them a different gear when the season is on the line. And it temporarily reset a dominance pattern that LSG had been building toward an assumption of superiority.
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Record Highlight: 2023 Eliminator Akash Madhwal: 5 wickets for 5 runs from 3.5 overs. Best bowling by an MI bowler against LSG. LSG’s lowest score in this rivalry: 101 all out. MI’s largest winning margin against LSG: 81 runs. This remains MI’s only playoff win over LSG and their most emphatic result in the head-to-head series. |
IPL 2024: Pooran’s 75 Off 29 and Another Home Win Seal LSG’s Best Year Against MI
By 2024, LSG had recruited Nicholas Pooran, the West Indian left-hander whose ability to accelerate at any stage of an innings made him arguably the most destructive finisher the franchise had deployed. His impact against MI in 2024 crystallized everything the team’s recruitment philosophy was aimed at.
Match 48: Ekana Stadium, April 30, 2024
The April meeting at Lucknow was a four-wicket victory built on Marcus Stoinis’s 62 off 45 balls and a composed finish. KL Rahul contributed 28 runs before his dismissal. Stoinis won the Player of the Match award for guiding the chase past MI’s total of 144, finishing on 145/6 with 4.4 overs to spare.
The result extended LSG’s home ground advantage in this rivalry. At Ekana Stadium, MI had now played twice and lost both times. The dimensions of the ground, which are larger than Wankhede, create conditions that reward disciplined bowling and make boundary-hitting more difficult, which tends to suit LSG’s balanced pace attack.
Match 67: Wankhede Stadium, May 17, 2024
The second 2024 encounter, played at MI’s home ground in Mumbai, was defined entirely by Nicholas Pooran. His 75 off 29 balls was not merely fast scoring. It was calculated destruction targeted specifically at the areas where MI’s bowling attack was most vulnerable in the death overs.
LSG posted a total strong enough to defend, and then did so, winning by 18 runs. Pooran won the Player of the Match award, cementing his reputation as LSG’s most dangerous weapon in high-pressure run-scoring situations. LSG had now swept both encounters in the 2024 season, going 2-0 and extending their overall lead to 5-1.
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Record Highlight: 2024 Nicholas Pooran: 75 runs off 29 balls vs MI at Wankhede, May 2024. Highest strike rate innings (258+) in this rivalry. LSG won both 2024 encounters, going back-to-back at both Ekana and Wankhede. After IPL 2024, LSG held a 5-1 head-to-head advantage over MI. |
IPL 2025: Hardik’s Career-Best in a Losing Cause, Then MI’s Emphatic Wankhede Response
The 2025 season produced the most evenly split outcome of any year in the rivalry. LSG won the first match despite Hardik Pandya taking a career-best five-wicket haul. MI won the second decisively, raising legitimate questions about LSG’s consistency away from home.
Match 16: Ekana Stadium, April 4, 2025
This match was framed entirely around the question of whether Hardik Pandya’s bowling alone could drag MI to victory against a batting lineup that had found its range. The answer was almost yes.
LSG batted first and built their innings through Mitchell Marsh, whose explosive 60 off 31 balls in the opening partnership gave them early momentum. Aiden Markram followed with a composed 53 off 38 balls, his sixth IPL half-century, steadying the innings after Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant both fell cheaply.
Hardik Pandya’s response with the ball was extraordinary. He took 5/36, becoming the first captain in IPL history to take five wickets in an innings. The fifer came in the death overs, repeatedly dismissing the LSG lower order when they were threatening to push past 210. LSG finished at 203/8.
Chasing 204, MI opened with Ryan Rickelton and Will Jacks in the absence of an injured Rohit Sharma. The pair were both dismissed cheaply as LSG’s bowlers exploited the Ekana dimensions. Naman Dhir’s 46 off 24 balls and Suryakumar Yadav’s 67 gave MI genuine hope through a 69-run partnership.
But LSG’s death bowling held. Avesh Khan defended 22 runs in the final over. Suryakumar was removed by Avesh for 67 attempting his signature scoop, caught by Abdul Samad at deep backward square. LSG won by 12 runs, 203 to 191.
Match 45: Wankhede Stadium, April 27, 2025
The rematch at Wankhede told a different story. MI posted a substantial total and then deployed Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult with the clinical efficiency that makes them one of the most dangerous opening bowling combinations in T20 cricket.
Bumrah’s performance included a landmark moment: his wicket of Aiden Markram made him the leading wicket taker in MI’s IPL history, surpassing Lasith Malinga’s tally of wickets in Mumbai Indians colours, a record that had stood as one of the most celebrated individual milestones in franchise cricket. He finished with 4 wickets in the innings.
Trent Boult took 3 wickets, and Will Jacks contributed to LSG’s early dismantling from a spin angle. LSG were bowled out for 162, losing by 54 runs. The margin was MI’s second largest victory against LSG, behind only the 2023 Eliminator’s 81-run win.
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Record Highlights: IPL 2025 Hardik Pandya 5/36 vs LSG, April 4, 2025: First captain in IPL history to take five wickets in an innings. Jasprit Bumrah surpassed Lasith Malinga as MI’s all-time leading wicket taker during the April 27 match. 2025 ended split 1-1: LSG won at Ekana, MI won at Wankhede. First split-result year since 2023. |
Complete Head-to-Head Statistics: LSG vs MI (2022-2025)
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Stat |
LSG |
MI |
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Total wins |
6 |
2 |
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Win % overall |
75% |
25% |
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At Ekana Stadium |
4 wins from 4 |
0 wins from 4 |
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At Wankhede Stadium |
2 wins from 3 |
1 win from 3 (2025) |
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Neutral venues |
0 wins from 1 |
1 win from 1 (2023 Eliminator) |
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Highest team total |
203/8 (Apr 2025) |
Not yet surpassed LSG’s 203 |
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Lowest team total |
101 all out (2023 Elim) |
Not yet posted sub-120 vs LSG |
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Highest individual score |
KL Rahul 103* (2022) |
Suryakumar Yadav 80 (45), 2024 |
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Best bowling figures |
Ravi Bishnoi: 2/26 (2024) |
Akash Madhwal 5/5 (2023 Elim); Hardik 5/36 (2025) |
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Most Player of Match awards |
KL Rahul (2), Nicholas Pooran (1) |
Akash Madhwal (1), Hardik Pandya (0, lost) |
The Players Who Defined the Rivalry
Eight matches across four seasons have consistently returned to the same performers when the defining moments needed to be made. Here are the players whose names are inseparable from the LSG vs MI rivalry record.
KL Rahul (LSG, 2022-2024)
The architect of LSG’s early dominance. Two centuries in 2022 established both the team’s credibility and Rahul’s own status as one of the IPL’s premier run-scorers against top-flight bowling attacks. His leadership style, calm and calculated, contrasted with MI’s more aggressive captaincy approach across these years. Rahul’s record against MI stands as the single most impactful individual contribution in this rivalry’s batting history.
Nicholas Pooran (LSG, 2024-2025)
The Caribbean left-hander brought a different quality to LSG’s arsenal: the ability to win matches from deep in the innings when the situation required acceleration rather than consolidation. His 75 off 29 at Wankhede in 2024 is the highest strike-rate significant innings in the rivalry’s history. In a context where LSG needed to score aggressively at a venue that historically disadvantaged visiting teams, Pooran delivered the match-winning moment.
Marcus Stoinis (LSG, 2023-2025)
Stoinis appeared as a match-winner in two of LSG’s biggest victories. His unbeaten 89 in the 2023 league match and his 62 in the 2024 Ekana fixture gave LSG the top-order acceleration that turned defendable totals into imposing ones. His aggressive left-right opening partnership with Aiden Markram in 2025 produced a 76-run first wicket stand that set the platform for LSG’s 203/8.
Akash Madhwal (MI, 2023 Eliminator)
One match. One performance. Permanent place in this rivalry’s history. Madhwal’s 5/5 from 3.5 overs in the 2023 Eliminator remains the most economical five-wicket haul in IPL playoff history by multiple measures. The spell was not built on pace or power. It was built on movement, variation, and the ability to execute a consistent line that LSG’s batters could not read. MI’s largest win in this rivalry belongs to him.
Hardik Pandya (MI captain, 2025)
Hardik’s bowling performance in April 2025 deserves special recognition because it represents the first time in this rivalry that a single performance from the losing team was genuinely historic. A five-wicket haul as captain. A career-best bowling performance. And still a 12-run defeat. The match illustrates exactly why LSG’s record at Ekana is so difficult to explain by individual performances alone. Hardik did everything asked of him and more. The ground conditions, team balance, and death bowling combination were simply better for LSG on the night.
Jasprit Bumrah (MI, 2024-2025)
Bumrah’s contribution to the rivalry is less dramatic than Madhwal’s single spell but more architecturally significant. His economy rate across multiple encounters, his ability to take wickets at the top and bottom of the innings, and his record-breaking milestone in April 2025 make him the bowler that LSG has had to plan around most carefully in recent seasons. His 4-wicket performance in the Wankhede match effectively ended the contest before it reached a climax.
The Ekana Factor: Why LSG Have Never Lost to MI at Home
One of the most striking statistics in this rivalry is that LSG have played MI four times at the Barsana Ekana Stadium in Lucknow and won all four matches. This is not a small sample size anomaly. Across 2023, 2024, and 2025, MI have been unable to win at Ekana against LSG regardless of their overall form in that season.
Several structural factors contribute to this pattern:
- Boundary dimensions: Ekana Stadium has larger playing dimensions than Wankhede, which benefits disciplined medium-pace bowlers who can extract value from the extra ground. LSG’s pace attack, built around Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, and rotating seamers, exploits this consistently in the death overs.
- Spin in the middle overs: Ravi Bishnoi and supporting spinners have historically been effective at Ekana because the pitch takes more turn as the match progresses. MI’s batting lineup, which relies heavily on pace-hitting rather than sweep-and-slog variations against spin, has struggled to adapt.
- Crowd and atmosphere: Home advantage in T20 cricket is more measurable at venues with vocal, partisan crowds. Ekana’s crowd creates genuine pressure during close finishes, and multiple LSG victories at the venue have been decided in the final two overs.
- Familiarity with conditions: LSG’s bowlers have trained and practised at Ekana across multiple seasons. Their ability to identify which deliveries work on a given day, and adjust to surface changes, gives them a meaningful advantage over visiting teams who arrive with two days of pitch reports.
What the Head-to-Head Record Actually Tells Us
A 6-2 record in favour of LSG after eight matches tells a story, but it does not tell the complete story. Understanding what the record means requires separating the structural from the coincidental.
The structural advantage is clear: LSG built a team identity at Ekana that makes them exceptionally difficult to beat at home. Their death bowling combination and spin assets are calibrated to Ekana’s dimensions. This is franchise-building done correctly, and it shows in a 4-0 home record against one of the IPL’s most resourced teams.
The coincidental element is also real: LSG’s 2022 victories came against an MI team that finished the season with just four wins, their worst IPL campaign to date. Those two matches established the head-to-head record on the weakest possible version of Mumbai Indians. That context matters when evaluating whether the 6-2 record overstates LSG’s true level of superiority.
The more honest reading is that LSG have genuinely been the better team in most of their encounters since 2023, while MI retain the capacity for a dominant performance when conditions suit their bowling attack. The 2023 Eliminator and the 2025 Wankhede match prove that MI at full strength, with Bumrah and Boult operating together, can dismantle LSG just as comprehensively as LSG have dismantled them at Ekana.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the head-to-head record between LSG and MI in the IPL?
As of IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants lead Mumbai Indians 6-2 in head-to-head IPL encounters. LSG have won both 2022 matches, the 2023 league match, both 2024 matches, and the first 2025 encounter. MI’s wins came in the 2023 Eliminator and the second 2025 match in April at Wankhede.
What was the best individual bowling performance in LSG vs MI history?
Akash Madhwal’s 5/5 from 3.5 overs in the 2023 IPL Eliminator at Chepauk is the standout bowling performance. Hardik Pandya’s 5/36 in April 2025 is the only other five-wicket haul in the rivalry and was remarkable for being achieved in a losing cause by a captain.
Has KL Rahul scored a century against MI?
Yes, twice. KL Rahul scored two centuries against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022: 103* off 62 balls at Brabourne Stadium on April 16, and a second century at Wankhede on April 24. He remains the only batter to score two IPL centuries against the same franchise in a single season.
Has MI ever beaten LSG at Ekana Stadium?
No. As of April 2025, Mumbai Indians have not won a single match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Barsana Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. LSG’s home record in this rivalry is 4 matches played, 4 wins.
When did Jasprit Bumrah become MI’s all-time leading wicket taker?
Bumrah surpassed Lasith Malinga’s record of wickets in Mumbai Indians colours during the LSG vs MI match at Wankhede in April 2025. His wicket of Aiden Markram in that match took him to 171 IPL wickets for MI, making him the leading wicket taker in the franchise’s history.
What was the result of the most recent LSG vs MI match?
The most recent match was Match 45 of IPL 2025, played at Wankhede Stadium on April 27, 2025. Mumbai Indians won by 54 runs, with Jasprit Bumrah (4 wickets) and Trent Boult (3 wickets) dismantling LSG’s batting lineup. LSG were bowled out for 162 chasing MI’s total.
Who has won the most Player of the Match awards in LSG vs MI games?
KL Rahul has the most individual match awards in the rivalry with two Player of the Match recognitions, both in 2022. Nicholas Pooran and Marcus Stoinis have each won one award. Akash Madhwal won the award in the 2023 Eliminator. Hardik Pandya took five wickets in 2025 but did not win the award as LSG won the match.
Looking Ahead: What the Next Chapter of This Rivalry Holds
With Rishabh Pant now captaining LSG and Hardik Pandya leading MI, the tactical dimensions of this rivalry have shifted. Both captains are more likely to prioritize aggressive approaches over calculated conservatism, which historically favours high-scoring encounters over low-scoring defensive affairs.
LSG’s emergence of Mayank Yadav as a genuine pace threat adds a new weapon to their home bowling attack. MI’s continued reliance on Bumrah and Boult as their primary match-winner combination makes them devastating on days when the pitch offers assistance but vulnerable when it does not.
The pattern of the last four seasons suggests that LSG will continue to be difficult to beat at Ekana and that MI will be dangerous at Wankhede when they get conditions right. A rivalry that began with LSG’s debutant dominance has matured into one of the most tactically interesting matchups in modern IPL cricket.
The 6-2 scoreline understates MI’s capacity to beat LSG emphatically when conditions align. And it understates LSG’s consistency in a rivalry where they have systematically outperformed a franchise with five times their silverware. That tension is what makes the next match, whenever it comes, worth watching.
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