Final result
Mumbai Indians won by 81 runs
Player of the match: Akash Madhwal
Result · Indian Premier League
Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants
Result · Indian Premier League
H2H · MI 2–6 LSGVenue par · 192Chase success · 46%POTM · Akash Madhwal
Match preview & overview
Mumbai Indians crush Lucknow Super Giants by 81 runs in Chennai
Mumbai Indians beat Lucknow Super Giants by 81 runs at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 24 May 2023. Mumbai Indians, who won the toss and chose to bat, posted 182/8 from their 20 overs. Lucknow Super Giants never seriously threatened in reply, losing 7 wickets in the middle overs for 46 runs and eventually folding for 101. Akash Madhwal took the Player of the Match award. The result ended a sequence in which LSG had won four of the previous five meetings between the two sides.
Mumbai's innings was built on a brisk powerplay: 62 runs from the first 6 overs at the cost of 2 wickets. The middle overs added another 69 at the same cost, and while 4 wickets fell in the death for 51 runs, 182 was a competitive total at a venue where the average first-innings score across 127 T20 matches is 192. LSG started their chase with purpose, reaching 54/2 after 6 overs. From that point, the innings disintegrated. Seven wickets fell in the middle overs for just 46 runs, and the final phase was an irrelevance: 1 run, 1 wicket.
Pitch report & venue insights
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai — 127-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2003–2026. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
127
T20 matches hosted
192
Avg 1st-innings score
177
Avg 2nd-innings score
46%
Chase success rate
45
Avg powerplay runs
42%
Toss-field rate
Head-to-head record
Lucknow Super Giants lead the series 6–2 from 8 completed matches
Seasons 2022–2025
Series standing
Mumbai Indians
Lucknow Super Giants8
Total meetings
0
No results
8
In last 8
Recent encounters
Last 82025MI won by 54 runs
2025LSG won by 12 runs
2024LSG won by 18 runs
2024LSG won by 4 wickets
2023MI won by 81 runs
2023LSG won by 5 runs
2022LSG won by 36 runs
2022LSG won by 18 runs
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
Lucknow collapse to 101 all out chasing 183
After a reasonable powerplay of 54 runs, Lucknow Super Giants lost 7 wickets in the middle overs for just 46 runs. The innings effectively ended there: the final wicket fell with only 1 run scored across the death overs, leaving LSG 81 runs short.
Angle 02
Mumbai's powerplay set the tone with 62 runs
Angle 03
Akash Madhwal earns Player of the Match
Angle 04
Venue average exceeded: 182 versus a 192 par score
Angle 05
LSG's head-to-head advantage meant little on the night
Key players
Players who decided it
Mumbai Indians
Akash Madhwal
Chennai (contextual reference: spun at this venue in Tests)
R Ashwin
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Middle-overs bowling markets may be worth examining at Chennai: the ground's pitch conditions tend to slow the ball and create opportunities for variations, making individual wicket-taker lines potentially more interesting than outright totals.
- Top batter markets on slow Chennai surfaces have historically favoured batters who rotate strike and build innings rather than go hard early; powerplay form may not be a reliable guide to match-long output here.
- Chase success at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium sits at just 46% across 127 T20 matches, which the markets may or may not have fully reflected in this fixture's pre-game lines.
- When one team posts above the venue's average powerplay of 43 runs, the historical pattern at this ground suggests the bowling side tends to respond by targeting early wickets; that dynamic can affect first-wicket-to-fall and innings-milestone markets.
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Frequently asked
Questions about Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants
Who won the Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL match on 24 May 2023?
Mumbai Indians won by 81 runs. They posted 182/8 batting first, then bowled Lucknow Super Giants out for 101. Akash Madhwal was named Player of the Match.
What was the head-to-head record between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants before this match?
Lucknow Super Giants held a 6–2 advantage from 8 meetings before this fixture. LSG had won four of the five most recent encounters, including a 5-run win over Mumbai earlier in the 2023 IPL season.
Where was the match played and what is the venue's T20 history?
The match was played at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Across 127 T20 matches at the ground, the average first-innings score is 192, the average powerplay produces 43 runs, and chasing sides have won 46% of the time.
Where can UK fans watch IPL matches including Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants?
IPL coverage in the UK is broadcast on Sky Sports Cricket. Viewers can also stream matches through Sky Go or take a day pass via NOW TV if they are not Sky subscribers.
How did Lucknow Super Giants' batting collapse unfold?
LSG made 54/2 from their powerplay, keeping themselves in the chase. The match turned in the middle overs, where they lost 7 wickets for just 46 runs. By the time the death overs arrived the game was already over, with only 1 run and 1 wicket recorded in that phase.
Who was Player of the Match in the Mumbai vs Lucknow IPL 2023 clash in Chennai?
Akash Madhwal of Mumbai Indians was named Player of the Match. His bowling in the middle overs was central to Lucknow's collapse from a viable position to 101 all out.
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- Ravichandran Ashwin — photo by Dee03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source