Markram and Marsh help Lucknow beat Mumbai by 12 runs in IPL

Half-centuries from Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh along with Digavesh Rathi, Shardul Thakur and Avesh Khan holding their nerve while taking a wicket each helped Lucknow Super Giants register their first home win of IPL 2025 after edging Mumbai Indians by 12 runs at the BRSV Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday.

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On a black soil pitch, Marsh capitalised on pace-on deliveries to hit 68 off 31 balls, his third fifty of the competition. After fall of Marsh, Markram stepped up to smash 53 off 38 balls, while Miller brought out the big hits in a 14-ball 37 and ensure LSG posted a 200-plus total for the second time.

MI, who conceded 69 runs in powerplay, Hardik Pandya led the way with the ball by picking up 5-36, his first five-for in T20 cricket. The MI skipper used the conditions very well by relying more on his slower balls to get his scalps and become the first-ever IPL captain to take a fifer.