MI vs LSG: Rickelton, Suryakumar hit fifties; Mumbai post 215/7

Ryan Rickelton and Suryakumar Yadav hit half-centuries to power Mumbai Indians (MI) to 215/7 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in an IPL 2025 match in Mumbai on Sunday (April 27).

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Left-handed opener Rickelton top-scored with 58 off 32 balls, while Suryakumar chipped in with 54 off 28 balls after MI were asked to bat first.

Suryakumar, Orange Cap holder

For LSG, Mayank Yadav (2/40) and Avesh Khan (2/42) were the most successful bowlers.

With 427 runs, Suryakumar is now the Orange Cap holder.

"It's the first time I am wearing this (Orange) cap after a long time, feels really special. I was really happy when we lost the toss, because it is really hot out there but scoring 200-plus it is really good from a batting point of view. It's a good score and I feel the wicket is a little slow and I feel it is going to be challenging out there for their batting line-up, let's see how it goes," Suryakumar said during the innings break at Wankhede Stadium.

Suryakumar continued to plunder runs to become the leading run-scorer in this IPL, crossing the 400-run mark with his third fifty. The India T20 skipper also completed his 4,000 runs in IPL.

Suryakumar's 28-ball knock, laced with four sixes and as many fours, kept MI on track for a total in excess of 200 even as Tilak Varma (6) and Hardik Pandya (5) fell in quick succession.

The standout stroke during his innings was when Suryakumar went down on his knee to lift Prince Yadav (1/44) over fine leg for a six on a waist-high ball.

LSG's decision backfires

LSG's decision to bowl first anticipating a spin-friendly track under the sun did backfire to some extent on a batting-friendly pitch here, with none of their bowlers able to control stroke-play.

MI's scoring rate hovered around 10 an over consistently even as it felt they were going through a slowdown in the second half.

Rickelton's assault in the powerplay fuelled Mumbai's charge even as they lost the in-form Rohit Sharma early on.

Coming into the match after scoring back-to-back fifties, Rohit (12) welcomed India speedster Mayank Yadav (2/40) -- in action after an injury layoff -- with two consecutive sixes. But the India captain was undone by a slower delivery.

Mayank pulled Rohit outside off on a 120kmph delivery in the third over, which the batter cut straight into the hands of Prince at third man.

But the early blow had no impact whatsoever as Rickelton stroked his way for an impressive second IPL fifty off 25 balls.

Rickelton-Jacks partnership

The left-handed South African wicketkeeper-batter hit his strides early in the game, hitting powerfully down the wicket and putting away anything in his range into the stands.

Rickelton forged a second-wicket partnership of 55 runs with Will Jacks (29), setting the foundation for the middle order.

He punished both pace and spin and made the most of the wayward lengths the LSG bowlers bowled at the start of the contest.

Rickelton perished off Digvesh Rathi (1/48) when he made room to hit one over the infield but top-edged it.

Towards the end, Naman Dhir, who had to change his bat for failing the gauge test, struck 25 off 11 (2x4s, 2x6s), while debutant Corbin Bosch hammered a 10-ball 20 to take MI past the 200-mark.

(With agency inputs)