Akash Madhwal took five wickets for as many runs to lead Mumbai Indians to a crushing 81-run win in the second IPL playoff game and knock Lucknow Super Giants out of the tournament on Wednesday.
Cameron Green (41) and Suryakumar Yadav (33) put on 66 to help guide five-time champions Mumbai to 182-8 after they elected to bat first in the knockout contest in Chennai.
Madhwal then returned figures of 5-5 in 3.3 overs to dismiss Lucknow for 101 as Mumbai booked a meeting with holders Gujarat Titans in the next play-off encounter on Friday.
The winners of that clash will meet Chennai Super Kings in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Lucknow’s innings imploded as they collapsed from 69-2 to be bowled out in 16.3 overs, losing three key wickets to run outs.
Best bowling figures in IPL
| Player | Ov | BBI | Against | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzarri Joseph (MI) | 3.4 | 12/6 | SRH | Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium | 06 April 2019 |
| Sohail Tanvir (RR) | 4 | 14/6 | CSK | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 04 May 2008 |
| Adam Zampa (RPS) | 4 | 19/6 | SRH | ACA-VDCA Stadium | 10 May 2016 |
| Anil Kumble (RCB) | 3.1 | 5/5 | RR | Newlands | 18 April 2009 |
| Akash Madhwal (MI) | 3.3 | 5/5 | LSG | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 24 May 2023 |
#IPL2023
— The Field (@thefield_in) May 24, 2023
🎥 Akash Madhwal with two big wickets off two consecutive balls
What a find he has been for MI 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/7rtrpLUipc
Here are some reactions to the stunning bowling effort:
Boy from 𝕌𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕜𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕕. Winning matches for 𝕄𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕒𝕚. 🫶#OneFamily #LSGvMI #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #TATAIPL #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/DILVK8miYY
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 24, 2023
What a spell from Akash Madhwal🔥🔥🔥. Congratulations @mipaltan, great win 🙌🏾
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) May 24, 2023
Remember the name! #AkashMadhwal
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 24, 2023
Sensational! 🔥🔥
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 24, 2023
Akash Madhwal bags a FIFER & Lucknow Super Giants are all out for 101 #TATAIPL | #Eliminator | #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/pfiLNkScnz
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 24, 2023
Akash Madhwal’s 5/5 (3.3 ovs):
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 24, 2023
- First to take 5-for in IPL playoffs/knockouts
- Joint-best figures by an Indian in IPL
- Joint 4th-best bowling figures by any bowler in IPL
- Best figures in all T20s at Chepauk
- Most economical (1.42) 5-wkt haul in IPL #MIvLSG pic.twitter.com/EqhPQHX8EA
Mumbaiiiii…
— Issy Wong (@Wongi95) May 24, 2023
Great bowling in a high pressure game, Akash Madhwal. Welcome to the 5/5 club 👏🏾 @mipaltan @JioCinema
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) May 24, 2023
Akash Madhwal take a bow!! What a find from @mipaltan!! 👏🏾 Top class bowling in a high pressure game! Brilliantly batted from @CameronGreen_, @surya_14kumar & Wadhera and well bowled by Piyush & Jordan!! @imnaveenulhaq too good tonight!! #GTvMI will be an exciting contest!!
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) May 24, 2023
First SKY, then Akash.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) May 24, 2023
Mumbai defeated Lucknow from above.
Akash Madhwal, gosh cricket is beautiful ❤️ #LSGvMI #IPL2023
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) May 24, 2023
Good performance from Madhwal tonight. Would give it 5/5.
— Tareque Laskar (@tarequelaskar) May 24, 2023
Take a bow for this young talent Engineer Akash Madhwal.
— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129) May 24, 2023
A dream spell for a boy 5-5 in 3.3 Overs.@mipaltan supperb comeback in 2nd half of #IPL2023
Congratulations @ImRo45 and boys.#LSGvMI #IPLPlayOffs @IPL #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/2MDs9ZO7rN
17 dots from Madhwal - 8500 trees and 5 wickets for the night.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 24, 2023
What a spell 👏 💙 pic.twitter.com/gKzW1S2ar9
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) May 24, 2023
5/5 for Madhwal. The deadly combination of scoring a lot of fantasy points and planting an insane number of trees. What a performance!
— Manya (@CSKian716) May 24, 2023
For his spectacular five-wicket haul and conceding just five runs, Akash Madhwal receives the Player of the Match award 👌🏻👌🏻
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 24, 2023
Mumbai Indians register a comprehensive 81-run victory 👏🏻👏🏻
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/CVo5K1wG31#TATAIPL | #Eliminator | #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/qy9ndLnKnA
There is something incredibly moving about talking to these young performers who appear on this magnificent stage. You could see what this meant to #AkashMadhwal. Well done @mipaltan on another fabulous scouting effort. And the #TataIPL that provides life changing platforms to…
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 24, 2023
Green, who hit his maiden T20 century in Mumbai’s previous win, looked in control during his 23-ball knock until his departure.
Naveen-ul-Haq, who took four wickets for Lucknow, sent back Suryakumar and Green, bowled by a slower off-cutter from the Afghanistan pace bowler, in the space of three deliveries to push Mumbai onto the back foot.
Tilak Varma hit back with a quickfire 26 and a 43-run stand with Tim David, who was out caught for 13 after unsuccessfully reviewing a full toss for being over waist-height.
Naveen finished with 4-38 and Yash Thakur took three wickets but despite their efforts Mumbai’s impact sub Nehal Wadhera boosted the total with his 12-ball 23.
Lucknow lost their openers early including impact player Kyle Mayers for 18 before Australia’s Marcus Stoinis attempted to pull the chase together in his 27-ball 40.
But Madhwal struck with successive balls, including getting the dangerous Nicholas Pooran caught behind for a golden duck.
Stoinis, who crossed 400 runs this season to be his team’s standout performer, was run out after a mid-pitch collision with non-striker Deepak Hooda with both batters watching the ball.
The innings fell further apart with two more run outs sending back Krishnappa Gowtham and Hooda.
Lucknow, who made their IPL debut last season with Gujarat as the league grew to 10 teams, fell at the same hurdle in the previous edition.
With AFP inputs
