NEW DELHI: Lucknow Tremendous Giants held their nerve to clinch an exciting 12-run victory over Mumbai Indians in Match 16 of IPL 2025 on the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Whereas Mitchell Marsh’s explosive 60 (off 31 balls) and Hardik Pandya’s five-wicket haul dominated headlines early on, it was younger leg-spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi who turned the tide in LSG’s favour with a sensational spell beneath strain and notched up the Participant of the Match award within the course of.
Batting first, LSG posted a commanding 203/8, because of Marsh’s 60 off 31 balls and late fireworks from David Miller (27 off 14).
Hardik Pandya was the choose of the MI bowlers, bagging 5 wickets, together with key dismissals of Nicolas Pooran, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, and Aiden Markram, holding MI inside attain.
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Nevertheless, the true story unfolded within the second innings, the place Mumbai appeared to be cruising with Suryakumar Yadav in ominous type.
At 86/2 within the ninth over, MI seemed set to chase the goal down. However Digvesh Singh Rathi, enjoying solely his second IPL match, modified the sport with an important breakthrough. He eliminated the harmful Naman Dhir for 46 with a pointy supply that skidded on and bowled him, derailing MI’s momentum.
The spinner’s figures of 1/21 weren’t simply economical, however tactically sensible.
Bowling with excellent management and guile, he utilized strain within the center overs, conceding simply 11 runs in his remaining two overs when MI had been gearing up for a remaining assault.

His tight spell pressured the batters to take dangers on the different finish, ultimately resulting in Suryakumar’s dismissal within the seventeenth over.
Even with Hardik Pandya launching a late onslaught, LSG’s whole proved simply out of attain for MI, who ended at 191/5.
Rathi’s composure and fearless strategy stood out, marking him as a rising star in LSG’s ranks.

This win lifts LSG to sixth on the desk and offers their marketing campaign contemporary momentum.
For MI, questions stay over their middle-order ending and loss of life bowling. But when there’s one identify they gained’t overlook from this sport, it’s Digvesh Singh Rathi.