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Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 03 May 2026

Simon Lewis 03 May 2026

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Mumbai Indians have almost lost any chance of picking up a record sixth IPL title, but they still have an outside chance of sneaking into the playoffs, but they need to hit a winning streak immediately.
Lucknow Super Giants have not been competitive this season and look odds-on for the wooden spoon.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

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Ryan Rickleton is in good form with the bat (Getty Images).

This Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. The bottom two sides are both close to being out of the running for the playoffs, and their attentions will soon be switching to avoiding the wooden spoon.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
MarketOdds

With just one win between the two sides in their last 10 combined matches this is a vital match as it represents two points neither side can afford to give up to the other side. It’s also a chance to try and get back on the winning track.

Match Details

Match	Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	4 May 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Mumbai Indians	LWLLL
Lucknow Super Giants	LLLLL

Neither side look like they could buy a win, although Mumbai pulled a stunning 99-run victory out the bag against the Titans. They have lost seven of their last eight matches, mostly by large margins. The Super Giants won back-to-back matches against the Sunrisers and the Knight Riders but have lost their next five on the bounce.

Head-to-Head Record

Season	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
2025	Mumbai Indians	54 runs	IPL
2025	Lucknow Super Giants	12 runs	IPL
2024	Lucknow Super Giants	18 runs	IPL
2024	Lucknow Super Giants	4 wickets	IPL
2023	Mumbai Indians	81 runs	IPL

The Super Giants have dominated this fixture, winning six of their eight matches against the Mumbai Indians. Mumbai have posted the highest score in these matches (215), while the Super Giants made the lowest score (101).

Team News

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma remains sidelined with his hamstring injury and is likely to be out for another three matches. Mitchell Santner is out for the rest of the season with a grade-3 ACL shoulder injury, but Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj has been brought in as a replacement.

Possible XI: Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.

Lucknow Super Giants: Mohsin Khan took 5/23 in the Super Giants’ last match but is likely to miss the match against Mumbai through injury.

Possible XI: Rishabh Pant (c), Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, M. Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, D. Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav.

Key Stats

Mumbai Indians’ Ryan Rickelton has scored 37, 123* & 37 in his last 4 innings.
Mumbai Indians’ Naman Dhir has scored 50, 45, 22 & 57 in his last 5 innings.
Mumbai Indians’ AM Ghazanfar has taken 2/31, 2/17, 2/25 & 2/51 in 5 matches.
Lucknow Super Giants’ Rishabh Pant has scored 43 & 42 in his last 3 innings.
Lucknow Super Giants’ Aiden Markram has scored 30, 42 & 31 in his last 5 knocks.
Lucknow Super Giants’ Prince Yadav has taken 3/32, 2/25 & 2/29 in 4 matches.

Match Analysis

The last match at the Wankhede was at the end of April, with the Sunrisers chasing down Mumbai’s target of 244 with six wickets and eight balls in hand. Mumbai hit 14 sixes in their innings, while the Sunrisers responded with 18 as they charged to the win.

The last five matches there have seen teams average scores of 221, with just five wickets falling per innings.

The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium offers plenty of scoring opportunities, and the short boundaries helps teams beef up their totals with plenty of fours and sixes.

No rain is expected and with temperatures touching 30°C there will be plenty of evening dew, so teams will want to chase rather than bowl second.

Betting Markets to Watch

Result

The Sunrisers are on a horror run of form while Mumbai were able to craft a massive win over the Titans. With home ground advantage I’m backing Mumbai to take the win.

Most Match Sixes

Ryan Rickelton hit five sixes in his last innings and eight in the previous match, which was at the Wankhede.

Score Over/Under Runs

Nicholas Pooran’s poor run of form continues, scoring 22 or under in all eight of his innings this season. His scores have been 8, 1, 13, 19, 1, 9, 22 and 9.

Take Over/Under Wickets

With the Wankhede seeing an average of just five wickets falling per innings this is a match to look at players taking under two wickets in the innings. Teams have been playing dangerman Jasprit Bumrah with great caution this season with the result that he has picked up just three wickets this season (1/15, 1/31 and 1/20), so he’s worth backing to take under two wickets for the 10th match in a row.

MarketOdds

Market	Odds
Mumbai Indians Win	1.62
Lucknow Super Giants Win	2.15
Match to go to a Super Over	29.00

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Verdict

Mumbai Indians v Lucknow Super Giants

Mumbai Indians are backed to win, with Jasprit Bumrah my pick to take under two wickets.

Ryan Rickelton is backed to hit the most sixes, while Nicholas Pooran is backed to score under 24 runs.

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Simon is a talented sports writer in South Africa with a strong focus on cricket having played first-team level for UCT, including playing at two Universities Weeks.

From a young age Simon was an avid reader of cricket magazines and books, and went on to be Editor of The Googly, CricketScene SA and SA Cricket, in addition to being a Features Writer on SA Sports Illustrated.

He has interviewed most of South Africa's premier cricketers and was the first writer to interview a teenaged Jacques Kallis.

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