The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Eliminator sees Lucknow Super Giants take on Mumbai Indians in a crucial encounter. The winner will meet Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 and the losing side will bid farewell. Earlier, LSG claimed third place in IPL 2023 and MI took fourth place, finishing with 16 points. The Eliminator is being held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai (Chepauk).
MI opener Ishan Kishan is aiming to notch a special milestone for the franchise. Kishan, who has 1990 runs for MI in the IPL, is 10 shy of the 2000-run mark. He can become just the sixth MI player to reach the milestone after Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Ambati Rayudu and Sachin Tendulkar. So far, Kishan has 14 fifties for MI and averages 31.58.
Overall in the IPL, the southpaw has struck 2,309 runs at 29.60. Kishan can surpass Sachin’s IPL runs tally of 2334 runs as well. Besides, he can go past Devon Smith’s mark of 2385 runs.
Other records on offer in the MI-LSG contest
Rohit can achieve this mark at the Chepauk
Rohit Sharma has scored 353 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium at 27.15. He has struck at 124.29, slamming two fifties so far. Rohit is 47 runs short of the 400-run mark and can surpass players like AB de Villiers (353), Virat Kohli (362), Brendon McCullum (372), Ravindra Jadeja (378), and Devon Conway (390). Rohit can become the ninth player to score 400-plus runs at this venue in the IPL.
SKY can surpass Yusuf Pathan, besides getting to 350 fours
Suryakumar Yadav is in deadly form after a poor start to the IPL 2023 campaign. Surya has batted well to notch 511 runs this season. Meanwhile, overall in the IPL, the stylish batter has managed 3155 runs at 31.55. Suryakumar needs 50 runs to surpass Yusuf Pathan’s tally of 3204 runs. He also needs 10 fours to get to a mark of 350.
1500 IPL runs for Stoinis
LSG all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has scored 1438 runs at 27.13. He needs 62 more to reach a mark of 1500 in the IPL. Overall in the T20 format, the Aussie star has managed 4877 runs. He has smashed 398 fours and is three shy of 400.
De Kock can attain these numbers
Quinton de Kock has scored 651 runs for LSG in the IPL. He needs 49 runs to become just the second player after KL Rahul to score 700-plus runs for the franchise. He averages 36.16 for LSG. Meanwhile, De Kock (349) is one six shy of the 350 mark in T20 cricket.