IPL 2023 Eliminator: Akash Madhwal's 5/5 blows LSG away as MI storm into Qualifier 2 with 81-run win

Mumbai Indians (MI) continued their fairytale run in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL), storming into Qualifier 2 with an 81-run hammering of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Eliminator in Chennai on Wednesday.

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Five-time champions MI, who snuck into the playoffs with a convincing victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday along with Gujarat Titans’ (GT) hammering of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), posted a competitive 182/8 on the board with Cameron Green once again top-scoring for the side with a 23-ball 41.

But it was Akash Madhwal’s destructive haul of 5/5 that helped dismantle the power-packed LSG batting lineup on a Chepauk wicket that was a better surface to bat on compared to the one used for Qualifier 1, in which Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated GT by 15 runs to reach their 10th IPL final.

A MI-ghty special victory!