LSG vs MI IPL 2025: Mitchell Marsh opened the innings for the hosts during their IPL 2025 match against MI in their backyard and scored a gritty knock of 60 runs off 31 balls. In his knock, he had smashed nine fours and two sixes. He also stitched a brilliant partnership of 76 runs for the first wicket with Aiden Markram.
Marsh entertained the viewers present at the venue and had joined West Indies batter Kyle Mayers in an elite list. Marsh, who had also led the Australian team in T20Is from the front, had become the second batter after Mayers to have scored a fifty during the powerplay for the hosts.
50-plus scores for LSG within the powerplay
60* (30) – Mitchell Marsh vs Mumbai Indians in Lucknow on April 4, 2025*
54 (24) – Kyle Mayers vs Punjab Kings in Mohali on April 28, 2023
53 (22) – Kyle Mayers vs Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on April 3, 2023
The LSG opener brought up his third half-century after playing in four IPL matches by taking two singles on the third ball of the sixth during the first innings. He had to score just 27 runs to achieve this milestone for the hosts.
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In his knock, he had smashed seven fours and two sixes.
During IPL 2023, Kyle Mayers also scored his half-century during the first six overs in two matches for the hosts.
Marsh, who was dismissed for a golden duck during their previous match against Punjab Kings and then began his innings by taking two singles on the first ball in Trent Boult's over and had then smashed a four on the next ball.
During the next over, he had smashed two consecutive boundaries. At the second delivery on Boult's second over, Marsh had smashed the first six and on the fourth ball, he had hit a four.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya brought Ashwini Kumar during the fourth over and the youngster gave away just three runs during his first over and then conceded 23 runs in his next.