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IPL 2025 Points Table: LSG Leapfrogs MI After 12-Run Victory

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) secured their second win of the IPL 2025 season with a hard-fought 12-run victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday. The win propelled LSG to sixth place in the points table, while MI slipped to seventh after suffering their third defeat in four matches. With this result, six teams are now tied at four points, with Punjab Kings leading the standings due to their superior net run rate (NRR) of +1.485. LSG’s NRR improved to +0.048, while MI’s dropped slightly to +0.108. Batting first, LSG put up a strong total of 203/8, thanks to explosive half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh (60 off 31) and Aiden Markram (53 off 38). MI skipper Hardik Pandya delivered an outstanding bowling performance, claiming 5/36—his first-ever five-wicket haul in T20 cricket—but LSG managed to surpass the 200-run mark. In response, MI could only muster 191/5 despite a valiant 67 off 43 balls from Suryakumar Yadav. However, he found little support from the other end as LSG’s bowling unit shared the wickets, with Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, and Akash Deep picking up one each. MI also missed the presence of Rohit Sharma, who was sidelined due to a knee injury sustained in practice. Updated IPL 2025 Points Table: Punjab Kings – 4 points (+1.485 NRR) Delhi Capitals – 4 points (+1.320 NRR) RCB – 4 points (+1.149 NRR) Gujarat Titans – 4 points (+0.807 NRR) Kolkata Knight Riders – 4 points (+0.070 NRR) Lucknow Super Giants – 4 points (+0.048 NRR) Mumbai Indians – 2 points (+0.108 NRR) Chennai Super Kings – 2 points (-0.771 NRR) Rajasthan Royals – 2 points (-1.112 NRR) Sunrisers Hyderabad – 2 points (-1.612 NRR) With the tournament heating up, every win and net run rate shift could prove crucial in the race for the playoffs.

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India vs Bangladesh, T20 World Cup 2024: Playing XI Prediction, Head-to-Head Stats, Pitch Report, and Weather Update

After starting their Super Eight campaign with a thumping 47-run victory against Afghanistan, the Rohit Sharma-led India will take on Bangladesh in their second match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday. Bangladesh produced their best-ever showing at the T20 World Cup by winning three matches in the group stage to qualify for the Super Eights. However, the Tigers were handed a 28-run DLS defeat by Australia in their opening Super Eight fixture. They take on India next. Here’s a look at the Playing XI predictions, head-to-head stats, venue records, pitch, and weather updates ahead of the IND vs BAN match. India Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah. India Player to Watch: Virat Kohli’s form has been a concern for India in the ongoing tournament. The former India captain has mustered only 29 runs in four matches so far. Kohli, who is opening with Rohit Sharma, will be looking to get some runs under his belt against Bangladesh. Bangladesh Predicted XI: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman. Bangladesh Player to Watch: The underperformance of openers Litton Das and Tanzid Khan has compounded Bangladesh’s woes. Tanzid Hasan’s form is a concern since, despite striking an unbeaten 58 to help Bangladesh prevent a 3-0 whitewash against the USA late last month, he has reached double digits only twice in six innings. India vs Bangladesh Squads: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (vc), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Soumya Sarkar. India vs Bangladesh Head-to-Head: Matches Played: 13, India Won: 12, Bangladesh Won: 1. India vs Bangladesh Pitch Report: Bangladesh’s 140 versus Australia suggests there was something in the surface, but Australia managed to score at almost nine an over in the chase. India vs Bangladesh Weather Report: According to weather.com, between 10 AM to 2 PM local time, during which the match should ideally finish, the temperature will be around 30 degrees Celsius. The weather will be mostly sunny, and there is no chance of rain. IND vs BAN Livestreaming Details: The India vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup match will be streamed on the Hotstar App and telecast on the Star Sports Network on June 22, Saturday from 8 PM IST.

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