Coach Langer confirms Mayank unlikely to play in rest of season
LUCKNOW: Playing their last match on home turf, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will have to give it their best shot to edge past Kolkata Knight Riders at the Ekana cricket stadium on Sunday. KKR are a step away from a berth in the Playoffs with 14 spots.
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In their previous match against Mumbai Indians, LSG were far from convincing as they had to toil hard to chase the modest 145-run target.
On the batting side, LSG skipper
KL Rahul
is in form up the order and has played some fine knocks, smashing fifties against Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings.
Allrounder
Marcus Stoinis
also played well against MI, scoring 62 runs, and had also played a spectacular match-winning innings against CSK.
Deepak Hooda
has also played some decent knocks. Wicketkeeper-batter
Nicholas Pooran
has not been able to make his mark in the last 2-3 matches and it is time for him to put his best foot forward. Top-order batter Quinton de Kock missed the last match against MI and he was back early to the pavilion against Rajasthan Royals.
On the bowling side, LSG's bowlers will also face a harsh test with none of them making a real dent with individual brilliance. In the last match, Mohsin Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Naveen-ul-Haq and Mayank Yadav did well against MI. LSG will now have to go without pace sensation Mayank, who had walked out of the last match against MI due to his side strain acting up.
Mayank is unlikely to play in the remainder of the IPL. LSG head coach Justin Langer said, "We'll be praying that he can play hopefully in the play-offs but I am a realist as well. It will probably be difficult for him to get up for the back end of the tournament. He's (Mayank) had a scan. He's got a small tear in a similar area to where his last one (injury) was. So, it's very unfortunate. We saw the impact he had when he came back into the game."
As for KKR, their bowlers were in excellent form against MI on Friday. All the bowlers, especially spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine.
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