Watch: Fans Teased Naveen-Ul-Haq With “Virat Kohli” Chants During LSG vs MI Game in Lucknow

LSG vs MI: It was an exciting game of cricket between the Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants last night. These two teams locked horns at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow in a race to the final. After winning the toss, Mumbai decided to chase because of their powerful batting lineup. However, it didn’t end well this time around. MI fell short of the target and lost an important game. LSG came out victorious by five runs to inch closer to a place in the playoffs.

It was another nail-biter that concluded in the last over of the game. MI needed 30 runs in the last two overs. Naveen-ul-Haq conceded 19 runs in the penultimate over, and the equation came down to 11 off 6. But Mohsin Khan bowled a superb over, bowling yorkers consistently. He gave away only five runs and led his team to victory.

LSG vs MI: Fans tease Naveen-ul-Haq with “Virat Kohli” chants in the game against MI

It was a much-needed win for LSG, as they moved into third place with 15 points. However, apart from the game, one strange thing was captured during the game. It happened in the second inning, when LSG pacer Naveen-ul-Haq was fielding at the boundary line. Fans teased him with chants of Virat Kohli, and he was visibly upset with that. He reacted to the chants and asked to go louder.

Notably, Naveen and Virat had heated altercations during the game between LSG and RCB at Ekana Stadium. The LSG mentor, Gautam Gambhir, was also involved in that, and there were some ugly scenes on the ground. It didn’t end there, and both players stretched it with some cryptic posts on social media. Speaking of the game, Naveen made his comeback after missing a couple of games. He gave up 37 runs in his four overs.

Batting first, Lucknow made a total of 177/3 in their first inning. It was largely due to a spectacular inning from Marcus Stoinis. The Australian all-rounder smashed an unbeaten 89 off 47. Skipper Krunal Pandya also batted well for his 49 not out. The Rohit Sharma-led team managed 172 runs in their chase and lost the game by five runs. Ishan Kishan was the top scorer, with 59 off 39.