Follow UsAfter surviving an early call, Lucknow Super Giants’ new signing Mitchell Marsh smashed his way to a 27-ball half-century inside the powerplay against Mumbai Indians on April 4 (Friday). On any other day, the Australian all-rounder would have been dismissed in the very first over for a four-ball four but eventually went on to score 60 off 31.
Marsh didn’t just survive but went on to brutally attack the MI pace unit, smashing 22 runs off Ashwani Kumar’s over, taking his tally to 60 off 30 balls. Not just that, the all-rounder set a unique powerplay record, facing the most deliveries in an innings inside the powerplay, surpassing Shikhar Dhawan’s 29-ball efforts.
30 balls - Mitchell Marsh (LSG) vs MI, Lucknow, 2025*
29 balls - Shikhar Dhawan (SRH) vs MI, Mumbai, 2015
28 balls - Sanath Jayasuriya (MI)vs CSK, Mumbai, 2008
28 balls - Sourav Ganguly (KKR) vs DCH, Kolkata, 2010
28 balls - Michael Lumb (RR) vs PBKS, Jaipur, 2010
It is the third time an LSG batter has smashed a 50 inside the powerplay after Kyle Mayers hit a 22-ball 53 against Chennai Super Kings and 24-ball 54 against Punjab Kings, with both the efforts coming in the 2023 season.
53(22) - Kyle Mayers vs CSK, Chennai, 2023
54(24) - Kyle Mayers vs PBKS, Mohali, 2023
60*(30) - Mitchell Marsh vs MI, Lucknow, 2025*