IPL 2023: Mohsin Khan's magic keeps Lucknow Super Giants alive

Zero. One. One. Zero. One. Two. That's five runs off six balls conceded by Mohsin Khan when the rookie fast bowler had 11 runs to defend against Tim David (32 not out off 19 balls) and Cameron Green (4 not out) in the last over of an engrossing IPL encounter against Mumbai Indians.

With a deadly combination of yorkers and slower length bowls, the 23-year-old Mohsin kept the Lucknow Super Giants alive in the playoff race, helping the team beat Mumbai by five runs.

Marcus Stoinis' magical 89 off 47 balls (4 fours, 8 sixes) had earlier allowed the home team to post a challenging 177 for three on a tricky surface at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

But the Mumbai openers — Ishan Kishan (59off 39 balls) and Rohit Sharma (37 off 25 balls) — threatened to take the game away with their 90-run partnership in just 9.4 overs.

Lucknow's bowling unit then fought back on the back of another impressive spell from young leggie Ravi Bishnoi (4-0-26-2).

But the fortunes kept swinging like a pendulum until Mohsin stepped up to hand Mumbai its first defeat in last three games.

The thrilling win took Lucknow (15 points from 13 games) to the third place behind the already-qualified Gujarat Titans (18 points from 13 games) and the second-placed Chennai Super Kings (15 points from 13 games).