Mumbai, May 3 -- There is something about the Wankhede Stadium under lights that makes even a struggling Mumbai Indians side look dangerous.

On Monday night, however, the five-time champions will run into a Lucknow Super Giants outfit equally desperate, equally wounded, and still clinging to playoff hopes in IPL 2026.

Returning after a seven-day break, Lucknow Super Giants will hope the pause has helped them recover from the heartbreak against Kolkata Knight Riders, a game that slipped away only in the Super Over. Mohammad Shami's last-ball six had dragged LSG into the tie after Mohsin Khan's fiery 5/23 - the first five-wicket haul of the season - lit up the evening.

As former India captain Sunil Gavaskar often says during tense IPL cont...