Why are Jasprit Bumrah and Quinton de Kock not playing IPL 2024 Match 67 between MI vs LSG?

Mumbai Indians (MI) took on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 67 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on May 17. MI won the toss and opted to field first. While Mumbai rested their star bowler Jasprit Bumrah and inducted Arjun Tendulkar, LSG came up with two major changes to their playing XI.

Quinton de Kock missed out on the final game at the expense of Devdutt Padikkal. De Kock has been grappling with form, and so does Padikkal. Another change came in the form of Matt Henry who replaced Yudhvir Singh Charak. LSG have an impossible scenario of making it to the playoffs as they have to beat MI by a margin of 300-plus runs. As it stands, the disappointment was palpable in KL Rahul’s words at the toss.

"We're going to bowl. Chasing is better in Wankhede. It comes on nicer in the evening. It's always about playing for the badge, playing for pride - all those words are important in the group. We know where we stand. But ending the season playing good cricket will always be appreciated. It gives us more freedom maybe to go out there and express ourselves," said Pandya at the toss. 

"Quinton misses out, Devdutt comes in. Matt Henry comes in. Those are the big changes. Obviously disappointed. We started well in the season. A couple of weeks ago we were sitting in the top four. But that's how the tournament is. It's an opportunity today to come out and play our best cricket and entertain the crowd," said Rahul at the toss.

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI):

KL Rahul(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Arshad Khan, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan.

Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Naveen-ul-Haq, Ashton Turner, Manimaran Siddharth, Prerak Mankad, Krishnappa Gowtham.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI):

Ishan Kishan(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Hardik Pandya(c), Nehal Wadhera, Romario Shepherd, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Arjun Tendulkar, Nuwan Thushara.

Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Tim David, Shams Mulani, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya.