New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) took a sigh of relief on Friday, when they nearly managed to eke out a win against Mumbai Indians (MI), despite their last-minute tactic of retiring Tilak Varma out – a move that is being questioned a lot. In the heat of the 204 run-chase in the IPL 2025 clash, MI retired out the left-handed batter, who was batting on 25 off 23 during the penultimate over from Shardul Thakur.

Five balls into the over, MI sent in Mitchell Santner to replace Varma, with 24 runs still to get from 7 deliveries. MI eventually lost the game as Avesh Khan, in the final over, successfully defended 22 runs, and LSG closed out a........

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