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Mitchell Marsh became the new Nawab of Lucknow Super Giants, touched the magical figure of 500 runs, the only batsman to do so
Samira Vishwas | May 20, 2026 8:24 AM CST

Mitchell Marsh 1st LSG batter to aggregate 500+ runs in successive IPL Season: The performance of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026 was not as per expectations and the team is out of the race for the playoffs. However, this season some players of the team have impressed the fans with their performance. The biggest name among them was Mitchell Marsh, who consistently performed brilliantly with the bat throughout the season.

Crossed a big figure in the match against Rajasthan

Mitchell Marsh achieved a special feat in the match played against Rajasthan Royals on 19 May. During this match he completed 500 runs in IPL 2026. The special thing is that he has become the first batsman of Lucknow Super Giants to score 500 or more runs in two consecutive IPL seasons. Even in the last season, Marsh’s bat spoke loudly. In IPL 2025, he scored 627 runs in the entire tournament. Now once again he has proved his consistency and played important innings for the team. Till now no other batsman from Lucknow has been able to achieve this feat.

Marsh and English gave an explosive start

In the match against Rajasthan, Mitchell Marsh opened the innings with Josh English and both the batsmen adopted an aggressive style from the beginning. Both of them put the team in a strong position by adding more than 100 runs for the first wicket.

Not only this, both the batsmen together this season Lucknow Super Giants Also made the record of fastest team fifty. The team completed 50 runs in just 3.3 overs. Earlier, against Chennai, Lucknow had scored a team fifty in 3.4 overs. For the fourth consecutive time, Lucknow’s opening pair has made a partnership of more than 50 runs, which is considered a big positive sign for the team.

Marsh missed a century, English also played a stormy innings

Josh English also batted brilliantly in the match. He scored 60 runs in just 29 balls. In his innings he hit 7 fours and 3 sixes. Inglis has scored runs in four matches so far this season at a strike rate of around 200 and has also scored two half-centuries.

on the other hand Mitchell Marsh Had reached very close to the century. He scored 97 runs in 57 balls, which included 11 fours and 5 sixes. Although he missed completing his century by 3 runs, his innings once again proved that he is one of the most reliable batsmen of Lucknow this season.


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