LSG vs MI: Why Tilak Varma Is Not Playing Today’s IPL 2025 Match?
Tilak Varma is not in the starting XI but is available as an impact substitute for Mumbai Indians today.
The 16th match of IPL 2025 is being played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI). The match is taking place at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
Mumbai Indians are coming into this game after winning their last match against Kolkata Knight Riders. They are now hoping to continue their winning form.
Hardik Pandya, the captain of Mumbai Indians, won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Before the match started, fans were surprised when they did not see Tilak Varma in the playing XI. Many people were asking why he is not playing today.
Tilak Varma is not injured. He is fit and available. But he has not been included in the starting XI. Instead, he is on the impact substitutes list. This means he might come in later, most likely during Mumbai Indians’ batting innings.
Here are the players who are on the impact subs list for today:
Mumbai Indians Impact Subs:
Tilak Varma, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs:
Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, M Siddharth, Akash Singh
Both teams have also announced their playing XI for the match.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI):
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (wk & c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI):
Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Vignesh Puthur
