Mumbai Indians star Raghu Sharma celebrated with a mysterious note after taking his first ever IPL wicket on Monday. He made his debut for the franchise during the IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants and ended up taking the wicket of fellow debutant. Akshat Raghuwanshi. During the 13th over of the LSG innings, Raghu completed an easy catch off his own bowling to claim his maiden wicket and during his celebration, he took a note out of his pockets and showed it towards the stands. The note read – “Radhe Radhe. A very painful 15 years by divine mercy of Gurudeva ended today. Thanks Mumbai Indians (Blue and Gold) for giving me this opportunity. Ever grateful. Jai Shri Ram”. Raghu ended up with figures of in his 4 overs.
Maiden IPL Wicket for Raghu Sharma
.#MIvsLSG pic.twitter.com/kVeQ8nBd3r— Durlabh (@DurlabhDJ) May 4, 2026
ottom-placed Lucknow Super Giants finally found some spark as Nicholas Pooran smashed his maiden half-century of the IPL season, powering the Rishabh Pant-led side to a competitive 228 for 5 against Mumbai Indians.
Note of raghu sharma
May God bless you always Raghu Bhai #MIvsLSG pic.twitter.com/I25J86bp5c— Akshat Shukla (@shukla2903) May 4, 2026
With just four points and languishing at the bottom of the table, LSG rode on a blistering 21-ball 63 from Pooran, while opener Mitchell Marsh contributed 44 in a much-improved batting display in their ninth game of the season.
However, skipper Pant’s struggles continued as he managed only 15 in what has been an underwhelming campaign, before Aiden Markram (31 not out) and Himmat Singh (40 not out) provided the late push.
For MI, Suryakumar Yadav led the side in place of regular captain Hardik Pandya, who missed out due to illness, while Rohit Sharma returned as an Impact Player.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Josh Inglis, Nicholas PooranAkshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat SinghMohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh KhanPrince Yadav.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Naaman DhirSuryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, jasprit bumrah, AM GhazanfarRaghu Sharma.
(With PTI inputs)
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