On Thursday, April 9, Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) registered their only second win of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. Coming into the game after a 5-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an away game, they cruised to another win, courtesy of 50-plus knocks from Ayush Badoni and youngster Mukul Choudhary.
After being put to chase the 182-run target, Badoni (54 off 34) and Mukul Choudhary (54* off 27) helped the side seal victory in a last ball thriller at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
While Badoni had done this previously as well, the 21-year-old Rajasthan cricketer rose to fame with his unbeaten knock, which was laced with two fours and 7 sixes, striking at the rate of 200.00. Coming out to bat after Abdul Samad’s dismissal, Mukul stitched a 21-run stand with Badoni, followed by a short stint with Shami. Thereafter, he stitched a match-winning 54-run partnership with Avesh Khan off 24 balls to help his side to victory. Mind you, Avesh scored just one run in that stand.
Who is Mukul Choudhary? Here is all you need to know:
- Full name: Mukul Dalip Choudhary
- Date of Birth: August 6, 2004
- Birth place: Jhunjhunu
- Age: 21 years and 247 days
- Batting style: Right-hand bat
- Fielding position: Wicketkeeper
- Playing role: Middle-order batter
- Teams: Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan
Further speaking of the Jhunjhunu-born cricketer, he represents Rajasthan in domestic cricket and was signed by LSG for INR 2.60 Crore at the IPL 2026 mini-auction after a back and forth involving Mumbai Indians (MI). He was one of the breakout stars in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, scoring 173 runs at an average of over 57 with a strike rate of a little under 200.00. He is one of the biggest fans of MS Dhoni.
Mukul Choudhary Career Stats
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate |
| First Class | 4 | 6 | 103 | 45 | 17.16 | 31.02 |
| List A | 5 | 5 | 71 | 33 | 14.20 | 59.16 |
| T20s | 10 | 10 | 280 | 62* | 46.66 | 164.70 |
Mukul Choudhary IPL Stats
| Teams | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate |
| LSG | 3 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 54* | 70.00 | 162.79 |
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