Mumbai’s batting though looks strong. While skipper Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan have given the team a good start, Suryakumar Yadav returning to form is a positive sign for the team. Apart from these, all-rounders Green and Tim David have also made useful contributions with the bat. Gujarat’s bowling attack, however, is strong and in such a situation, the task will not be easy for the Mumbai batsmen.
This is a big concern for Gujarat
The Gujarat bowlers were criticized for not defending their scores this season, but they successfully defended their low scores against Lucknow Supergiants by bowling brilliantly in the death overs. The hero of Gujarat’s victory was the experienced Mohit Sharma, who successfully defended 12 runs in the last over. Apart from him, experienced Mohammed Shami has also left no stone unturned in taking wickets.
Captain Hardik returned to rhythm
The biggest worry for Gujarat was skipper Hardik Pandya not being in form. But, he has given happiness to the team by scoring a half-century in the last match. However, he has not been able to show amazing in bowling so far and has only one wicket in his name. Opener Shubman Gill is making a good contribution for the team in batting. Opener Wriddhiman Saha will have to push a little more with him. However, the Gujarat batsmen need to perform well in the middle overs. It is possible that David Miller’s batting order may be changed.
Gujarat vs Mumbai Head to Head (GT vs MI Head To Head)
- total matches 1
- Mumbai won 1
- Gujarat won 0
Probable Playing XI
Mumbai Indians (MI Playing 1): Rohit Sharma (c), Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Arjun Tendulkar, Jason Behrendorff
Impact Players:Vishnu Vinod, Ramandeep Singh, Piyush Chawla, Shams Mulani
Gujarat Titans (GT Playing 11):Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Hardik Pandya (c), Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Mohammed, Mohit Sharma
Impact Players:Sai Sudarshan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, Shivam Mavi
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pitch report
In the last three matches of this IPL season on the pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium, the team batting later has won. All the three matches were high scoring and went till the last over. A similar contest can be expected once again.
numbers game
- If he hits 1 six, Rohit Sharma will complete his 200 sixes for Mumbai Indians in IPL.
- Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya will complete his 300 fours in T20 cricket as soon as he hits 2 fours.