Mumbai Indians (MI) will meet Gujarat Titans (GT) at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Mumbai came after defeating LSG in Eliminator by 81 runs and Gujarat lost the match against CSK in Qualifier 1 by 15 runs.
MI must be boosted with a lot of energy after their victory in the eliminator. It was their first win against LSG in the IPL. Rohit Sharma couldn’t give a good start to the team in the last match but still the team posted a good score. Ishan Kishan is highly consistent with his performance and made 454 runs and 3 fifties in his account in this season.
Gujarat lost their first ever match against CSK and sadly it came in the Qualifier 1 but still they have one more chance in Qualifier 2 to get them placed in the final. Shubman Gill is just only 8 runs behind to get the purple cap. He made 722 runs in 15 matches with an average of 55.54. Wriddhiman Saha is inconsistent with the last few matches and he needs to step up his performance in the match against MI.
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Cameron Green again showed his ruthless batting and contributed 41 runs with a heavy strike rate of 178.26. He already hit 1 century and 2 half centuries. Suryakumar Yadav also batted well in the match against LSG, and he is the team highest scorer with 544 runs in his pocket.
Hardik Pandya couldnt contribute much and his string of low scores are continuing. Dasun Shanaka also got a chance to play but he also couldn’t utilize it much better. Vijay Shankar plays some good knocks in the middle of the overs but he also fails to contribute much against CSK.
Tilak Varma, a young talent shows his class of great batting. He can bat in any position depending upon the situation. Nehal Wadhera shows his pinch hitting in the death overs in the Eliminator. He made 23 runs in just 12 balls. Tim David is the main source of destruction for the team and switches his gears anytime in the last overs and can provide some valuable runs for the team.
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Titans finishers failed to contribute in the death overs and the pitch also started behaving pretty slow. David Miller bowled after scoring only 4 runs. Rahul Tewatia also couldnt provide much and got out cheaply. Rashid Khan hit some couple of sixes and tried to shift the atmosphere in their favor but it was little late and as a result they got out. It’s the first time that GT got all out in 20 overs after 31 matches.
Bowling unit of MI which worries them most, performs brilliantly against LSG. Akash Madhwal the star performer clinched 5 wickets and gave only 5 runs. His 5 wicket haul made way for the team to get into Qualifier 2. Piyush Chawla the highly consistent wicket taker from the side grabbed 21 wickets till now. Jason Behrendorff provides some valuable wickets in the death overs but his economy is above 9.
Mohd Shami leads in the wicket tally by 1 wicket and has 26 wickets in his account this season till now. He took wickets in most of the matches he played. Rashid Khan comes next in the list having 25 wickets in his name. He is a valuable bowler and provides wickets with great economical spells. Mohit Sharma is highly consistent in wicket taking and took 19 wickets till now. These three bowlers are in the top 10 list of purple cap.
Head to Head (MI vs GT):
Matches: 3
| GT | MI | |
| WON | 1 | 2 |
| HIGHEST SCORE | 207 | 218 |
| LOWEST SCORE | 152 | 172 |
Pitch Analysis:
Match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. High scoring runs are expected. Spinners can also get some assistance from the pitch.
Playing 11 for MI:
Rohit Sharma ©, Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Piyush Chawla, Hrithik Shokeen, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff.
Playing 11 for GT:
Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya ©, Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohd Shami, Noor Ahmed, Mohit Sharma.
Predicted best 11 for the match:
Wriddhiman Saha, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Cameron Green, Mohd Shami, Jason Behrendorff, Rashid Khan, Akash Madhwal.