In a little span of this rivalry these teams have contested a number of thrilling encounters . Let’s take a close look at their overall head-to-head record in the IPL
There is a very little margin which separates these two teams with Gujarat Titans getting a slight edge on the five time champions Mumbai Indians by a margin of 3 - 2 . Mumbai under the leadership of Hardik Pandya (who is former Gujarat Titan captain) will be looking forward to level this fixture by 3 -3 .It will be interesting to see how Hardik and his Paltan will approach this game . Whenever these teams meet it has been a run fest for the batters ,with questions rising on the availability of Jasprit Bumrah it will be a difficult task for Mumbai to bowl against a destructive top order of Gujarat Titans.
GT vs MI : Win breakdown by Batting First & Chasing
Both teams have never won a single game while chasing against each other this shows the level of dominance of bowlers of both the teams .Where teams are not able to chase on venues like Wankhede and Narendra Modi Stadium .
Gujarat hasn’t had a good outing whenever they have faced Mumbai Indians in Mumbai ,whether it be Wankhede Stadium or Brabourne Stadium . MI Paltan has won both the matches in Mumbai by a comfortable margin . But on the other hand Gujarat has managed to win all the matches against Mumbai at Narendra Modi Stadium which proves that both teams are best at their home conditions . MI Paltan would be looking to break this record and register their first win at the Narendra Modi Stadium against the Gujarat Titans.
Mumbai Indians has never won a game at Narendra Modi Stadium against the Gujarat Titans ,which shows the domination of GT at their home conditions. Mumbai will be eager to change this record and register their first win against GT in Ahmedabad .
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In all the Matches which happened between these two sides Gujarat Titans somehow managed to get an edge over Mumbai by 3-2 .
The record states that there’s hardly much to separate these two sides . GT managed to win 3 matches in the 5 matches which took place between these two sides . Showcasing the close fought matches between the two teams. Gujarat has managed to win the last two matches .Whereas Mumbai would be looking to bounce back and win the match to level this fixture by 3 all .
The top scorer in Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians rivalry is none other than GT’s skipper Shubman Gill leading the batting chart with 274 runs against the top quality bowling lineup. A bowling lineup which features the likes of Jasprit Bumrah .
The Top Wicket Takes in this fixture is the spin wizard from GT , Rashid Khan with 10 wickets followed by another GT bowler Mohit Sharma . Rashid has managed to get the better of MI’s strong Indian batting lineup.
1.March 24, 2024, Narendra Modi Stadium :
It was the first match of Hardik Pandya as a full time captain of Mumbai Indians and also his first match against his former team Gujarat Titans .GT and MI met last season in match no 5 where GT defeated the 5 time champion side by a thinnest margin of 6 runs courtesy to breathtaking final over by Umesh Yadav .Exceptional bowling performances by GT bowlers Spencer Johnson ,Mohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav .This match will not only be remembered for cricketing actions but also the kind of reception Hardik got from both MI and GT crowd, he was booed throughout the match .In the last over when Hardik was batting it looked it will be a perfect revenge by Hardik if he managed to chase that total successfully and he smacked the first ball of the last over for a six over covers but Umesh Yadav held his nerves and dismissed on the very next ball and sealed a win for the home team .The player of the match was given to Sai Sudarshan 45runs with 3 fours and 1 six .
2.May 26,2023, Narendra Modi Stadium :
This two teams faced each other in Qualifier 2 at Narendra Modi Stadium .Hardik Pandya who was the captain of Gujarat Titans that time was leading his troops to a title defence and on the other hand Rohit Sharma and his Paltan was looking to lift their sixth IPL title . In a rain delayed game Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field . Man in form Shubman Gill took the attack to the opposition from the word go , smashing MI bowlers all around the park and scoring another ton in the season .He scored 129 off just 60 balls with a destructive strike rate of 215. Quick fire cameo from Hardik 28(13) was icing on the cake as GT managed to set a huge total of 233 for the five time champs .In reply MI Paltan did not get a good start as captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Shami for just 8 runs ,Suryakumar Yadav tried to fight back 61(38) but eventually the target proved to be too much for Mumbai as they lost the match by a huge margin of 62 runs . This was the last match of Rohit Sharma as a captain of Mumbai Indians.
Gujarat Titans team insights:
Shubman Gill (c) ,Jos Butler, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Sai K, Jayant Yadav, Karim Janat, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh K, Rabada, Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gerald Coetzee, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan.
This team looks well balanced in all departments ,one the strength this team has is their top order which is one of the best top 3 in this season .The spin attack is well equipped too ,the likes of Rashid Khan and Washington Sundar .But one the weakness this team has is lack of finisher ,they have backed Shahrukh Khan but he hasn’t managed to deliver in IPL yet.
Hardik Pandya (c) , Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickleton, Shrijith K, Bevon Jacobs, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, M Santner, Raj Bawa, Vighnesh Puthur, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, VS Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb-ur-rahman, Jasprit Bumrah.
One of the best batting lineup if not the best in this season ,every batter is a match winner itself .Mumbai Indians had a similarly team last year as well but due to internal conflicts the team had poor run last year but this year they are a top contenders to lift the trophy for the 6th time .
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