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Gujarat Titans have won 3 out of their last 5 matches and lost 2. They lost their last match against Chennai Super Kings by a big margin. Sai Sudharsan played well but the rest of the batsmen could not score many runs. Gujarat's bowling looked a bit weak, so they had to send Shahrukh Khan for bowling.
Mumbai Indians have won 3 out of 5 matches but lost their last match against Punjab Kings. Suryakumar Yadav played well but the team did not get his support. In bowling, Mitchell Santner took two wickets.
Gujarat Titans lost a bit of form in the middle after a strong start in IPL 2025. Without Jos Buttler, they will be having more problems in the further matches as well. The team finished 3rd with 9 wins in 14 matches. Sai Sudharsan has scored runs consistently in the top order and Prasidh Krishna is doing his best in the bowling. Titans also have a strong record against Mumbai. If GT bowls tight in the powerplay and takes wickets in the middle overs, then their chances of winning will be strong.
Mumbai Indians' season started with a slow start, but they made a comeback in the mid-season of the IPL and reached the playoffs. Their main reason for the comeback was Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah’s return to form. However they will also miss some of their top players like Ryan Rickleton and Will Jacks in this match. Jonny Bairstow will be opening the innings alongside Rohit Sharma. MI will benefit from experience under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, but their weak record against GT is a challenge for them. But they can win this match with a collective team effort.
A total of 7 head-to-head matches have been played between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. Gujarat Titans have won 5 times and Mumbai Indians have won only 2 times. This season also both the teams played 2 times where Gujarat Titans won both the matches. Now both the teams are ready to win the Eliminator match.
The pitch of Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh is good for both the teams. So far 9 matches have been played here. The team batting first has won 5 times and the team batting second has won 4 times. The average score on the pitch is around 170. The weather will be clear, the temperature will be between 30 to 34 degree Celsius. Humidity will be a little high, between 37 to 55 percent. There are no chances of any rain, so the match will be played without interruption.
Shubman Gill(c), Kushal Mendis(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Impact Players: Sai Sudharsan, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma
Injury Update: None
Jonny Bairstow (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Charith Asalanka, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar/Ashwani Kumar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Players: Karn Sharma, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Satyanarayana Raju
Injury Updates: None
In the first scenario, Gujarat will choose to bowl first after winning the toss. Mumbai Indians are expected to score 50-60 runs in the powerplay while the team total will be between 180-190 runs. Mumbai Indians will defend this score.
In the first scenario, Mumbai Indians will choose to bowl first after winning the toss. In this case, Gujarat Titans is expected to score 40-50 runs in powerplay while they will score 175 to 180 runs in 20 overs. Mumbai Indians will chase this total.
In both cases, Mumbai Indians will be winning this match against Gujarat Titans.
Sai Sudharsan is the top player for Gujarat Titans this season and is currently the Orange Cap holder. He is very strong with his orthodox batting technique. He usually scores at a run-a-ball rate in each match, which provides you base points. He has scored 679 runs in 14 games this season, with an average of 52.23. Sai has one hundred and five fifties this season. Sai Sudharsan is expected to do well in this match as Jos Buttler is not there in the squad which means Sai will be given the license to hold the wicket from one end while Gill will do the hitting.
Jasprit Bumrah has taken 17 wickets in just 10 matches. Bumrha has an average of 14.64 and the economy has also been tight. In the last few matches, he showed impact everywhere. Took 3 wickets against DC and gave away just 12 runs. However his best this season was 4 wickets against LSG. He bowls in every phase and keeps the pressure built. If any bowler from Mumbai looks the most dangerous then it is Bumrah. In big pressure games, Jasprit is the safest player to choose from.
Mumbai will win this Eliminator. The team has made a tremendous comeback in the second half of the season. Bumrah and Surya are in full form. There will be more pressure on GT, while Mumbai has experience of knockouts. This match will be personal for Hardik as well, and he will give everything to take the team to Qualifier 2.
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