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GT vs MI Eliminator Highlights, IPL 2025: Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans take on Mumbai Indians at New PCA Stadium, Mullanpur on Friday evening.
GT vs MI Highlights, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025: Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans are set to clash with Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 Eliminator at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh this Friday, all for a shot at Qualifier 2.
The winner of this exciting matchup will go on to face the Punjab Kings, who were recently defeated by Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets in Qualifier 1 on Thursday. The victor of Qualifier 2 will then take on a confident RCB in the IPL 2025 final on Tuesday, July 3.
GT wrapped up the league stage in third place, securing nine wins out of 14 matches. Meanwhile, MI scraped into the knockouts as the last team, finishing fourth with 16 points from eight victories in their league games.
The five-time champions from Mumbai will face a tough test against Gujarat, who have made it to two finals since their IPL debut in 2022. All eyes will be on MI’s batting star Suryakumar Yadav and GT’s captain Gill. On the bowling front, Mumbai’s Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will have their hands full matching up against Gujarat’s Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj.
Gleeson is asked to bowl but seems to have hurt himself, and Ashwani will finish the over. There are 24 runs needed off the last over. A single is scored, leaving 23 off five balls. A dot ball follows, and then a good effort at the boundary brings it down to 21 off three balls. Gleeson leaves the field, and Shahrukh gets out, scoring 13 runs. Rashid Khan faces a dot on the fifth ball and is struck on the pads but the umpire calls it not out. Mumbai wins convincingly and will play Qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad.
MI 228/5 (20)
GT 208/6 (20)
Bumrah bowled his final over, allowing just one run from the first two balls. Tewatia then hit a six, dancing around the crease and sending a full toss over midwicket. He attempted the same shot again but missed. The over ended with a single from a leg bye, totaling nine runs for the over.
A great yorker bowled cleanly hits Sundar's leg stump, and he falls forward. Sundar scores 48 runs off 24 balls before getting out. Sherfane Rutherford comes in at the fifth position, with the team having scored four runs and lost a wicket.
Boult returns to bowl and delivers a slower bouncer. Sundar hits the ball behind square leg for a six. He follows this by pulling another ball for another six, both on the pads. Sundar continues the strong performance, ending the over with a four that goes straight down the ground. The over totals 18 runs as GT gains momentum in their chase.
Santner comes in to bowl and Kusal Mendis is out hit wicket after accidentally kicking the stumps while trying to pull the ball. Washington comes in at the fourth position. Sudharsan hits a short ball for four and then scores another four by guiding a full ball down the legside, reaching his fifty.
Bumrah is back in the game. Sudharsan hits a full toss through midwicket for a four. He then pulls a short ball over midwicket for another boundary. Sudharsan mistakenly calls for a run with Mendis, but the fielder misses the throw at the striker’s end.
Boult starts the bowling, and Gill and Sai Sudharsan are the opening batsmen. Sudharsan scores a single, and Gill also gets a single. Tilak prevents three runs with a dive. Gill is out LBW after a review shows three reds. Kusal Mendis comes in at number three and scores two runs with an edge over backward point.
Coetzee is set to bowl the last over. He throws a slower short ball, and Hardik misses his pull. Then he pitches it up on the stumps, and Hardik hits it over the sight screen for six. Coetzee delivers another slower ball, and Hardik slaps it to cover for another six. Again, he bowls short, and Hardik pulls it in front of square for a third six. Finally, with a ball outside off, Hardik lofts it over extra cover for a fourth six.
Siraj is back in action and Tilak hits a six with a lofty shot over midwicket. However, Tilak gets out while attempting a lap shot, and the ball is caught by the keeper. Naman Dhir comes in to bat at number six and defends a delivery aimed at his body. Siraj appears to be struggling and receives attention from the physio but continues playing. Both Naman and Hardik score a single each, while Naman tries a shot through mid off but can't get it over the fielder.
Gerald Coetzee to Surya for the first time today. Surya hit a great shot, flicking a length ball for six over fine leg. He followed it with another six by cutting a wide ball over point. Kusal Mendis dropped a catch from Surya's outside edge. The over ended with 14 runs scored.
Bairstow hits a reverse sweep for a couple of runs but gets out soon after, caught while trying another reverse sweep. He scored 47 runs off 22 balls. Suryakumar Yadav comes in next, starts with a single, and then gets a couple more runs with a sweep, leading to a total of seven runs in the over.
R Sai Kishore is now bowling and Bairstow is receiving some treatment on his right leg. Rohit plays a slog sweep to hit a six over the square leg boundary. He then hits a four, followed by another effective slog sweep for another four. The over results in 14 runs.
Prasidh is bowling, and Bairstow is hitting well. He hits a six over square leg, then follows with a four by lofting the ball over point. He scores another six with a thick edge over deep third. Bairstow hits another six straight down the ground, and then he gets a four past short third. In total, he scores 26 runs in that over, helping MI cross the 50-run mark.
Prasidh Krishna bowls the second over. Bairstow hits the first boundary for MI with a lofted square drive for four, followed by two doubles. Rohit is dropped; he gets a top edge while pulling, and Coetzee at deep fine leg cannot catch it. The over gives 12 runs.
Mumbai Indians have a new opening pair: Jonny Bairstow and Rohit Sharma. Mohammed Siraj is bowling with the new ball. Rohit hits the ball towards cover but only gets a single. Bairstow hits his first ball of the season for a double. Rohit then lofts the ball over cover, also getting a double. The over ends with six runs scored.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis(w), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Hardik: We're going to bat. Looks like a different track to yesterday. Bit of less grass. Big game, scoring runs and defending would be nice. We all are aware, for the last 9 games we have been playing it like a knockout. Really need to turn up today and focus on the things which we can control. We've got three changes: Jonny comes back, Gleeson makes his debut and Raj Angad Bawa plays.
Gill: We would've chased. If someone would've said at the start of the season that we would've qualified, we would've taken it. Boys are very excited to be able to come back here in Chandigarh, it's my home town. This game is no different for us, no pressure of the knockout game or anything. Two changes - Mendis comes in for Buttler and Washington for Arshad.
Tactics & Match-ups: Rohit Sharma has had some success against the two GT pacers, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj, but he's faced challenges with Rashid Khan in this tournament. While Rashid hasn't had his best season by his own standards, he's managed to baffle Rohit in previous encounters, giving up just 35 runs off 32 balls while taking him out twice. Rashid has also performed well against Tilak Varma (24 runs for 2 wickets in 23 balls) and Hardik Pandya (28 runs for 2 wickets in 38 balls).
GT has truly set the bar high with their remarkable consistency at the top. For the very first time in the tournament's history, a team has kept the same trio of players at the top of the order throughout the league phase. Unfortunately, that streak will come to an end in the playoffs with Buttler sidelined.
When it comes to batting, GT has been the standout team in the competition, boasting an impressive average of 35.61 runs per wicket and a strike rate of 157.59, just behind PBKS, who lead with 160.58. On the other hand, MI has excelled in bowling, leading in all three key metrics: average (22.98), strike rate (16.1), and economy rate (8.54).
Gujarat Titans Squad: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Jayant Yadav, Dasun Shanaka, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Charith Asalanka, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar, Karn Sharma, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Robin Minz, Arjun Tendulkar, Raghu Sharma, Krishnan Shrijith, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Richard Gleeson, Reece Topley