Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians Live Score, IPL Qualifier 2: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. The toss was delayed due to rain and took place at 7.45 PM while the match is set to start at 8 PM. With ten victories in 14 games, the Pandya-led Gujarat took the top spot in the points table this season. Rohit Sharma’s MI, on the other hand, are currently in fourth place in the standings with eight victories out of 14 games. GT won the toss and chose to bowl in the opening IPL 2023 qualifier against Chennai Super Kings. In 20 overs, CSK scored 172 runs for the loss of seven wickets thanks to an opening stand of 87 runs between Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad. Gill scored 42 runs off of 38 deliveries in an effort to help GT over the finish line. Ultimately, GT managed just 157 runs in 20 overs and went on to lose the game by a margin of 15. The winning team will battle it out with Chennai Super Kings for the IPL 2023 trophy on Sunday, May 28th. Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal We would have bowled as well, but it’s okay. Knockouts and qualifiers are fun, you have to be on your A game. It’s important to enjoy. If we can play our everything, we’ll be satisfied irrespective of the result. I know how the crowd is going to support us. Gujarati people are loyal. (Will you bowl?) Yeah, full throttle. Two changes. Josh Little and Sai Sudharsan come in for Shanaka and Nalkande. We are gonna chase. The pitch looks a little sticky. We can make best use of the pitch. The pitch will get better as the game goes on. It’s our comfort, what we want to do. We’ve chased well this season. This is a different team, we have a lot of new faces in the squad. As a team, we’ve come across many situations like this. It’s important to put your best foot forward. There were a bit of nerves at the start of the tournament, but it’s settled now. Just one change. Shokeen misses out, Kumar Kartikeya comes in. Josh Little comes in place of Dasun Shanaka and Sai Sudharsan comes in for Darshan Nalkande for the Gujarat Titans In 2022, Akash Madhwal was with Mumbai Indians as a support bowler, replacing Suryakumar Yadav in the last two games. At the Mumbai Indians camp, Akash found an elder brother in Rohit Sharma whose only advice to him has been “tu bindaas daal.” (Bowl carefree). Rohit’s knack with the youngsters, helping them to stay chilled and express themselves, has left an indelible impression on Akash. READ Rapper Divine will be performing at the finale of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) on May 28. Divine, whose real name is Vivian Fernandes, will perform at the first-ever mid-innings/half-time show during the finale, to be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, as per a press release. The rapper will be joined by long-time collaborator and Canadian playback singer Jonita Gandhi for a special collaborative showcase of their track ‘‘Naya Sher’, which features Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. Six months ago as Vijay Shankar made his comeback into the Tamil Nadu fold after a long injury lay-off, he feared that his career was stuck. Despite clearing a fitness test, he was overlooked for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and in the Ranji Trophy that followed, he slammed three centuries as a reminder that he isn’t finished, yet. And now, on the back of a good performance for Gujarat Titans in the IPL, Vijay is now on the way up once again. “During the injury lay-off, instead of sulking, he completely changed his mindset and having known him since childhood, I have never seen him this calm and relaxed,” says Vijay’s friend NS Chaturved, who also made it to the Tamil Nadu squad last season. (read more) Feeling really good, the most important thing is to contribute to the team success, feeling happy about that. I think we have been playing some really good cricket, very important to trust our hard work and the playoff is something really interesting and a nice place to be in, so important for us to go out there and enjoy ourselves. (On pressure of playing qualifier 2) Pressure is always there, very important to enjoy the pressure and do our best. Irrespective of the game, it is important for us to do our best and trust the process. (On whether he is available to bowl) Hopefully, I keep practicing for that. Never know with the new rule and we have a lot of all rounders in the side as well, so it’s important for me to just keep preparing. If it happens, it happens. Hardik Pandya’s team missed the first chance to make the IPL final when they went down to Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk and will hope that home advantage works for them this time. They will also be buoyed by the fact that they beat Mumbai Indians by 55 runs when the two sides met at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the league phase. But Rohit Sharma’s side have clicked into gear since then, winning six of their eight games since. In the return fixture against the Titans at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Indians prevailed by 27 runs. If not for Rashid Khan’s heroics with the bat at the end, things would have looked a lot more one-sided. The covers are coming off and players are out for the warm-ups. Let’s hope we don’t have further interruptions in the day due to rain have full game. If a match – even a five-over shootout – isn’t possible, a Super Over will decide the winner. Even if that isn’t possible, the team that has finished higher on the table will qualify for the final. (In this case, Gujarat Titans). Super Over can begin as late as 12.50am Simon Doull: The dimensions first. We are slightly towards the eastern side, so one side is 63m and 68m on the other side, 74m downtown and some reasonable side pockets as well. There have been runs aplenty on pitch No. 7 – 204 batting first, 207 batting first, 227 batting first in the three games played Mathew Hayden: To me this wicket looks very, very patchy. Earlier in the season there was a lot more grass covering on it. Right now it looks like just rolled in grass which kind of gives the illusion that it is not too bad. Some quality spinners in both games and some upfront bowlers in the powerplay as well. This venue is the top 5 in the list of fours and sixes, but I’m not convinced we will get those big numbers (first innings scores) today. I think it is a 180 wicket at best The weather forecast seems to be clear for the game however it is raining at the moment and the toss is expected to be delayed. Hope the rain gods show mercy and we have a full game today. Hardik – who has batted at three for a big part of the competition – has struggled to make an impact with the bat either. He has scored 297 runs at 27 with a strike rate of 130.26, and has not bowled at all in the last few games. Rohit, while opening the batting, tried to play an attacking brand of cricket and tried to lead from the front, setting the template for his players to follow. However, this method has not yielded him a lot of runs. He has scored 324 at an average of 21.60 and strike rate of 133.33. How he tackles Titans’ pace spearhead Mohammed Shami will be fascinating to watch. Suryakumar Yadav has scored 544 runs at a mind-boggling strike rate of 183.78. Coming in the middle order, he has often turned games on their heads. He has scored 19.61 percent of Mumbai Indians’ runs, and opposition bowlers have been clueless in curbing his onslaught. Shubman Gill has contributed 27.69 percent of the total runs for Titans this season: 722 at a strike rate of 149.17. The best part about his batting has been that the youngster hasn’t appeared to be breaking sweat while scoring all these runs. There have not been any innings throughout the season where he has played a shot in anger. It has all been about sublime cricket shots, hard running between the wickets, and excellent temperament. Ahmedabad has seen 123 sixes hit this season. It has been one of the easier grounds to clear this season. However, batsmen in the early overs have struggled to cope with the seam moment. But they seem to make up in the final stages of the innings. Both these teams are filled with power-hitters. However, Titans have been lingering near the bottom of the table with the number of sixes they have hit in the tournament (102) whilst Mumbai is right at the top with 133 sixes. However, there is more than one way to skin a cat. Titans prefer to consolidate at the top and set it up for their finishers. On the other hand, Mumbai have played with fearlessness and taken on the bowling right from the word go. Titans substituted Darshan Nalkande for Yash Dayal in the qualifier 1 against the Super Kings, however Nalkande was limping following his bowling performance. Dayal might be reinstated if Nalkande is unfit. Josh Little could be substituted by the Titans, but Shanaka would then be released. Little is the favourite because of his previous experience and superior bowling statistics when compared to the uncapped Indians, especially in a knockout game. In Ahmedabad, the temperature reached 43. To prevent an unnatural breakdown, curators have covered the pitch. The game’s field is one of the least-used strips; the centre has nine surfaces; it was brought in to supposedly provide a run fest. He (Akash Madhwal) was part of the team last year as a support bowler, and once Jofra was gone, I knew he had skills and the character to do the job for us. Over the years we have seen many guys coming in from Mumbai Indians and playing for India. It is important to make them (youngsters) feel special and make them feel part of the team, my job is to just make them comfortable in the middle. They are very clear in their roles about what they need to do for the team and that’s what you want I don’t think we need to look much into it. We have to play two days later, we have to play one more game to make sure we reach the final. Just focus on the things that we’ve done really well this season. It would be a really good sight to meet him on Sunday if we can win the next game Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph/Noor Ahmed/Josh Little, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph/Noor Ahmed/Josh Little, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff Hello and welcome to the live updates between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians qualifier-2. we have a mouth-watering prospect on our hands as it is a heavyweight clash. Both teams are filled with some of the best talents in this season’s IPL and star international players. Mumbai Would be looking to get into their seventh IPL whilst defending champions Titans want to get into their second final in their second season. Whoever wins it doesn’t matter as it promises to be a blockbuster clash stay with us for all the live action. Five-time winners Mumbai Indians are on a high after thrashing Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator, but as they now face Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, the defending champions can well be considered favourites going into Friday’s Qualifier-2. Hardik Pandya’s team missed the first chance to make the IPL final when they went down to Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk and will hope that home advantage works for them this time. They will also be buoyed by the fact that they beat Mumbai Indians by 55 runs when the two sides met at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the league phase. But Rohit Sharma’s side have clicked into gear since then, winning six of their eight games since. In the return fixture against the Titans at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Indians prevailed by 27 runs. If not for Rashid Khan’s heroics with the bat at the end, things would have looked a lot more one-sided. [Read full story] Hardik Pandya’s team missed the first chance to make the IPL final when they went down to Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk and will hope that home advantage works for them this time. (PTI)
