Yesterday brought us a magnificent Double Header Sunday—the two matches were insanely entertaining! In the first one, KKR pulled off a massive upset by beating RR in a vintage IPL low-scoring thriller. KKR have officially kicked off their journey on the points table with one win, now sitting above Mumbai Indians at the bottom. What happiness this must have brought to KKR fans and the team!
In the second game of the day, it was the most dangerous team in this IPL, PBKS, facing off against a confused LSG. PBKS batsmen Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly just smashed the LSG bowling unit left, right, and center, hitting the highest total this season at 254. LSG’s batting, already seen as weak this year, succumbed to the pressure and lost wickets at regular intervals, ultimately losing the match by 54 runs.
Now, onto today’s game: Gujarat Titans face off against Mumbai Indians, who desperately need a win right now. This blockbuster takes place in the world’s biggest cricket stadium—the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It’s going to be a good one to watch, so let’s dive into everything you need to know before seeing Rohit Sharma back in action tonight.
Expected Playing 11:
GT:
- Shubman Gill (C)
- Sai Sudharshan
- Jos Buttler
- Washington Sundar
- Glenn Phillips
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Kagiso Rabada
- Prasidh Krishna
- Ashok Sharma
Impact Player- Mohammed Siraj
MI:
- Quinton De Kock (WK)
- Rohit Sharma
- Tilak Verma
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Hardik Pandya (C)
- Naman Dhir
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Mitchell Santner
- Shardul Thakur
- Deepak Chahar
- Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Player- Trent Boult
Rohit Sharma returns to action tonight against GT, while Ryan Rickelton will likely make way after Quinton de Kock’s magnificent knock last game against PBKS.
Head to Head:
| Matches- | 8 |
| GT Won- | 5 |
| MI Won- | 3 |
| No Result- | 0 |
Pitch and Weather Conditions:
Pitch No. 5 in Ahmedabad has tended to favour the team batting first in recent years. Across the last seven matches played here – three each in IPLs 2024 and 2025 and two in this year’s T20 World Cup including the Afghanistan-South Africa epic – have brought four outright wins for the team batting first, one tie, and two wins for the chasing team. Across these seven games – two of which were day games – the first-innings run rate (9.62) has been significantly higher than the second-innings run rate (9.14). There could be a chance, then, that the team winning the toss chooses to bat. Extreme heat in Ahmedabad – a maximum of 40 degrees Celsius is forecast for Monday – could, however, increase the chance of dew.
-ESPN
Prediction:
Two very good teams, both with plenty of match-winners, but two very different stories this IPL. GT have lost a few games, but they’ve managed to identify their issues, bounce back, and now they’ve won three on the trot. MI, on the other hand, looked extremely strong after their first match against KKR, but after that, everything seems to have fallen out of place for them. They need to figure out their lineup and the right combinations before it gets too late.
Anyways, for this game we’re going with GT.
If you want to see Rohit Sharma back in action tonight against GT, then tune into JioHotstar at 7:30 PM IST.
Until next time!
Thank you.
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