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Follow highlights from match 5 of TATA IPL 2024 between GT and MI here.
Updated : Mar 24, 2024, 11:26 PM IST
Hardik Pandya has been called back home after two seasons and is determined to help MI end their longest title drought since 2013. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill faces the challenge of maintaining GT's impressive record of reaching the IPL final in both years of its existence.
Like MI, Pandya also boasts five IPL trophies, including one as GT captain in the team's debut season in 2022. However, he has not played any competitive cricket since sustaining an injury during the ICC World Cup in October 2023.
In the four matches that the two sides have played against each other over the last two seasons, it is currently a tie between GT and MI, with each team securing two wins.
Hardik smashes the first ball of the over for a massive six over extra cover, followed by another boundary through cover. With 9 runs needed from 4 balls, Umesh takes a wicket as Hardik's shot is caught at long on.
Chawla comes in at number 10, but is quickly dismissed as he pulls a short delivery straight to deep mid wicket. With 9 runs required from 2 balls, Bumrah enters the crease at number 11. Despite his best efforts, he can only manage a single off a yorker. Mulani then pulls the last ball, falling just short of the deep fine leg for another single.
GT 168/6 (20)
MI 162/9 (20)
Tilak hits a massive six by smoking the first ball over the midwicket fence. However, his luck runs out as he is caught by the substitute fielder after lofting a back-of-a-length delivery.
Coetzee fails to connect with a short ball from Johnson, missing his pull shot. Another attempted pull shot results in a catch by Johnson, leading to another wicket.
Gerald Coetzee is set to bowl the final over of the innings. As he delivers the ball to Tewatia, it's a full toss angling in, and Tewatia attempts to flick it once more. However, Naman Dhir makes a spectacular diving catch to dismiss Tewatia.
Sudharsan starts off the over with a single off the first ball. FOUR! A slightly wide delivery allows Sudharsan to expertly guide the ball behind backward point, sending it racing to the fence for a boundary. The next delivery is a short ball, which Sudharsan pulls with precision and control, earning himself a double to deep fine leg.
Mulani continues his spell as Gill elegantly punches the ball off the backfoot towards long off, securing a single. Off radar, the bowler sends the ball down the leg side, allowing Gill to flick it fine for a well-earned double. The batsmen display exceptional coordination and speed as they complete another double towards cover. The over concludes with another couple of runs added to the total.
Hardik Pandya delivers a length ball on the off side to Wriddhiman Saha, who expertly positions himself to cut the ball through point for a boundary. Saha follows up with a single on the next delivery. Hardik then bowls a full delivery onto the leg side to Shubman Gill, who elegantly flicks the ball for another four runs.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson
Hardik Pandya: We are gonna bowl first. Looks like a decent track, might get better if dew comes. Feels good to be back. My birthplace is in Gujarat, very grateful to this state. My cricketing birth happened in Mumbai, happy to be back. It's been two weeks we started the camp. Boys are eager to perform. We had wonderful practice matches. The excitement is a different feeling. We have four quicks, three spinners and seven batters. Making sure all the departments are looked after.
Shubman Gill: Feels exciting to captain in a stadium where I have enjoyed a lot of success. The support has been tremendous. I was a week prior before this game, played a practice match. We have got three players making debuts for GT - Umesh, Johnson and Omarzai.
The absence of Shami, who has a remarkable strike rate of 18 runs per wicket and has taken 20 wickets in 13 matches at this venue, will be felt by the GT team. However, Rashid Khan emerges as GT's top bowling asset with 13 wickets taken in 10 matches at the same stadium.
The Gujarat Titans' captain, Shubhman Gill, has a strong affinity for batting at the Narendra Modi Stadium, boasting an impressive track record at this venue. With a total of 669 runs scored at an average of 66.9, his highest IPL score of 129 was achieved against MI at this very stadium.
Gujarat: David Miller, Shubman Gill (c), Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz.
Mumbai: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Luke Wood, Kwena Maphaka.