Gujarat Titans (GT) And Mumbai Indians (MI) will face each other in Qualifier 2 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Friday (May 26) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Notably, GT and MI have previously fought twice in IPL 2023, with both the teams winning one game each.
Coming back to their previous matches, Gujarat failed to secure their place in the final despite finishing the league stage on top and lost to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Qualifier 1, while Mumbai beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to advance to Qualifier 2 in the Eliminator. Although Shubman Gill Having scored 42 off 38 balls for GT in their match against CSK, he did not get support from the other batsmen and the Ahmedabad-based franchise failed to chase down the set target. During this, cameron green Top-scored for MI with a blistering 41 off 23 balls in their clash against LSG. however, it was Akash Madhwal Who stole the show in the game by scoring a winning fifty for the Mumbai based side.
Mumbai will be aiming to take their trophy count to six this season against Gujarat. On the other hand, GT would also like to make it into the summit clash to defend their title. It is noteworthy that the winning team will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final of the 16th edition of the league on Sunday (May 28).
Pitch Report:
The batting surface at the Narendra Modi Stadium is of high quality, renowned for its consistent bounce and accurate trajectory. The pitch has moderate pace, which favors the spinners while providing support to the fast bowlers.
Possible XI:
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal
face to face record
Played: 03 | GT Won: 01 | MI Won: 02 | No results: 0
Match Prediction:
case 1:
- GT won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Powerplay Score: 50-55
- GT Total: 180-190
Case 2:
- MI won the toss and batted first
- Powerplay Score: 45-50
- MI Total: 170-180
The team batting first to win the competition.
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