MI vs GT Playing-11: First knockout of this season, Gujarat will miss Butler, three important players of Mumbai returned home
The team that loses in the eliminator will be eliminated from the competition. Despite a poor start, the Mumbai Indians team managed to make it to the playoffs for the 11th time. On the other hand, the Titans have made it to the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons.
The first official knockout match of IPL 2025
will be played in Mullanpur today. In the eliminator match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans, both the teams will miss some important players. However, the Gujarat team has a good list of star Indian players,But many important foreign players of Mumbai have returned to their respective countries. This match will be played from 7:30 pm.
Former Indian Test captain and current captain face to face
Gujarat team is the 2022 champion while Mumbai team is a five-time champion. After having a bad last two years, Mumbai team has been able to make it to the playoffs.In this match, there will also be a clash between India’s former Test captain Rohit Sharma and current Test captain Shubman Gill. Both teams are strong contenders for the title, but the road is going to be very difficultThere will be a tough competition between the two teams. The team that wins today will face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 on June 1 in Ahmedabad.
Mumbai team is in the playoffs for the 11th time and Gujarat team for the third time. The team that loses in the eliminator will be out of the competition. Despite a bad start, Mumbai Indians team managed to make it to the playoffs for the 11th time. On the other hand, TitansThis is the third time in the last four seasons that they have made it to the playoffs. Apart from 2022, the team also reached the final in 2023, but lost. Then the team got success under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, who is currently the captain of Mumbai
Gill and Hardik have a lot to prove
However, both Gill and Hardik have a lot to prove. If the Titans win the title, Gill, India’s newly appointed Test captain, will have a strong reputation as a captaiHardik has regained the love of the fans after facing booing on his return to the team last year and the IPL trophy will cement his place in the list of the franchise’s greats. However, both the captains will have to find solutions to the issues they face in their quest for the title.
Rohit and Bairstow can open the innings
Bairstow can open the innings with Rohit in the eliminator. Tilak Verma’s poor performance in the middle order is also a matter of concern for Mumbai. Suryakumar has battedHe has performed consistently well for Mumbai and has scored 640 runs in the current season. If he fails, the road ahead for Mumbai will become extremely difficult. The pace at which Mumbai batsmen are scoring runs while batting first is also a cause of concern andHardik needs to pay attention to this. Led by bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult, Mumbai bowlers are causing more trouble to the opposition team.
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Kusal Mendis, Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj. Prasidh Krishna can be an impact player.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill – Photo: ANI
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When will the IPL 2025 eliminator match be played between Mumbai and Gujarat?
The IPL 2025 eliminator match between Mumbai and Gujarat will be played on May 30, Friday.
