Ashish Ranjan
MI vs GT IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 57th encounter of the Indian Premier League 2023 on Friday (May 12) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With six victories in eleven matches, Mumbai Indians are presently in third place in the table of points. A victory in this upcoming contest would greatly improve their odds of making the playoffs. In their previous match, the Mumbai Indians defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore by chasing down 200 runs in 16.3 overs with six wickets remaining. Suryakumar Yadav’s exceptional performance, highlighted by his fourth fifty of the season, garnered him the match’s Player of the Match honor.
The Gujarat Titans are presently in first place in the points standings, having won eight of their last eleven matches. If they win this game, they will be the first team to qualify for the playoffs this season. In their most recent match against the Lucknow Super Giants, the Titans demonstrated their batsmanship. A extraordinary 142-run opening partnership between Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha enabled them to amass a formidable total of 227 runs for the loss of two wickets in 20 overs. The Super Giants were defeated by a 56-run margin after scoring 171 runs with seven wickets lost in their allotted 20 overs. Mohit Sharma distinguished himself as the Titans’ best bowler, claiming four wickets for 29 runs in four overs.
These two squads have met twice in IPL play to date. In their first meeting last season, the Mumbai Indians defeated the defending champions by a narrow margin of five runs. The Mumbai Indians effectively defended a target of 177 runs with the loss of six wickets. However, in their first game of the season, Gujarat Titans reversed the situation against Mumbai Indians. The Titans posted an impressive total of 207 runs while losing six wickets, and their strong bowling performance limited Mumbai Indians to 152 runs, culminating in a 55-run victory margin for the Titans.
MI VS GT IPL 2023: PITCH REPORT
In the previous five games played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai this season, the average first innings score was 193 runs. This venue’s pitch is anticipated to favor batters, providing them with ample support in the upcoming game. Seventy percent of wickets taken at this ground over the past three years have been collected by pacers. The spinners have been responsible for the remaining 30% of dismissals. Given these considerations, the team that wins the toss will likely elect to bowl first in this match.
MI VS GT IPL 2023: H2H RECORD
| Teams | Matches Won |
| MI | 1 |
| GT | 1 |
MI VS GT IPL 2023: PROBABLE PLAYING XI
MI : Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Tilak Varma, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff
GT : Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami
MI VS GT IPL 2023: TOP PICKS
Shubman Gill: He is the tournament’s leading run-scorer for the Titans, having scored 469 runs in 11 games with an average of 46.9 and a strike rate of 143.42. In the previous encounter, he scored 94 runs off 51 deliveries and was awarded Player of the Match.
Rashid Khan: This season, he has taken 19 wickets in 11 games for the Titans, averaging 18.73 with an economy of 8.09 and a strike rate of 13.3%. Only once in his IPL tenure has he taken more than 20 wickets, and he may deliver his best performance this season.
Cameron Green: This season, he has been one of the top performers for MI with the bat and the ball. He has scored 274 runs at a strike rate of 149.72 in 11 games and has also taken six wickets.
Hardik Pandya: He has scored 277 runs in ten innings for the Titans at an average of 34.62 and a strike rate of 130. Pandya has taken three wickets at 8.63 runs per over.
Suryakumar Yadav: In the previous game, he earned his first Player of the Match award of the season after scoring 83 runs off 35 deliveries. In 11 games, he has scored 376 runs at an average of 34.18 and a strikeout rate of 186.13.
