Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians - 73rd Match - 2nd Qualifier
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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians - 73rd Match - 2nd Qualifier - May 26
The 73rd match and the Second Qualifier match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians on the 26th of May, 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Top Tournament Stats - IPL 2023
Current Form Mumbai Indians:
Mumbai Indians have beaten Lucknow Super Giants in the first Eliminator match to proceed further in the IPL 2023. They will now face Gujarat Titans in the second qualifier, the winner of which will face Chennai Super Kings in Finals on the 28th of May.
Mumbai Indians have made a phenomenal comeback into the tournament and are looking unbeatable now especially with youngsters like Nehal Wadhera and Akash Madhwal stepping up.
The top run scorer for Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023 is Suryakumar Yadav with 544 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023 is Piyush Chawla with 21 scalps under his belt.
Mumbai Indians have thrashed Lucknow Super Giants in their playoffs match by a big margin of 81 runs.
Mumbai Indians batted first and they got off to a poor start, losing openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma early on. Post their dismissals, Suryakumar Yadav and Cameron Green batted superbly and kept the scoreboard ticking before both were removed by Naveen ul Haq in the same over. Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera scored 26 and 23 runs respectively to take Mumbai Indians to a competitive total of 182 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Lucknow Super Giants lost Prerak Mankad early on. Kyle Mayers was the next one to be dismissed. Marcus Stoinis played superbly and kept Lucknow Super Giants in the hunt. A real turning point came with the wicket of Krunal Pandya. Post that, Akash Madhwal simply dismantled the middle order of Lucknow Super Giants. The batters also threw their wickets away through unimaginable runouts. It was a complete chaos. In just a matter of few overs, LSG were bowled out for 101, as Mumbai Indians won the match by 81 runs.
Gujarat Titans Form Guide:
Gujarat Titans were simply fantastic in the league stages of the tournament. They finished at the first position. However, a defeat against Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier means that they will have to beat Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier to enter the Finals.
The top run scorer for Gujarat Titans is Shubman Gill with 722 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Gujarat Titans is Mohammed Shami with 26 scalps under his belt.
Gujarat Titans have been beaten by Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 1 with a margin of 15 runs.
Chennai Super Kings batted first and they posted a total of 172 for 7 in 20 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway started off very well for their team, scoring 60 and 40 runs respectively. The middle order struggled though, with no batter playing a counter attacking innings. Ravindra Jadeja's 16 ball 22 provided respite to the innings as CSK finished at 172 for 7 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill got their team off to an ideal start. Saha scored 12 before being dismissed by Deepak Chahar. Shubman Gill went on to score 42 runs but failed to find apt support at the other end. Rashid Khan in the lower order tried his best to take GT home with a knock of 30 runs in 16 balls but failed as Gujarat Titans were bowled out for 157, losing the match by 15 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Gujarat Titans (GT): Hardik Pandya (C), Rashid Khan, Abhinav Sadarangani, Alzarri Joseph, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmad, Pradeep Sangwan, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Yash Dayal, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Urvil Patel, Shivam Mavi, KS Bharat, Odean Smith, Kane Williamson
Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Dewald Brevis, Hrithik Shokeen, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff (T), Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Mohd. Arshad Khan, N. Tilak Varma, Ramandeep Singh, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Raghav Goyal, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Duan Jansen, Piyush Chawla, Jhye Richardson, Cameron Green
Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Mumbai Indians
Who will win?- Gujarat Titans
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans), Cameron Green (Mumbai Indians)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans), Akash Madhwal (Mumbai Indians)
Most Sixes – Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans), Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
Player of the Match- Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
Team Scores Batting first - Mumbai Indians 170+, Gujarat Titans 180+
Match Handicap: Gujarat Titans
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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