MI VS GT, Match Preview, Player Stats, Pitch Reports and Playing XI Updated....

Important News

1. Sai Sudarshan missed the last match due to some injury but he is expected to play today in place of V Shankar

2. Noor Ahmed might be replaced by Alzarri Joseph

3. H Shokeen Place is under doubt, So there is a good chances that Ramandeep Singh might Play

4. R Sharma and I Kishan open for MI While W Saha and S Gill open for GT

Pitch Reports

The average first innings score at Ahmedabad this season is 187.67 with the chasing team winning all three matches so far. However, the team bowling first (Gujarat) in the past two games were in strong positions to win, before Rinku Singh pulled it off for KKR and Samson/Hetmyer did the job for Rajasthan after early trouble.

A very hot and mostly clear evening is forecast. We can expect some dew, so the captain who wins the toss is likely to field.

Probable Playing XI

GT

Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar/S Sudarshan , Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Mohit Sharma

MI

Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill He loves batting on this ground, with 370 runs in seven T20s at an average of 74.00 and strike rate of 146.25.
Gill’s career record vs MI: 8 inns, 218 runs, avg. 27.25, SR 128.99.

Wriddhiman Saha has an excellent record against MI. In 14 innings, the keeper-batsman has struck 405 runs at an average of 40.50 and strike rate of 128.98.

Hardik Pandya dominate his former team? He looked good against them last season before he was run out for a 14-ball 24. The GT skipper is coming off a 50-ball 66 against LSG.
Hardik has smashed 46 off 21 against Piyush Chawla in the IPL (one dismissal).

Rashid Khan has a strong record against MI, with 12 wickets in 11 matches at an economy of just 5.75. He has had the wood over Rohit Sharma in the IPL having dismissed him thrice in 21 balls at a strike rate of 109.50.

Rashid has taken 12 wickets in six matches this season. Seven of them have come in three matches at Ahmedabad.

Mohammed Shami also has 12 wickets in 11 matches against MI (SR 20.50, econ. 8.44). He too has good numbers against Rohit Sharma, with total figures of 2/56 off 48 balls in the IPL.

Mohit Sharma is conceding just 4.66 per over in three games this season (4 wickets). Between overs 16 and 20, Mohit has taken three wickets at an incredible economy of 5.33.

Mumbai Indians

Ishan Kishan has never been dismissed by Mohammed Shami (34 off 29 balls) nor Rashid Khan (74 off 56 balls).

Rohit Sharma has scored the fifth-most runs in T20s on this ground (264) at an average of 26.40 and strike rate of 137.50.

Cameron Green is in fine form. He has struck 64* and 67 in his last two matches, along with three wickets.

Against seam this season, Green has struck 97 off 54 balls at an average of 48.5 and strike rate of 179.6. Against spin, he has hit 69 runs at an average of 69 and strike rate of 130.2.

Suryakumar Yadav has found form. He has struck 43, 7 and 57 in his past three matches after a difficult period.

Suryakumar has scored 21 off 14 balls against Shami (one dismissal), 33 off 30 balls against Rashid Khan (zero dismissals) and 52 off 22 against Alzarri Joseph (one dismissal).

Jofra Archer can turn the game in MI’s favour. He has an excellent record against Shubman Gill in the IPL, dismissing him twice in 13 balls at a strike rate of 69.2. He has also done well against Hardik Pandya in all T20s, with total figures of 3/51 off 46 balls.

Other Stats and Facts

Head-to-head: Matches 1, GT 0, MI 1.

Both Wriddhiman Saha (55) and Shubman Gill (52) hit half-centuries against Mumbai Indians last season.

Hardik has scored 186 runs at an average of 26.57 and strike rate of 134.78 on this ground.

David Miller batting second in the IPL since the start of 2022: 11 inns, 368 runs, avg. 184.00, SR 150.8.

Tim David hammered 44* off 21 balls against GT last season.