In Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will play each other on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad (May 26). Notably, GT and MI have already played each other twice in the IPL 2023, and both teams have won once.
Even though Gujarat finished first in the league stage, they didn’t make it to the final because they lost to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Qualifier 1. On the other hand, Mumbai beat the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Eliminator to move on to Qualifier 2. Shubman Gill scored a tough 42 off 38 deliveries for GT in their game against CSK, but he didn’t have any help from the other batsmen, and the Ahmedabad-based team couldn’t reach the goal. Cameron Green scored 41 runs quickly off of 23 balls to lead MI in their match against LSG. But it was Mumbai’s Akash Madhwal who stole the show by scoring five goals in the game.
Mumbai will play Gujarat with the goal of getting their sixth trophy of the season. On the other hand, GT will also try to get to the summit clash to defend their title. The winner of the match will play Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday in the final of the 16th season of the league (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 a moderate pace, making it advantageous for spinners while also providing support to fast bowlers.
Probable XIs:
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal
Head-to-head record
Played: 03 | GT won: 01 | MI won: 02 | No result: 0
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- GT wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 50-55
- GT total: 180-190
Case 2:
- MI wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 45-50
- MI total: 170-180
Team batting first to win the contest.
