Mumbai Indians (MI) lock horns with defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) as Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday (May 12).
“We will bowl first. Looks like a good wicket, dew could have an effect, so chasing could be ideal. We realise the importance of every game, just need to stick to our plans and play good cricket. It's important to learn the lessons from your losses, rectify and don't repeat it. You do make mistakes in such a long tournament. God has been kind with our injuries. Same XI tonight,” GT captain Hardik said after winning the toss.
“We would have done the same thing, we need to bat and bowl really well. Things are coming along nicely in the last few games. We understand where we stand at the moment, just focus on the game in hand. It's not been ideal in terams of injury management, but we'll have to deal with it and thats waht the guys have done. We;'ve spoken about not letting external factors affect us. We're playing with the same squad as the last game,” MI skipper Rohit Sharma said after the toss.
Head-to-Head
MI and GT have only played two games so far with each other in IPL - one in the IPL 2022 and one game in IPL 2023. While GT emerged victorious in the match in this season, MI won the tie in the last season.
Pitch Report
'A red soil pitch today. 61m and 67m square boundaries while the straight is at 72m. The pitch looks similar to that of the other night against RCB. Little bit of moisture on top of the surface which means there could be a bit of swing, especially in the first 3-4 overs and a hint of turn if the captain is brave enough to go for spin in the powerplay. But this is a beautiful wicket, win the toss, bowl and chase down the target later on. No score is safe at this venue," Sanjay Manjrekar and Aaron Finch analysed the pitch.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Vishnu Vinod, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya.
MI Subs: Madhwal, Ramandeep, Brevis, Warrier, Shokeen
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad.
GT Subs: Gill, Sudharsan, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
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