Mumbai Indians faced a bitter defeat against Gujarat Titans in match 9 of IPL 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. MI was defeated by 36 runs which extended their head-to-head record against GT to 2-4. Bowling first Mumbai Indians struggled to stop Gujarat Titans from scoring a massive total, and GT set a huge target of 196/4. While chasing MI could only score 160 runs and batting seemed completely average.
Hardik Pandya Not Happy With MI’s Performance
After the match Hardik Pandya expressed his disappointment with the team and admitted that Mumbai Indians fell short in all the departments he even mentioned that the team was poor in batting, bowling and fielding. Pandya also praised Gujarat Titans and their openers for exceptional batting. The MI skipper also gave a strict wake-up call to the top order and mentioned that they needed to take more responsibility. Pandya concluded by noting that the pitch was on the slower side, which made batting progressively challenging.
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“We Were Not Professional”, Says Pandya
“Tough to put it together, I think in batting and bowling we were 15-20 runs short in both places. We were not professional in the field, we made basic errors and that cost us 20-25 runs and in a T20 game that is quite a lot.”
Hardik Pandya Lauds Gujarat Titans’ Batters
“They (GT openers) batted brilliantly, only a couple of deliveries here and there. They were quite exceptional, they didn’t take many chances, they did the right stuff, they were able to get runs without playing many risky shots. We were doing catch-up since then. At the moment we all need to take responsibility, it’s still early stages. Batters have to come to the party, hopefully they do that soon,” Hardik Pandya said.
Slower Deliveries Toughest To Handle
“On this wicket they (slower deliveries) were the toughest balls, some were shooting, some were bouncing, as batters it becomes difficult. They (GT bowlers) did what I did with the ball.”
