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As the heat of IPL 2025 intensifies, two heavyweights of the league – Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) – are set to face off in a high-stakes Eliminator clash at the iconic Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. With both sides boasting star-studded lineups and a history of fierce battles, this promises to be a pulsating encounter that could go down to the wire.
The Mullanpur surface has established a reputation as a pace-friendly pitch. With good bounce and carry, it provides early assistance to fast bowlers, making the initial overs crucial for both teams. However, once batters survive the opening spell, there’s plenty of opportunity to score big.
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Expect captains to have a tough call at the toss, weighing the benefits of early bowling against scoreboard pressure in a knockout game.
GT have dominated the recent contests, but form often takes a back seat in knockout games. With MI’s championship pedigree and Gujarat’s recent ascendancy, this clash is set to be a thriller.
Boult to Rutherford, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Straight to deep mid-wicket. It was in the slot and Rutherford looks at his toe-end of the bat as he walks. Was there to be put into the stands, off the toe-end as he heaves and he finds deep mid-wicket to perfection. That makes the task difficult for GT.
Ashwani Kumar to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR, Rahul Tewatia gets the boundary of the over. He comes down the track and takes it on the full, slams the lofted drive, one bounce over the ropes at deep extra-cover
Richard Gleeson to Sai Sudharsan, out Bowled!! Is that the game? Some GT supporters are shell-shocked. Was there for the scoop. A low full-toss as the attempted yorker is missed, Sai Sudharsan shuffles across for the scoop, misses and the middle of middle-stump is found. Sudharsan is on his haunches as he is disappointed. Takes his time to walk off but does so, to a standing ovation.
Richard Gleeson to Rutherford, FOUR, four more. Full on leg-stump, flicked away in the air, nonchalantly and splits deep square-leg and deep mid-wicket, again timed so well and nearly all the way too, one bounce over the ropes
Bumrah to Washington Sundar, out Bowled!! This is why Bumrah is extra special. He floors Washington Sundar with a special yorker. Sundar does a split too as he fails to dig it out. Searing yorker on leg-stump, Sundar opens his stance and tries to flick, leaves a gap for the ball to go through his legs, since he wanted to open his stance, he falls over and the ball crashes into the leg-stump. Bumrah is pumped. Just when MI needed a wicket, Bumrah is there. How often does he do this!
Boult to Washington Sundar, SIX, another slower-ball and it's dug in short on the stumps, Washington Sundar goes on the back foot and pulls into the first tier at deep backward square-leg, Pandya is disappointed, picked the length so early and rocked back to put it away
Boult to Sai Sudharsan, no run, Sai Sudharsan is not happy with the decision from the third ump. GT lose both their reviews. This is full down leg, Sudharsan shuffles across looking for the scoop, the third ump says that had he not shuffled across to off-stump, the ball would have hit his pad, tight call that, and Sudharsan not happy at all, has a word with the ump, who explains the decision
Ashwani Kumar to Washington Sundar, 1 run, full and in the slot on on off, Washington Sundar gets forward to drive it hard and straight to long-off
Richard Gleeson to Washington Sundar, FOUR, just wide of the diving Bairstow to his right. Just past the outstretched right hand. Was a short delivery down leg, Washington Sundar pulls and it's off the glove, went fine, Bairstow with a full-length dive to his right but the ball just goes past the glove
Hardik Pandya to Washington Sundar, FOUR, this is a brilliant shot. Length delivery on off, Washington Sundar gets forward and drives on the rise
Santner to Kusal Mendis, out Hit Wkt!! What a way to get out. Kusal Mendis has gone back on his own stumps and demolished them. Fifth dismissal for Santner against Kusal Mendis in T20 cricket. So the matchup works. The back leg stretched far too back and the stumps light up. It was a length delivery just outside off, Mendis pulls to deep mid-wicket and then the stumps behind him go off. Did the back foot slip? May well have. MI break the dangerous stand. Mendis fell flat on his back too after trodding on the stumps.
Bumrah to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, he is in great nick. A short delivery on off, Sai Sudharsan gets on top of it, sort of a top-edge, but there's no deep mid-wicket or deep square-leg, so a safe shot, gets a boundary
Hardik Pandya to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, slower-ball off-cutter outside off, again, good length and Sai Sudharsan cuts hard and there's no point, deep point has no chance as it races away
Richard Gleeson to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, short on the stumps, does not rise that high, so that's why it doesn't trouble Sai Sudharsan, he goes on the back foot and pulls wide of deep backward square-leg and beats the man to his right, was in the air but bounced well in front of him
Boult to Shubman Gill, out Lbw!! Body blow that. Lasith Malinga with a fist-pump from the dugout. He is thrilled. This is what Boult does so well, gets the ball to swing in late and at pace, was full on middle and leg, Shubman Gill swipes across the line, more of a pre-determined hoick, misses and that's thudding into the pad. The ump has the finger up in a flash. Pandya roars as does Boult. They are up for it. Gill takes a review with him. As soon as it hit the pad, the only thing that could have saved Gill was if it did pitch outside the leg-stump. It did not. That's the start MI wanted. And Boult has a wicket in his first over again - he has the uncanny habit of doing that.
Gerald Coetzee to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, Mumbai Indians finish with 228/5. A yorker length ball around middle and leg, Hardik Pandya squeezes it through mid-wicket for one. 22 runs from the 20th over
Gerald Coetzee to Hardik Pandya, SIX, Hardik Pandya sends this into the sightscreen!
Prasidh to Naman Dhir, out Caught by Rashid Khan!! That's a fine catch by Rashid Khan. His fielding has been more impressive than his bowling this season. This was pitched up by the bowler and Naman Dhir flicked it flat towards deep mid-wicket. Rashid charges to his right and plucks it out of thin air. A well-judged catch by the Afghan spinner. GT's catching has been ordinary tonight, but Rashid has been impressive in the field.
Prasidh to Naman Dhir, SIX, flicked away! Pitched up by the bowler, right into the slot and Naman Dhir flicks it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen
Siraj to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! Siraj strikes, gets his first wicket in the 18th over. This was on the shorter side, Tilak Varma looks to play the ramp shot, doesn't middle it, but gets a feather that has been taken by Mendis behind the wickets. Up goes the umpire's finger and Tilak doesn't bother reviewing it. Starts walking back to the pavilion after playing a cameo.
Prasidh to Rohit, out Caught by Rashid Khan!! Finally a catch has been taken. Rohit Sharma departs after playing a fantastic knock though. This was a slower delivery by Prasidh, Rohit looks to play the slog and gets a top edge towards mid-wicket. Rashid Khan settles underneath the skier and completes a safe catch. Rashid isn't going to drop those. The former Mumbai Indians captain walks back to the pavilion after playing a crucial knock.
Gerald Coetzee to Tilak Varma, SIX, Gerald Coetzee being taken to the cleaners tonight! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, Tilak Varma bludgeons it over long-off for a flat six. Superb strike
Rashid Khan to Rohit, SIX, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Rohit goes down on his knee and slogsweeps this over deep mid-wicket for a maximum
Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Washington Sundar!! Sai Kishore finishes off his spell with a wicket. That too an important one. A low full toss around middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav goes down on his knee to play the sweep and he goes aerial. The fielder at deep backward square leg charges to his right and takes a well judged running catch. Good field placement by the bowler and GT skipper on that occasion.
Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, that's gone into the stands. Suryakumar Yadav advances down the wicket and launches it over long-off for half-a-dozen. Moves into the 30s. Sai Kishore proving to be expensive tonight. Has picked a wicket, but has given away too many runs and conceded a lot of boundaries
Gerald Coetzee to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, that's gone all the way! A short and quick ball by Gerald Coetzee, well directed bouncer but Suryakumar Yadav picks it well.
Sai Kishore to Rohit, FOUR, clubbed, a rank long hop from Sai Kishore, was looking to push it through, but drags it short and at the stumps - Rohit rocks back and hammers the pull over square leg, one bounce and over the ropes, brings up his 47th IPL fifty
Rashid Khan to Rohit, SIX, Rohit is playing a gem here, he's sweeping the spinners into frustration - tossed up on off, he bends down low, gets under the ball and then places it high over square leg, has enough to clear the ropes on the maximum
Sai Kishore to Bairstow, out Caught by Gerald Coetzee!! A tag catch and the Titans have struck finally, credit to Sai Sudharsan, but it'll go down as a catch for Coetzee. Acrobatic effort from the orange cap holder - dived across to his left, but the ball was still going high, so he plucks it one-handed and tips it over the bar, straight into the hands of Coetzee at short third.
Sai Kishore to Bairstow, 2 runs, Bairstow brings out the reverse slap, but he can't place it wide of deep point - the fielder in the deep sprints across and keeps them down to a couple
Sai Kishore to Rohit, SIX, beautifully played, Sai Kishore tosses one just outside off - Rohit gets down low, uses the angle and then asweepsa it high over square leg, went soaring into the stands for a maximum
Siraj to Rohit, FOUR, lovely shot, length ball outside off - Rohit leans forward, plays it on the rise and easily clears the leaping fielder at mid-off, bounces away to the ropes
Prasidh to Bairstow, SIX, clobbered, a gift from Prasidh, half-volley outside off and Bairstow swings through the line, a clean hit and the ball went sailing over the ropes for a maximum
Siraj to Rohit, no run, chance and Kusal Mendis puts it down now, it's not been a great start from the Titans, short of a good length outside off, Rohit cleared his front leg on the slog, gets a thick edge and it went to the keeper's right - Kusal Mendis moved across, goth both gloves, it then popped out, in panic, he tried to grab it on the second attempt, but he's not well placed and down goes the chance
Prasidh to Rohit, 1 run, a chance and Coetzee has dropped a sitter, went very high and hew had plenty of time to get under it, kept his eyes under and then let the ball burst out of his palms, back of a length and at the stumps, Rohit was swivelling across on the pull, hit it very high and behind square on the on-side, 99 times out of 100, Coetzee would've gobbled it up, but he lets Rohit off the hook tonight
Prasidh to Bairstow, FOUR
Siraj to Bairstow, 2 runs, good start from Bairstow, width on offer and he throws his bat on the drive, to the right of cover-point - Shahrukh dives and gets a hand onto it, keeping them down to a couple
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