GT vs MI, IPL 2023 Highlights: All-round Gujarat Titans secures first win over Mumbai Indians

Arjun Tendulkar with a pull shot and it flies into the stands. He can’t add much more as he edges one off Mohit Sharma to Little. Titans wrap up a big win to go ahead in the league table.

Josh Little with the penultimate. It’s just a matter of formality at this point. Just five runs off that over as Titans close in on a first win over MI.

Piyush Chawla is the next batter to go. Miscommunication between the two batters and Chawla is run out at the non striker.

Wadhera tries a scoop shot and can only find the short fine leg fielder.

Hardik brings Shami to wrap things up and the pacer almost delivers as he forces a miscue out of Wadhera. It is a skier, but Pandya can’t secure the catch.

Shami finishes his four overs, giving up just 18 runs.

Mohit continues. He offers a full-toss and Wadhera happily dispatches it for a SIX!! A mistimed scoop almost offers a catch, but Wadhera escapes.

Piyush Chawla too gets into the act, carting a six beyond long off.

Josh Little is the next Titans bowler to get an over. Wadhera picks one from the off side and puts it into the leg side stand. SIX!!

Mohit Sharma with his first over. The game looks well beyond the reach of MI. Piyush Chawla gets a boundary, but that won’t be enough for MI.

SKY and Wadhera goes after Noor. Two boundaries and a sixer from this over as MI looks to accelerate.

Noor gets his revenge soon enough as he forces a mistimed hit from SKY and Noor completes an excellent diving catch. Third wicket for Noor.

SKY reverse sweeps Rashid first ball for a four. Rashid responds a straighter one and SKY misses the sweep. Umpire gives it out and MI goes for a review. SKY escapes as there was an edge there.

He adds another boundary to the leg side and then scoops one inside out for his first six. Is this the start of a fightback for MI?

Noor pitches one on middle-leg and spins it in and Green misses it. Clatters into leg stump and that is the end of Green’s knock. Titans in absolute control.

Noor gifts new batter Tim David a full-toss and the Aussie returns the favour by skying it to midwicket for Abhinav Manohar to complete an easy catch.

Another double strike over.

Rashid Khan continues with his leg spin. Neither SKY and Green can get him away. Just five runs off that over.

Noor Ahmad continues and Green continues to target him. Smokes one above the bowler for another six. But Noor gives away just two runs elsewhere.

Rashid Khan gets the second wicket for Gujarat. Kishan, who was struggling up until now, decides to take on Rashid and can only edge it to Josh Little at long on. Rashid gets one past Tilak’s inside edge and it strikes the pad. Umpire doesn’t relent and Titans go up and the review swings it in the home side’s favour. DOUBLE STRIKE FROM RASHID!!

Noor Ahmad with his first over. The left-arm spinner has had an impressive start to his IPL career.

But Green doesn’t care. He picks the length early before putting it beyond the midwicket fence for another six.

Spin introduced from one end with Rashid Khan to bowl this over. Bowls a couple of googlies and sticks to the right channels. Green plays one back to the bowler. Rashid, who should have gone for the catch, strangely stops it with his leg.

Shami bowling his third straight over. Kishan brings up the 1000th four of the ongoing iteration of the IPL. This was bowled short and the MI wicketkeeper-batter pulls it over midwicket.

Titans skipper continues and he beats Green twice, before the Aussie steps down the leg side to cream one over the infield for a six.

Pandya tests Green with a bouncer and it goes flying past the keeper for four byes.

Shami continues from the other end.

He beats Kishan’s outside edge four consecutive times. Kishan escapes to the other end and Green almost chops on to his stumps. Titans are dominating this contest.

Hardik Pandya with the second over. Precise stuff from the skipper as he provides no freebies for his former side.

The pressure finally breaks MI’s openers. Rohit Sharma mistimes one and skies it for Pandya to complete a simple catch.

Shami up against Rohit Sharma as MI begins its chase.

Shami starts with a wide. But recovers with an in-control over. Concedes just two runs in the first over.

Tewatia slogs Behrendorff for a six over deep mid wicket. He then steps past his off stump, before pulling one over fine leg for another six. 200 up for Gujarat Titans. Behrendorff deceives Miller with a slower one and he loops it for SKY to complete a tough catch. Rashid Khan comes in for the last ball and gets a double and that’s it for Titans. They have got their highest ever IPL total ever.

Meredith offers a full toss and Manohar can only mistime it to long off. End of a stirring knock by Manohar and in comes Rahul Tewatia, who gets into the act straight away with a six.

He went on one knee, before he swept/paddled Meredith over square leg fence. Miller too smacks a couple of sixes to put Titans into the 190s.

Cam Green with his second over.

He bounces it into Manohar and he pulls it out of the park for a six!!

Green course correct by going full and it makes no difference as Manohar slams it beyond long off for another SIX!! Miller too joins in the action. Lofts it for six straight back. Titans are well on the way.

Rohit turns to Meredith for the next over. He bowls a inch-perfect yorker, forcing Manohar to jam his bat in. But to Meredith’s misfortune, Piyush Chawla lets it run underneath him at third man and it runs away for a boundary. Miller too joins in. Meredith offers widhth and the South African slashes it to the fence. Titans are gaining momentum.

Behrendorff with the 16th over. Manohar and Miller milks a few singles to start the over. Behrendorff gives away a wide, before bouncing back with a dot ball. Manohar sneaks in a couple to close off an under-par over for Titans.

Manohar goes bang, bang against Chawla. Back-to-back boundaries through extra cover for the rightie. Titans are on the rise again.

Manohar follows it up with a massive six. He steps out and launches it for a 97-metre six straight back.

Miller goes big against Kartikeya. Lofts the spinner over long off for a maximum. The lefties holds his length back to prevent Miller from going after him and succeeds in it.

Shankar goes inside out against Chawla and it falls just short of Behrendorff. He isn’t lucky the second time out as he holes out to long on, where Tim David pouches a simple catch. Second wicket for Piyush Chawla, who has been mighty impressive for MI.

Gill Falls!!

Kartikeya loops one up and all Gill can do is to chip it to SKY at long on. 56 from 34 balls.

David Miller is the new batter for Titans. He starts with a four. Smashes one over the bowler for a four.

Meredith reintroduced into the attack.

The leftie goes full and fast and Gill reciprocates it with a flashy straight drive, which flies to the fence. Gill seems to be in the mood!!

Kartikeya angles one into Shankar’s pads and the batter takes full advantage as he glances it to the fence for a FOUR!!

He then goes on the front foot and launches it straight back over the keeper for a SIX!!

Gill too gets into the attack. smashes one to leg side for a four. He soon gets a single and gets to his fifty!!

Gill advances and crashes Piyush Chawla through extra cover for a four. Gill had to reach to make that shot work. A paddle shot down the leg adds a couple as Gill inches closer to the fifty mark. Gill steps down again, but couldn’t get the connection he desired. Just a single there.

Kartikeya Singh with his first over. Gill gets a couple of quickly-run doubles to start the over. Kartikeya readjusts his line, gaining a couple of dot balls in the process.

Piyush traps the big fish off his very first delivery! Credit to Suryakumar Yadav for holding onto that. That was hit hard but straight to the fielder near the long-off boundary. The wicket will only slow things down. Meanwhile, Vijay Shankar joins Gill. Incidentally, Gujarat is the worst in the league when it comes to scoring in the middle overs. Time for the first strategic timeout of the day.

Cam Green in for the first time this evening. He has been thoroughly enjoying the IPL with both the bat and ball in hand. Ouchie! Two back-to-back fours... The first was bowled a touch short and Gill’s strong bottom hand saw the ball disappear through the onside. The second had been carved away through backward point. It gets worse for the bowler as Gill goes straight over his head now for a booming maximum.

Riley Meredith replaces Tendulkar. He is replacing an unwell Jofra Archer in the eleven. Gill doesn’t get enough bat behind this shot, but the pace ensures the ball has the legs to clear the boundary at point. Wide! Meredith sprays one down leg. David has a shy at the sticks and misses. Seemed like Pandya would have just made it in the scenario of a direct hit. Another wide down the leg side. 10 for the over as the duo run a couple of the last delivery.

Behrendorff continues from the other end.

MI is not affording any sort of breathing room to GT batters. Pandya finally breaks free in the last ball, pulling a Behrendorff loosener to midwicket fence for a boundary.

Hardik Pandya is the new batter for GT. Tendulkar errs in his line and Pandya clips him for a couple to get going. Mumbai in control in the early phase of this game.

Tendulkar goes down the leg and Saha attempts a shot. MI players go up in appeal and the umpire agrees. A late review doesn’t save Saha and that is the first wicket down for Titans.

Benhrendorff drifts into Gill’s pads and the right-hander efrrotlessly glances it to the fence for the first four of the game.

Arjun Tendulkar with the first over for MI.

Arjun swings it into Saha from over the wicket and the wicketkeeper defends assuredly.

Accurate over to start with. Just four runs.

Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha make their way out into the middle. They will have to provide a steady platform for GT’s hitters to make merry in this high-scoring pitch.

A win would definitely take Gujarat Titans above Rajasthan Royals to second spot.

Mumbai Indians can push itself into top-four contention with a win in Ahmedabad.

Gujarat Titans XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (capt), Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma

Substitutes: Josh Little, Dasun Shanaka, R Sai Kishore, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi

Mumbai Indians XI: Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Riley Meredith, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff

Substitutes: Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Sandeep Warrier

Rohit Sharma calls it right and MI will ball first.

Two changes for MI - No Shokeen and Archer. Karthikeya and Meredith are the replacements.

One change for GT - Josh Little is back in.

“The highest number of sixes on an average has been hit at this venue along with Eden Gardens. This isn’t the smallest of venues either. Square boundaries - 63 metres and 68 metres, straight down the ground it’s 74 metres. It’s unusually humid here. On the wicket, it’s moist, not tacky in any way but certainly got some moisture in it. Don’t be surprised if the fastmen do come into play in the powerplay. Even though it’s red soil, I think it’ll bounce traditionally but it’ll just grip a little bit because of the extra moisture in it. The batters through the middle will be finding it very difficult this evening. Dew hasn’t had a massive effect so far. It’s overcast, chances are it (dew) might not have tonight either. Six out of six games - chasing teams have won.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Riley Meredith, Ramandeep Singh, Kumar Kartikeya, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Duan Jansen, Sandeep Warrier, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal

GT: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Abhinav Manohar, Srikar Bharat, Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad.

Wicketkeeper: Wriddhiman Saha, Ishan Kishan

Batters: Shubman Gill (vc), Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, David Miller

All-rounders: Hardik Pandya (c), Cameron Green

Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan

Matches played: 4

Won: 2

Lost: 2

Win%: 50.00

Last result: Lost to Rajasthan Royals by three wickets (2023)

Longest winning streak: 2 matches (May 2022-April 2023)

Longest losing streak: 2 matches (April 2023)

Matches played: 1

Gujarat Titans won: 0

Mumbai Indians won: 1

Last result: Mumbai Indians won by 5 runs (Brabourne; 2022)

MI TOSS RESULTS IN IPL 2023

vs RCB: Lost the toss, asked to bat - Lost by eight wickets (Bengaluru)

vs CSK: Lost the toss, forced to bat - Lost by seven wickets (Mumbai)

vs DC: Won the toss, chose to bowl - Won by six wickets (Delhi)

vs KKR: Won the toss, opted to bowl - Won by five wickets (Mumbai)

vs SRH: Lost the toss, forced to bat - Won by 14 runs (Hyderabad)

vs PBKS: Won the toss, opted to bowl - Lost by 13 runs (Mumbai)

GT TOSS RESULTS IN IPL 2023

vs CSK: Won the toss, decided to field - Won by five wickets (Chennai)

vs DC: Won the toss, opted to bowl - Won by six wickets (Delhi)

vs KKR: Won the toss, chose to bat - Lost by three wickets (Ahmedabad)

vs PBKS: Won the toss, opted to bowl - Won by six wickets (Mohali)

vs RR: Lost the toss, asked to bat - Lost by three wickets (Ahmedabad)

vs LSG: Won the toss, opted to bat - Won by seven runs (Lucknow)

MI Predicted XI (batting first): Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla,

MI predicted XI (bowling first): Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff

MI Impact Player options: Jason Behrendorff, Vishnu Vinod, Kumar Kartikeya, Suryakumar Yadav, Arshad Khan.

Batting first: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Mohammad Shami.

Bowling first: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma.

Impact Player options: Josh Little, R. Sai Kishore, Mohit Sharma, KS Bharat, Jayant Yadav.

Two points separate title-holder Gujarat Titans (GT) and five-time champion Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of match 35 of IPL 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

As the league stage nudges the halfway mark, both teams have managed to secure early wins. However, certain shortcomings have limited them from rendering their best versions.

While GT added its fourth win with a death-bowling masterclass by Mohit Sharma and Mohammad Shami against Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday, MI was handed its third defeat after a shoddy bowling effort at the death versus Punjab Kings the same day.