GT vs MI Highlights, IPL Qualifier 2: GT 233/3 (20) beats MI 171 (18.2) by 62 runs

Mohit Sharma impressed with a five-wicket haul as Gujrat Titans enters the final of IPL 2023 and will play against CSK as the Hardik Pandya-led side beats Mumbai Indians by 62 runs and that’s a massive victory.

Mohit Sharma strikes again and he picks both Jordan and Chawla to leave Mumbai nine down. The veteran bowler has picked four wickets in the 2 overs he has bowled.

Mumbai’s run chase is falling apart with Rashid Khan trapping Tim David. The batsman did go for a review but it looked plumb the moment it hit on the leg while the batsman attempted a pull shot.

Mohammed Shami drops a dolly and allows Vishnu Vinod to extend his stay at the crease and then Surya smashes Joshua Little for a boundary and then brings out his signature shot over the keeper’s head to bring his fifty in 33 balls and what a brilliant shot it was. Gets inside the line of the delivery and scoops it way into the stands. Top shot.

Surya goes big as he smashes Noor Ahmad for a boundary and Mumbai needs more of those as the required rate has climbed up. Vishnu Vinod needs to tee off as Mumbai can’t afford to drag the run chase.

Joshua Little has brought Gujarat back in the game by dismissing Green in his second delivery by castling the big-hitter who falls for a 20-ball 30. Vishnu Vinod is the new man in.

Green goes huge as the batsman dispatches Noor Ahmad for a maximum over the cow corner and the fifty-run partnership comes up between Surya and Green in just 30 balls.

Surya plays a brilliant inside-out shot for a boundary and then got himself into a great position by dispatching the bowler to the deep mi-wicket boundary to keep Mumbai in the hunt. Green then went for a backfoot punch to pocket 15 runs off Rashid’s over.

Green gets into the act with a brilliant six over the deep mid-wicket and Mumbai at this stage is ahead by 16 runs when compared to Gujarat but they need a partnership and this could be Surya’s night to play a blinder.

A wonderful drive through the extra cover region gets Surya going but Rashid pulls back things with brilliant control over line and length as Mumbai needs 149 runs in 71 balls.

Just five runs from Noor Ahmad’s first over and Green is back in the middle to join Surya. It will be a very important partnership and Mumbai’s hopes of qualifying to the final lies on these two players.

Rashid Khan strikes and the leg spinner picks the prized wicket of Tilak Varma who falls for a brilliant 14-ball 43. Gujarat pulling things back after surviving a Varma assault.

Tilak Varma is making a statement as the batsman pockets a hat-trick of boundaries and brings the fifty-up for Mumbai and Mumbai is up and running in this run chase. Make that four boundaries as Tilak has set a batting exhibition and the shot through the extra cover is the pick of the shot. A six over the mid-wicket and Shami leaks 24 runs to give Mumbai an advantage!

What a shot from Tilak Varma as he pulls Hardik Pandya over the deep for a maximum and that was one of the best shots in the tournament. Surya then brings his wrists to play to flick Hardik stylishly over the deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shami takes two and Rohit falls while trying to pull the fast bowler as he ends up getting a top-edge and Joshua Little settles underneath the skier to leave Mumbai two down. With Green retired hurt, Mumbai is in early trouble. Tilak Varma showcases his potential with a brilliant pick-up shot for a magnificent six over the deep square leg.

Hardik Pandya into the attack and Rohit welcomes the Gujarat skipper with a boundary to the fine leg. The bowler bowls the hard length and hurts Green with a 146kph delivery that hurt the batsman flush on his left elbow. Green is back in the hut and out walks Suryakumar Yadav. Sky is off the mark with a boundary over mid-on.

Shami strikes early and the Impact Player in Nehal Wadhera fails to fire as the batsman departs early after nicking one to the wicket-keeper. Green walks in and gets off the mark with a boundary.

Sai Sudharshan is retired out and out walks Rashid Khan. The all-rounder gets off the mark with a boundary to the long-off. Hardik finishes with a six and Mumbai needs 234 runs to set a final date with CSK.

Hardik Pandya hammers Akash Madhwal for a six over the deep point and the bowler was in danger of being removed off the attack but survives the umpire’s call.

Tim David will be feeling hard for the drop catch as Gill continues to motor on this time smashing Akash Madhwal over the covers for a boundary. Gill was handed a chance when he was batting on 30 and the star batsman went on to score a century. Gill falls for a brilliant 60-ball 129 and it’s Tim David who latches on to the catch. An innings that was stitched with 10 sixes and seven boundaries, this was one of the best IPL knocks.

Gill is certainly in the zone as he opens the face of his bat to guide a Jordan low full toss through the backward point for a boundary and that shot has impressed everyone - right from Gavaskar to Hayden in the com box. Sudharshan then keeps the tempo going on with a pull over the deep mid-wicket and Gujarat is en route to post a huge score.

What a fantastic century from Gill - his third century of the season and he is now toying with the Mumbai bowlers. A six over the bowler’s head followed by a boundary in front of the square and then a flat six to keep Gujarat in front. Top batting.

A lofted drive from Sudharshan brings the southpaw to the party and that was a beautiful shot as the batsman hit the length delivery on the up and the ball sailed over the long-off for a maximum. Gill on 99 and Mumbai will look to pull back things.

Wow! We are watching something really special as Gill nails Chawla over the long-off for a maximum, then brings in the paddle for a boundary and then smokes the spinner for a huge 106-metre six over the long-on to move close to another IPL century.

Shubman Gill is motoring towards another IPL century with two sixes. The first one was with a flick over the backward square leg boundary and then pulled the fast bowler over the deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum. The beauty of Gill’s shot was a flick of the wrists for yet another maximum over the deep mid-wicket. Great batting as 21 runs come from the over.

Sudharshan with a lovely cover drive keeps Gujarat ahead and Hardik Pandya at the fence is impressed with the shot. Top shot from the southpaw.

Gill has teed off with a brilliant six straight down the track and Sudharshan exhibited his class with a boundary. Gill is two runs short of yet another half-century. Mumbai needs to make inroads.

Kumar Kartikeya into the attack and the spinner starts well by giving just five runs from his opening over. Shubman Gill was lucky as the opener survives a stumping chance and a shot that fell just short of the fielder at deep mid-wicket.

Fabulous ploy from Ishan Kishan and Piyush Chawla as the spinner foxes Saha by bowling down the leg side and the batsmen stepped out to attack but missed the ball and that’s fabulous work from Ishan Kishan who removed the bails in a flash. The breakthrough is achieved from Mumbai’s perspective as Sai Sudharsan joins Gill.

Gill welcomes Chris Jordan into the attack with a brilliant six over the deep square leg boundary and then gets his bottom hand into play to nail the bowler through the extra cover for a brilliant boundary. The fifty is up for Gujarat and Tim David dropped a catch at mid-on to hand Gill a life. The PowerPlay is done and dusted and Gujarat has made most of the the first six overs.

Gill continues his fine form as he hits Behrendorff for a boundary, exhibiting a fine glance through the fine leg and then Saha ends the over by smashing a boundary by dispatching Behrendorff to the deep backward square boundary.

Akash Madhwal at his best and a bouncer from the fast bowler hits the helmet of Saha after the batsman failed to connect a pull shot. The keeper-batsman however responds with a fine slash over point for a boundary.

Gill is up and running with a wonderful flick through the square leg and punishes Green for spraying on the pads. The man in form continues to rule the batting charts and gives Gujarat a sedate start.

Behrendorff begins proceedings for Mumbai with the new ball and the seamer will be looking for some swing as the pitch has been under the covers for a long time with rain delaying the toss. Both Saha and Gill are off the mark and it’s a cautious start from Gujarat.

Joshua Little, Srikar Bharat, Odean Smith, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi

Ramandeep Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Sandeep Warrier, Raghav Goyal

Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami

Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal

Mumbai Indians wins toss, opts to bowl first vs Gujarat Titans

The rain has stayed away and Hardik Pandya has marked his run-up. Both Hardik and Rohit were involved in a long chat with Sachin Tendulkar checking out the strip along with Ashish Nehra. We are all set for the toss as Hardik gives an animated speech in the team huddle. All set for a high voltage clash!

The toss will take place at 7:45 PM and the match will start at 8:00 PM.

Positive signs from the stadium as the rain has relented and the players are out there in the middle going through their warm-ups. Gill and Ishan are involved in a friendly banter and we should have the toss soon. Ashish Nehra having a word with Gill. We are set for a blockbuster of a clash.

The toss has been delayed due to rain. There will be an inspection at 7:20 PM IST.

Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Tilak Varma, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Chris Jordan

Dasun Shanaka, Josh Little, Yash Dayal, Vijay Shankar, KS Bharat

Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Josh Little

Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar/Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Mohammad Shami

Matches played: 7

Team batting first won: 3

Team batting second won: 4

Average first innings score: 187.28

Highest successful chase: 2017

Matches played: 8

Won: 5

Lost: 3

Win%: 62.5

Last result: Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 runs (2023)

Matches played: 3

Gujarat Titans won: 1

Mumbai Indians won: 2

Last result: Mumbai Indians won by 27 runs (Mumbai - May 12, 2023)

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

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