GT, MI eye maiden win of IPL 2025 season: Preview
What's the story
The ninth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 29.
The Gujarat Titans will take on the Mumbai Indians in a much-awaited clash.
Both teams will be looking to register their first win of the season after disappointing starts.
Here we look at the preview and key stats.
Conditions
Weather, pitch report, and streaming details
The weather on match day is expected to be overcast with a temperature of around 28°C.
The pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium is batting-friendly and supports pace bowlers.
Over the years, teams chasing have had a winning percentage of around 60%, making it an enticing prospect for teams batting second.
Star Sports will telecast the match, fans can also live-stream it on the JioHotstar app or website (7:30pm IST).
Rivalry
Head-to-head record: Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians
The rivalry between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians has been a closely fought one.
Out of the five matches played so far, Gujarat Titans have won three while Mumbai Indians have won two, as per ESPNcricinfo.
MI have lost each of their three away games against GT.
Notably, GT and MI lost their respective IPL 2025 openers vs Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings, respectively.
Information
Pandya returns to MI XI
Regular MI skipper Hardik Pandya didn't play MI's first match of IPL 2025 due to a one-game suspension. However, he is now set to return to the XI and bolster the line-up with his three-dimensional skills. MI dearly missed his services against CSK.
Lineups
Predicted playing XIs
GT (Predicted playing XI): Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Sai Kishore, Sherfane Rutherford, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna.
MI (Predicted playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (c), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Satyanarayana Raju, and Vignesh Puthur.
Impact subs: Robin Minz and Arshad Khan.
Stats
Here are the key players
As per ESPNcricinfo, Shubman Gill has slammed 440 runs across 12 games against MI at a strike rate of 149.65.
Deepak Chahar has dismissed Gill four times across 10 IPL meetings, conceding 78 runs off 55 balls.
Trent Boult boasts the second most powerplay wickets in IPL (62).
Suryakumar Yadav is among the few batters who have dominated Rashid Khan, smashing him for 86 runs off 58 balls in the IPL without getting dismissed.
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