Jose Butler will not be part of the team

Gujarat Titans star wicketkeeper Batter Jose Butler is not available for the Eliminator match against Mumbai Indians, who has returned to his home country due to national duty. It is reported that this English player scored 538 runs in 14 matches for GT at an average of around 60 at an average of 163 in IPL 2025, which is the third highest run scored by a batter for the team.

Kusal Mendis will get a place in GT’s playing XI

Gujarat Titans have included Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Batter Kusal Mendis in their team as a replacement of Jose Butler who can be seen playing eliminator matches for the team. Significantly, Kusal Mendis has joined the Titans team for Rs 75 lakh, who has experience of 172 T20 matches. This lankai batter has scored 4,718 runs in instant format, 2 centuries and 32 half -century. Kusal Mendis plays the role of wicketkeeper, this is why Gujarat Titans have chosen him as a replacement of Jose.