Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|31-05-2025
GT vs MI Playing 11: Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans will square off against Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians in the Eliminators of the IPL 2025 season on May 30 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh.
The ongoing season has reached an interesting phase, and both sides will aim for a win in the upcoming clash to qualify for the qualifiers 02.
The losing side is high for both teams, with the winner advancing to face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 02. Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians lost the momentum in the latter half of the season, suffering two back-to-back defeats.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bat first. Speaking at the toss, MI captain Hardik Pandya said, “We’re going to bat. Looks like a different track to yesterday. Bit of less grass. Big game, scoring runs and defending would be nice.”
“We all are aware, for the last 9 games we have been playing it like a knockout. Really need to turn up today and focus on the things which we can control. We’ve got three changes: Jonny comes back, Gleeson makes his debut and Raj Angad Bawa plays,” concluded Hardik Pandya.
On the other hand, Shubman Gill said, “We would’ve chased. If someone would’ve said at the start of the season that we would’ve qualified, we would’ve taken it. Boys are very excited to be able to come back here in Chandigarh, it’s my home town. This game is no different for us, no pressure of the knockout game or anything. Two changes – Mendis comes in for Buttler and Washington for Arshad.”
Gujarat Titans Playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairsstow (W), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson
Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis (W), Shahrukh Khan, washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna