Gujarat Titans will lock horns against Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator contest at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh in the ongoing IPL 2025 on Friday. No team that has finished fourth in the IPL standings, has ever gone on to win an IPL title but not many would want to bet against the Mumbai Indians.
Hardik Pandya’s team had won a solitary game in their first five matches of the season and here they are in the playoffs.
On the other hand, GT’s top-three batters – Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler had done the lion’s share of the scoring. In the absence of Buttler, the middle order would need to be at their best in a crunch game like the eliminator.
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Ishant Sharma needs four wickets to complete 100 scalps in the tournament.
Shah Rukh Khan needs one six to complete 50 maximums in IPL.
Tilak Varma needs 70 runs to complete 1500 runs in the tournament.
MI captain Hardik Pandya needs five sixes to complete 150 maximums in the IPL.
Rohit Sharma needs two sixes to complete 300 maximums in the IPL. He will become the second batter after Chris Gayle to reach the landmark. The former MI captain also needs 43 runs to complete 7000 runs in the IPL. He will become the second batter after Virat Kohli to reach the milestone.
Suryakumar Yadav needs one four to complete 450 boundaries in the IPL.
Gujarat Titans Squad: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Jayant Yadav, Dasun Shanaka, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Charith Asalanka, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar, Karn Sharma, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Robin Minz, Arjun Tendulkar, Raghu Sharma, Krishnan Shrijith, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Richard Gleeson, Reece Topley
