A massive victory by Gujarat Titans in the Qualifier 2 as they absolutely demolish Mumbai Indians and bag a victory by 62-runs. There is no rain interruption as before the match and once the game was commenced full quota of 40 overs could be played. GT faces CSK in the IPL 2023 final on Sunday, May 28.
A moment that could potentially decide the game as Suryakumar Yadav fails to hit an attempted ramp shot and his stumps get shattered. This is a massive blow for MI considering the match situation.
Chasing a big total, MI cricketers have shown intent but they lost a few crucial wickets on the way. Suryakumar Yadav keeps hold of one end and also the chances for MI.
Shubman Gill is currently on a dream form. He demolishes the Mumbai Indians bowlers to hit his third century of the season and reaches the milestone in just 49 deliveries.
Shubman Gill looks in great touch as he scores another fifty and now cruises towards his third hundred of the season. He has attacked every bowler of MI and specially Akash Madhwal, the hero of the Eliminator match.
Toss Update: Mumbai Indians wins the toss and choses the bowl first. Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami. Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal.
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya having a chat amongst themselves. A positive sign for the fans is the bowlers marking their run up.
Good news for the fans. After the inspection, the umpires has given a green signal for the start. Toss is scheduled at 7:45 PM and the match is scheduled to start from 8:00 PM.
A playoff match can start without any loss of overs till 9:40 PM. The cut off time for a 5 over match is 11:56 pm. In case even that is not also possible, a Super Over can be organised at the latest from 12:50 AM.
The umpires have take a look at the outfield and talked with the captains before delaying the toss. The rain has stopped and covers have come off. Next inspection is on 7:20 PM.
Six times champions Mumbai Indians are set to take on defending champions Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad in the Qualifier 2. It is a battle for who will reach the final of the IPL and face Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai Indians has shown great run of form recently and defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2023 Eliminator. Gujarat Titans despite showing great performance in the league stages suffered a crushing defeat to Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 1 and now will have to fight for their survival in the Qualifier 2. Ahead of the exciting qualifier clash between GT and MI, bad news arrives from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad that rain has started and there is some lightning and thunder too. GT vs MI, Ahmedabad Weather, Rain Forecast and Pitch Report: Here’s How Weather Will Behave for Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2023 Qualifier 2 Clash at Narendra Modi Stadium.
There is not a heavy forecast of rain so it is not expected to stay around for a longer period of time. But if things continue to stay this way like they are, the start of the game might be delayed and the game will face a interruption. Fans expectedly would want the rain to stop and this match to go ahead as scheduled. Gujarat Titans are eager to make their place in the final and settle scores with Chennai Super Kings while after two seasons of missing out on the playoff, Mumbai Indians are on a mission of establishing their supremacy with their 6th title. They will hope rain doesn't play a spoilsport in it.