Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians, 2nd Qualifier Match, IPL 2023: head-to-head and other key stats

Gujarat Titans will lock horns with the Mumbai Indians the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat. The home team Gujarat Titans have continued where they left off last season, the defending champions have a well-rounded team with plenty of match-winners. Shubman Gill has been in brilliant form and is coming into this game on the back of an excellent hundred against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan have been the pick of the bowler for Gujarat Titans. Noor Ahmed was slightly expensive in the previous but had done well throughout the season. Mohit Sharma has been the unsung hero of the team, he has been fantastic in the death over. Vijay Shankar has contributed with the bat when required. GT are coming into this game on the back of a defeat to the Chennai Super Kings and will get their best game out this fixture to book their spot in the finals of the Indian Premier League 2023.

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians started off slowly but bounced back well under the leadership of Rohit Sharma who is slightly short on runs with the bat. They are coming into this game on the back of a clinical win against the Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator. Players like Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla and Akash Madhwal are clicking at the right time. Cameron Green, Kumar Kartikeya and Tim David have also done well in patches. Chris Jordan, the replacement for Jofra Archer, has been very expensive and will need to re-think his strategies. Akash Madhwal has been phenomenal in the death for Mumbai Indians and was the man on the match on the Eliminator where he finished with one of IPL’s best figures of 5-5 in his 4 overs. Tilak Varma returned to the Mumbai Indians playing XI in this fixture against the Lucknow Super Giants and his contribution in the middle order will be ket in this all-important battle against the Gujarat Titans.

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Pitch

The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat has traditionally supported spin bowling. The batters have found it tough to get quick runs against spinners at this venue. The ball might do a little bit for the fast bowlers in the initial stages of the match as well, but it will get easier to bat as the match progresses. The batters need to get their eye in before going for the aggressive shots. The team winning the toss would be inclined to bowl first at this venue and chase the score down in the second innings with some dew expected.

Head-to-Head

Total Matches – 3

Gujarat Titans – 2

Mumbai Indians – 1

Match Details:

Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians, 2nd Qualifier

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat, India

Date & Time: 26th May, at 7:30 PM IST and 7:30 PM Local Time

FACTS

STATS – T20I