Gujarat vs Mumbai Highlights, IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians maintained the tradition of losing their opening match of IPL since 2012 with Gujarat Titans snatching an improbable six-run victory in a thrilling match in Ahmedabad on Sunday. While Jasprit Bumrah bowled a couple of terrific spells to restrict Gujarat Titans to 168 for 6 in 20 overs, MI lost their way after Rohit Sharma's dismissal to end up on 162 for 9 in 20 overs. Dewald Brevis (46 runs) too played a crucial knock but GT pacers managed to steal a win for the hosts.
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson
Highlights of IPL 2024 match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians -
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GT vs MI Live: Gujarat Titans win
Gujarat Titans have registered a narrow 6-run win over Mumbai Indians in a thrilling game in Ahmedabad. Umesh Yadav conceded a single on the fifth ball before giving away only a single off the last ball. That is a terrific victory for GT!
Hardik Pandya started the over with a six and a four before two wickets fell for Mumbai Indians in 2 balls. And now Gujarat Titans are in the driving seat.
Another wicket for GT. Spencer Johnson was hit for a six by Tilak Varma on the first ball of the over but he dismissed the batter on the very next ball. What a match this is turning out to be! Mumbai Indians need 21 runs in 10 balls.
Only five runs came off the Rashid Khan's third over and Mumbai Indians now need 43 runs in 30 balls. With a lot batting firepower still left, one would back MI to comfortably win this game until GT do some magic.
Sai Kishore was bowling really well to Dewald Brevis with good length deliveries angling into the batter. But on the fifth ball, the spinner erred in his length was bowling it fuller outside off stump. Brevis boasted his class by slamming the ball over extra cover for a six. Mumbai Indians need 72 runs in 54 balls.
Not a good IPL debut for Spencer Johnson with the ball. The spinners had caused a bit of worry to Mumbai Indians' batters Rohit Sharma and Dewalad Brevis but once the duo got pace, their eyes lit up. First Brevis slammed a six and then Rohit smashed two fours to make it a 17-run over.
This is what you call experience. Sai Kishore was bowling slower ones to keep Dewald Brevis in check. Rohit spotted this so when he got the strike after the second ball of the over, he played a reverse sweep to score a boundary, beating the short third man. 7 runs came off the over. Mumbai Indians need 98 runs in 66 balls.
Pressure was piling on Brevis and he has now played a big shot for a six. Rashid Khan gave some flight and Brewis tonked him over the long-off fielder for a biggie. This will give some relief to Brevis, who was strike at a rate less than 100 before this six.
Sai Kishore has started with a three-run over. Dewald Brevis played five of the balls and scored two singles off it. Mumbai Indians need 114 runs in 78 balls.
A fuller ball from Rashid Khan on the fourth delivery of the over and that narrowly missed the fielder at backward square leg and ran away for a four. It was an economical start from Rashid as he conceded only 6 runs in the over. Mumbai Indians need 117 runs in 84 balls.
As easy as you like it. A fuller delivery from Umesh Yadav and Rohit Sharma flicked it away for a six to wide of long-on. A lot of dew has arrived and the defence of 168/6 won't be that easy for Gujarat Titans, especially against a batting like Mumbai Indians'.
Naman Dhir was having a good debut with the bat but Azmatullah Omarzai has removed him. Dhir slammed the bowler for three fours and a six in the over before losing his wicket to an LBW. The ground umpire was unconvinced with the appeal and GT rightly decided to go upstairs. Ball tracking suggested that it would have hit the middle stump.
An early wicket for Gujarat Titans. Ishan Kishan is gone! Azmatullah Omarzai gets him as the batter edged the ball good length ball to wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. GT are off to a really good start here in Ahmedabad.
Mumbai Indians have started the chase of 169 runs with Ishan Kishan in the crease and Rohit Sharma at the other end. Omarzai is bowling the first over for GT. Here we go -
Gujarat Titans have posted a decent total of 168/6 on the board. Sai Sudharsan top scored in their innings with 45 off 39 balls. Mumbai Indians' Jasprit Bumrah should get the credit of restricting GT to the score. It is now time for the MI batters to show their class.
Rahul Tewatia is out on the first ball of the over and that is a superb catch from Naman Dhir on the leg side that made it possible. It was a full toss but Tewatia failed to put it in gap. Dhir ran forward and then jumped brilliantly to take the catch at deep backward square leg.
Jasprit Bumrah concedes 7 runs off his final over and ends his quota of four overs with figures of 3 for 14. That's just a brilliant spell from the right-arm pacer. He never let any GT batter dominate him with outfoxing them regularly. Last six balls to go in the GT innings. Gerald Coetzee to bowl it. Here we go!
Another one for Bumrah. The right-arm pacer has struck for the second time in this over and third time in the game. Mumbai Indians are in the driving seat now as Sai Sudharsan is the latest one to depart. He handed a catch to Tilak Varma around backward square leg.
Shubman Gill is gone and Gujarat Titans are in some real trouble here in Ahmedabad. A volley with flight and Gill decided to go downtown by jumping out of his crease. But he failed to clear Rohit Sharma at long-on. Gill departs for 31 off 22.
That was turning out to be a really good over for MI but Shubman Gill spoiled that with a terrific four off the last ball. Debutant pacer Luke Wood bowled a good length delivery and Gill punched it from the backfoot for a four.
Hardik Pandya bowls the first ball of the game and Wriddhiman Saha slams it away for a four. It was a short ball and Saha hit it past the point and backward point fielders for a four.