How MI Lost Opening IPL Match, Again

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Mumbai Indians' journey at IPL 2024, under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, began with a 6-run defeat against Gujarat Titans.

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Asked to bat first, GT struggled a bit against MI's strong bowling attack but managed to post 168/6 in 20 overs. 

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For GT, Sai Sudharsan was the star batter as he scored 45 off 39 balls. Apart from him, skipper Shubman Gill also scored 31 runs. 

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For MI, pacer Jasprit Bumrah stole the show with the fantastic fighures of 3/14 in four overs. 

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Gerald Coetzee and Piyush Chawla also scalped two and one wicket respectively. 

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Later in the chase, MI lost quick wickets but Rohit Sharma and Dewald Brevis scored 43 and 46 runs respectively, to keep MI in the game.

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However, GT bowlers bounced back in style and restricted MI at 162/9 and won the match by 6 runs.

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For GT, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, and Mohit Sharma scalped two wickets each. 

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