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Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns with Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 57th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Friday (May 12). Notably, MI and GT have faced each other once in the IPL 2023, where Gujarat registered a comprehensive 55-run victory against the Mumbai-based side.
As far as the previous matches of the two teams are concerned, MI defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their last game, whereas GT registered a win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Suryakumar Yadav was the standout performer for Mumbai in the contest, scoring brilliant 83 runs off just 35 balls for his team. Nehal Wadhera also contributed valuable 52 runs in the run chase. Among bowlers, Jason Behrendorff picked up three wickets for MI in the first innings.
On the other hand, the duo of Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha shined for GT in their victory over LSG. While Gill hammered 94 off 51 deliveries, Saha played a quickfire knock of 81 runs. Medium pacer Mohit Sharma bagged four wickets for the winning team.
MI are currently placed on the fourth position of the IPL 2023 points table and will look to break into the top three by defeating Gujarat on Friday. On the other hand, GT are at the top and need just one win to seal a spot for the playoffs.
Pitch report:
The Wankhede Stadium has short boundaries and favours the batters. However, spinners can also come into play as the game progresses. The dew factor will play a role in the game as well, and a high-scoring match is expected to take place at the venue.
Probable XIs:
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami
Head-to-head record
Played: 02 | MI won: 01 | GT won: 01 | No result: 0
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- MI wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 55-60
- GT total: 190-200
Case 2:
- GT wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 50-55
- MI total: 180-190
Team bowling first to win the contest.
