GT vs MI: IPL 2023 Records and Stats at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Narendra Modi Stadium. (Photo Source: Jio Cinema)

Mumbai Indians, after suffering a defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings in the last game, will now travel to Ahmedabad as they face Gujarat Titans in match number 35 of Indian Premier League 2023 at the world’s largest stadium- the Narendra Modi Stadium on April 25, 2023.

Mumbai Indians came close to a win in their previous game while chasing a massive 215, but lost by a close margin. Despite the loss, the players would see the positives from the game as Suryakumar Yadav gained back his form. The last game also witnessed a vintage Suryakumar Yadav innings, where he smacked fifty off just 23 balls bringing up his fastest IPL fifty.

Skipper Rohit Sharma has also had good outings in the recent times. Cameron green too scored a couple of half-centuries, but for MI, Tilak Varma is the go-to man as he has so far aggregated 217 runs in six games played at an average of 43.40. In the bowling department, Piyush Chawla has been brilliant as he accounted for 9 wickets in six games. MI will look to bounce back the winning ways.

Gujarat Titans, on the other hand, will be coming into the contest after a magnificent victory over LSG in the previous game. They did the unthinkable task by defending 29 runs in 36 balls against the Lucknow Super Giants. With this they have four wins out of six games and are currently placed at fourth place in the points table.

Hardik Pandya produced a captain’s knock of 66 from fifty balls promoting himself up the order in the previous game against LSG. Shubman Gill has been their stand-out performer, aggregating 228 runs in as many as six games at an average of 38. In the bowling department, Rashid Khan has accounted for 12 wickets while Mohammed Shami has picked up 10 wickets in as many as six games. GT would look to keep the winning momentum going.

Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians Head-to-Head:

Both the teams have met only once in IPL, where Mumbai Indians emerged victorious by margin of 5 runs.

IPL Stats and Records at Narendra Modi Stadium:

Both spinners and pacers have enjoyed bowling at this venue, with spin bowlers averaging at 28.9 and pacers averaging at 30.7. When compared to pacers, spinners have better economy of 7.5 to pacers economy of 8.0.  In the 21 matches played at this ground, teams batting second have won 13 games compared to teams batting first, who have won 8 games. Gujarat Titans have won two games they played at this venue and lost two games as well. Teams winning toss preferred chasing.

GT vs MI Strategy and Match-Ups:

Piyush Chawla has bowled well against David Miller, picking him twice in 38 balls and has conceded only 34 runs. Chawla has also got a good matchup against Wridhimman Saha as he has dismissed him thrice in 61 balls but has leaked 100 runs in same number of balls. Another interesting matchup is between Hardik Pandya and Jofra Archer, as Pandya has struggled against Archer scoring 35 runs in 29 balls and has been dismissed twice.

Mohammed Shami and Rohit Sharma go neck-to-neck against each other with Shami picking him twice in 48 balls and Rohit scoring 56 runs in same number of balls. Rohit Sharma has also struggled against Rashid Khan, being dismissed thrice in just 21 balls and having scored only 23 runs. Hardik might bring Rashid Khan in the powerplay to counter Rohit early on. Rohit will use Archer as soon as Pandya comes to bat.

Highest Totals:

MI’s highest total against GT is 177 while GT’s highest total against MI is 172

Players to Watch out for:

Mumbai Indians: Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Rohit Sharma

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami.

GT vs MI Full Squads:

Gujarat Titans:

Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal