MI vs GT: IPL 2023 Stats & Records at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

 Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will lock horns in match 57 of the ongoing edition of the IPL 2023 Friday, May 12, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 

Mumbai Indians will come into the contest after a comfortable win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous game. MI have won six and lost five out of eleven games played and they are currently placed third on IPL 2023 points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of -0.255.   

Suryakumar Yadav leads the batting chart with 376 runs in 11 games at an average of 34.18 with an impressive strike rate of 186.13. Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, and Cameron Green have managed to aggregate 335, 274 and 274 runs, respectively. In the bowling department, Piyush Chawla has picked 17 wickets.  

Gujarat Titans will come into the contest, after two consecutive wins against Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants. GT have won eight games and lost three out of eleven games played. Currently, they are at the helm of the IPL 2023 points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of 0.951.  

Shubman Gill has been the go-to batter, as he has so far aggregated 469 runs in 11 games at an average of 46.90, while Hardik Pandya and Vijay Shankar have managed to score 277 and 205 runs, respectively. In the bowling department, Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan have picked 19 wickets each. 

Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report

The surface in Mumbai is an absolute nightmare for the bowlers, with the shorter dimensions of the ground also aiding the batters. The last match at this venue saw the chasing team scale a target in excess of 200 runs with more than three overs to spare. 

MI vs GT Head-to-Head Records: 

Both MI and GT have met each other 2 times in the IPL history and each team has won one game. 

IPL Records and Stats at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 

In 107 IPL games played at the venue, pacers have an average of 28.0 and have struck at 20.6 as compared to spinners, who average 30.8 and have struck at 24.5. The spinners are less economical too with a rate of 7.5, while pacers have an economy of 8.2. The teams batting second edge over teams batting first, with 58 wins to 49 wins. 

Strategy and Match-ups:  

Both Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik Pandya have struggled against Piyush Chawla. Saha was dismissed thrice against Chawla in 61 balls and scored 100 runs, whereas Hardik Pandya was dismissed twice in 22 balls and scored 46 runs; and hence Rohit Sharma will be tempted to use Chawla against them. Another interesting matchup is between Rohit and Mohammed Shami, where the former has been dismissed twice by the latter in 51 balls and scored 57 runs. Also, the MI skipper was dismissed thrice against Rashid Khan in 21 balls, and he scored 23 runs. This would tempt Pandya to use Shami and Rashid against Rohit.  

MI vs GT Highest and Lowest Totals Records: 

GT’s Highest total against MI is 207 while their lowest total is 172. 

MI’s Highest total against GT is 177 while their lowest total is 111. 

Top Players to Watch Out For: 

Mumbai Indians (MI): 

Piyush Chawla, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green. 

Gujarat Titans (GT): 

Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan 

MI vs GT Full Squads: 

Mumbai Indians (MI) Full Squad: 

Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Chris Jordan, 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 

Gujarat Titans (GT) Full Squad: 

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