ipl 2024 gt vs mi : Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans defeated Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians by 6 runs in the fifth match of IPL 2024 in Ahmedabad. For Gujarat, Umesh Yadav saved 19 runs in the last over and sent two batsmen including Hardik Pandya to the pavilion. Hardik had almost given the match to Mumbai by scoring 10 runs on the first two balls, but then on the third ball, Umesh showed him the way to the pavilion. At one time it seemed that Gujarat had lost the match and Mumbai would win easily. Gujarat bowlers bowled brilliantly against Mumbai batsmen and won the lost match. Mumbai lost its first IPL match for the 12th consecutive season. The defeat in the first match after 2013 is not leaving Mumbai behind.
Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl.
Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, Gujarat Titans scored 168 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. For Gujarat, Sai Sudarshan played the biggest inning of 45 runs in 39 balls with the help of 3 fours and 1 six. Meanwhile, Bumrah took maximum 3 wickets for Mumbai. Mumbai Indians, who set out to chase the target of 169 runs, had a very bad start. Mumbai lost its first wicket in the form of Ishan Kishan on the fourth ball of the first over, Azmatullah sent Ishan back to the pavilion without opening the account. After this, Mumbai lost another wicket in the form of Naman Dheer on the last ball of the third over. Naman Dhir scored 20 runs in 10 balls with the help of 3 fours and 1 six.
Brilliant innings by former MI captain
Former Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma and Dewald Bruise made a brilliant and important partnership of 77 runs in 55 balls for the third wicket. With the help of this partnership, Mumbai's score crossed 100. At 107 runs in the 13th over, Mumbai got its third blow in the form of Rohit Sharma. The former captain played an inning of 43 runs in 29 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six. But this partnership did not work for Mumbai.
Mumbai got its fourth blow in the form of Dewald Bruise.
After this, Mumbai Indians team got the fourth blow in the form of Dewald Brevis, who was dismissed by Mohit Sharma. Bruis was out after scoring 46 runs in 38 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. After this, in the 18th over, Mumbai lost its fifth wicket in the form of Tim David, David scored 11 runs in 10 balls. After this, MI lost its sixth wicket in the form of Tilak Verma in the 19th over, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 25 runs in 19 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six.
Great performance by Gujarat bowlers
After this, in the 19th over, Gerald Coetzee was out after scoring 1 run, who was dismissed by Spencer Johnson. Then on the third ball of the 20th over, Mumbai's last hope, captain Hardik Pandya, was out. Hardik scored 11 runs in 4 balls by hitting 1 four and 1 six. After this, Piyush Chawla returned to the pavilion on the next ball for a golden duck. For Gujarat, Azmatullah Umarzai, Spencer Johnson, Mohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav took 2 wickets each. Apart from this, Sai Kishore got one wicket.