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GT vs MI 5th Match IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians have never won their first match in the last 12 years and the same happened this time too. Mumbai Indians have not been able to win their first match in IPL since 2012. In IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians had to face defeat by 6 runs at the hands of Gujarat Titans on Sunday.
MI's record remained intact
In the fifth match of the tournament played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Titans, batting first, scored 168 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Mumbai Indians team could score only 162 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Hardik's captaincy remained weak
Even new captain Hardik Pandya could not change the fortunes of Mumbai Indians. The way Mumbai Indians started chasing the target at Narendra Modi Stadium, it seemed that this record will be broken this time. But Umesh Yadav kept Mumbai's hopes alive by saving 19 runs in the last over.
Gill gave credit for the victory to the bowlers
GT captain Gill said the bowlers deserved special praise for the way they bowled despite the fog. I think the way the boys did not give up and bowled the last overs was special. With the mist, the spinners bowled and ensured we stayed in the match. I think our score was good, but we definitely could have scored 10-15 more runs. Mumbai was scoring good runs in the beginning, but it was very difficult to play shots on the old ball and slow pitch.
Hardik's team did not win in the death overs
Hardik Pandya said after the defeat that we were confident that we would score 42 runs in the last five overs. However, we did not succeed in doing so. We also lost our rhythm at the same stage. Mumbai Indians have to play their next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.