Today’s combat of IPL 2023 is Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians (GT vs MI) at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad at 7.30 pm (IST). On one side are the last year’s title holders Gujarat Titans, who are currently among top fours in the IPL standings. So far, they have won 4 out of 6 matches this season. The Hardik Pandya-led side has a strong batting as well bowling line up which imcludes top plyers like skipper himself, Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami etc.
On the other side is five times title holders Mumbai Indians, who are currently placed at 7th rank in IPL standings. Their performance this season hasn’t been impressive. Both batting and bowling fronts seem to be struggling with some occasional good performances by top rated players like Surya Kumar Yadav, who was impressive for the first time during this season against PBKS. Till now, MI has won 3 out 6 matches during this season. While GT would be eyeing to maintain its rank in the top fours, MI would be targeting to move up the table to sustain their chances of reaching the qualifiers.Since both the teams are title holders, the match is expected to be a high intensity one.
GT vs MI : Match Details
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Date : Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Time : 7:30 PM IST
Watch Live on : Star Sports Network & JioCinema
GT vs MI : Pitch Report
At Narendra Modi Stadium, the pitch is quite supportive of batters. Moreover, the boundaries are big enough to make it difficult for batters to hit big shots easily. Bowlers’ impact will depend upon pitch to be selected for the game. If it’s on red soil, pacers are going to dominate whereas if it’s on black soil, then spinners are going to take control of the game. In both cases, batters will find it difficult to put runs on the board
Dew will play a key role during later part of the innings.
So far, 21 matches have been played at this venue, out of which, 8 have been won by the team batting first whereas 13 by the chasers.
The toss winning team should field first.
GT vs MI : Team XI Prediction
Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Wriddhiman Saha (WK)
- Shubman Gill
- Hardik Pandya (C)
- Vijay Shankar
- Abhinav Manohar
- David Miller
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Mohammed Shami
- Noor Ahmad
- Mohit Sharma
Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Ishan Kishan (WK)
- Tilak Varma
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Tim David
- Cameron Green
- Nehal Wadhera
- Arjun Tendulkar
- Piyush Chawla
- Jason Behrendorff
- Hrithik Shokeen
GT vs MI : Best Performers Prediction
Best Batsman
Shubman Gill
The ace GT batter has been decent in performing during this tournament. Although he failed to put any impact in the last game against LSG where he scored a duck, he would be eager to unlock his real potential in the upcoming game. Being the top scorer from GT, he has 228 runs to his credit in last 6 matches with an average of 38 and an impressive strike rate of 138.18. So, best choice for the batter of the day.
Best Bowler
Mohammed Shami
The GT seamer is already at 8th position among the top 10 bowlers in this ongoing season. He has claimed 10 wickets in 6 matches he played with an average of 18.5 and a splendid economy rate of 8.04. since this pitch has something for pacers as well, so he’s likely to have a superb spell here.
GT vs MI : Today’s Match Winner Prediction
Gujarat Titans are likely to win this match
Disclaimer: The above predictions are based on personal understanding and analysis of the author. Kindly make your own decision while making any prediction based on the predictions mentioned above.