Eliminator, GT vs MI: Mumbai Indians opt to bat
The winner will face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 on June 1 for a place in the final. RCB have already entered the title clash
Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat against Gujarat Titans (GT) in their Eliminator game of IPL 2025 in Mullanpur on Friday (May 30).
Also read: RCB thrash PBKS to enter IPL 2025 final
The winner of this contest goes on to face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad on Sunday (June 1), while the loser is knocked out.
Qualifier 2 winner faces Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the final in Ahmedabad on June 3.
MI made three changes for this game with Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson and Raj Angad coming into the Playing XI. For GT, Kusal Mendis and Washington Sundar were picked.
What captains said
"We're going to bat. Looks like a different track to yesterday. Bit of less grass. Big game, scoring runs and defending would be nice. We all are aware, for the last nine games we have been playing it like a knockout. Really need to turn up today and focus on the things which we can control. We've got three changes: Jonny comes back, Gleeson makes his debut and Raj Angad Bawa plays," said Pandya.
GT skipper Shubman Gill said, "We would've chased. If someone would've said at the start of the season that we would've qualified, we would've taken it. Boys are very excited to be able to come back here in Chandigarh, it's my hometown. This game is no different for us, no pressure of the knockout game or anything."
Teams
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson.
Impact subs: Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley.
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Impact subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Jayant Yadav, Arshad Khan.