MI vs GT: Gujarat Titans Stopped the Winning chariot of MI in the Rain-Affected Match at Wankhede!
MI vs GT: In a thrilling encounter at the Wankhede Stadium, the Gujarat Titans held their nerve and emerged victorious in a rain-affected contest against the Mumbai Indians in match number 56 of IPL 2025. The game was cut short due to intermittent rain, and the Titans needed 15 from 6 via the DLS method. Tewatia and Coetzee held their nerves and sealed another crucial win in their campaign.
Toss: Gujarat Titans Won the Toss and opted to bowl first
Mumbai Indians’ innings was a mixed bag on a surface known for big totals. Despite the Wankhede traditionally favouring batters, MI could only muster 155. Will Jacks stood out with a gritty half-century, his first of the season, but lacked significant support from others. While MI started well at 97/2, a sudden collapse reduced them to 113/6, stalling their momentum.
Although not at their sharpest in the field with multiple dropped catches, Gujarat Titans managed to claw back through disciplined bowling and crucial middle-overs wickets, especially from Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma. MI were unable to find the final push in the death overs and left their bowlers with a modest total to defend.
Gujarat’s chase began cautiously, with the early loss of Sai Sudharsan. Gill and Buttler consolidated, ensuring no further loss in the powerplay, though they only managed 29 runs in the first six overs. Just as GT began to steady their ship, rain interrupted the chase in the 12th over.
When play resumed at 11:20 PM, Jasprit Bumrah struck immediately, removing Gill and swinging the match in MI’s favour. Trent Boult then dismissed Rutherford, and Bumrah returned to dismiss Shahrukh Khan, leaving GT struggling.
The Titans needed 33 off the last 20 balls, but economical bowling from MI, especially Ashwini’s tight over, applied the tight choke. With rain returning, GT were 4 runs short of the DLS par score when play was stopped again and the game restarted at 12:30 with the new equation of 15 runs needed from 6 balls.
Chahar bowled the over, and Tewatia hit the first ball for a FOUR, a single from the second. Coetzee smoked the third one for a massive six. Salt on the wound, Deepak bowled a no-ball. The final twist was the wicket of Coetzee in the second-last ball, but GT needed 1 from the final ball. Gujarat Titans finally won the game, and it couldn't have come any better for them.
Special praises for the Mumbai Indians' death-over bowlers, who worked hard to turn the tide with exceptional precision and calm under pressure. Jasprit Bumrah once again lived up to his reputation as the 'golden arm' with two important wickets post-rain. Trent Boult’s timely breakthrough and Ashwini’s miserly over further tightened the screws.
They almost had the game on their hands, have the rain wouldn't interfere! Nonetheless, credit goes to Coetzee and Tewatia, who pulled up 15 runs in the final 6 balls and won the game for GT by 3 wickets.