Mumbai Indians played against Gujarat Titans in the eliminator, and it was a thrilling match. Mumbai Indians won the game by 20 runs, and the class performance of Rohit Sharma and the sensational bowler Jasprit Bumrah guided the side to the victory. So let’s get into the article to look back to the game.
A look back to the game between Mumbai Indians versus Gujarat Titans
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first, and it was a brilliant decision, the batting unit of the side utilized the good conditions as well. The sensational batsman Rohit Sharma smashed 81 from just 50 deliveries and provided a good start for Mumbai Indians. It was Rohit Sharma’s birthday, and the birthday boy played really well, entertaining his fans.
Jonny Bairstow, the opening partner of Rohit Sharma, has also contributed 47 from 22. Suryakumar Yadav came out at the third position and he contributed 33 to the total. Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya added 25 and 22 respectively. Naman Dhir contributed 9 and Mumbai Indians ended the innings at 228 with the loss of 5 wickets.
In the reply, Gujarat Titans had a disappointing start. The captain of the side Shubman Gill went back to the provident for just 1 while his partner and the inform player Sai Sudharsan continued his good performance by scoring 80 from 49 balls.
Kusal Mendis contributed 20 from 10 while Washington Sundar smashed 48 from 24 along with Sherfane Rutherford contributed 24. Rahul Tewatia and M Shahrukh Khan contributed 16 and 13 respectively. However, that was not enough for the side and they lost the match by 20 runs.
Now Mumbai Indians will play against Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 and the winner of the game will be playing against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final game on Tuesday.
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