Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) faced off in the ninth IPL 2025 match at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. In an attempt to gain control of the game early, MI chose to bowl first after winning the toss. But Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, GT’s openers, had other ideas. They gave their side a fast start, sprinting to 66/0 at the end of the powerplay.
After MI captain Hardik Pandya stepped up and took two vital wickets to delay the Titans’ innings in the middle overs, GT gained momentum. GT set up a formidable total of 196/8 in their allocated 20 overs, despite the middle-phase hitches, providing their bowlers with a good goal to defend.
The Mumbai Indians’ answer was a lacklustre beginning to their pursuit. Rohit Sharma, their seasoned opener, was dismissed early after being bowled by Mohammed Siraj for a just eight runs. Ryan Rickelton, his opening partner, did not contribute either, scoring just 6 runs before leaving. MI was on the defensive from the first powerplay as a result of these early defeats.
MI found it difficult to meet the necessary run rate in the middle phase, despite a heroic effort from Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma, who put together a partnership of more than fifty. Despite their outstanding effort, the GT bowlers continued to dominate and made sure MI couldn’t have the upper hand.
MI ultimately lost by a margin of 36 runs, their second straight IPL 2025 loss. The five-time champs are concerned about this defeat. GT will feel more confident as they continue their campaign with momentum thanks to their resounding victory.
Here are the key stats from GT vs MI, Match 9 of IPL 2025:
- Shubman Gill: Completed 1,000 IPL runs at Ahmedabad.
- Prasidh Krishna: Reached 50 IPL wickets.
- Sai Sudharsan: Second most runs in IPL after 27 innings- 1171 Runs
- Hardik Pandya: Most wickets by a captain in IPL (Pacer)- 24 Wickets
- Rohit Sharma: Most dismissals in single-digit scores in IPL- 80 Innings
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