In the IPL 2025 Eliminator at New PCA Stadium, Chandigarh, on May 30, 2025, Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) in an entertaining contest. MI scored 228/5 in 20 overs. GT fought but managed to get only 208/6 in 20 overs, falling short by 20 runs. MI won and advanced to Qualifier 2, while GT's campaign ended in this knockout stage. 

Mumbai Indians Innings

Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 228/5 in their 20 overs. Rohit Sharma was the star of the show with a stylish 81 off 50 balls, while national teammate Jonny Bairstow's quickfire 47 came off only 22 balls. Suryakumar Yadav added a decent 32 off 26 balls while MI took advantage of missed chances and sloppy fielding by GT. The Gujarat Titans bowlers made contributions by taking wickets as GT pulled wickets. GT Kolkata's Sai Kirshna and Prasidh Krishna took two wickets, while Mohammed Siraj picked up the last wicket for a total of six wickets in thirty overs.

Gujarat Titans Innings

GT's innings showed intent as they finished with a score of 208/6. Sai Sudharsan led the round with a good innings, scoring a classy 80 off 49 balls, while he was supported by Washington Sundar, who scored 48 off 24 deliveries. Kusal Mendis hit two sixes on debut before unfortunately being dismissed hit wicket for 20 runs, which is a very rare mode of dismissal in the history of IPL. Sherfane Rutherford played a part with 24 off 15. MI's Trent Boult, who finished with 2/56, and Jasprit Bumrah, who finished with 1/27, were economical for MI, and Mitchell Santner performed a role and removed the key hit wicket. MI advances to Qualifier 2 while ending the GT IPL 2025 year.

GT vs MI: Post Match Reactions

Rohit Sharma (Player of the Match): Rohit Sharma was pleased with his performance, particularly in an important knockout game. He acknowledged some luck with dropped catches but emphasized his goal to put a total on the board after he got in. Rohit was glad to be batting with Jonny Bairstow and also praised his aggressive approach, as well as the whole team effort to put a challenging score on the board.

Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians Captain): Hardik Pandya said the match could have gone either way, especially with the way the pitch was improving for batting in the second innings. Pandya was impressed by Jonny Bairstow's debut and enjoyed watching the "conscious effort" by Rohit Sharma to remain calm in his innings. He also credited Bumrah, Gleeson, and Ashwani in critical moments of the innings that helped them win.

Ashwani Kumar (Mumbai Indians): Ashwani Kumar said he wasn’t expecting to be used as an impact substitute, as the initial plan was to use a spinner. But he thanked his coaches Lasith Malinga and Paras Mhambrey for helping him focus on his strengths and sticking to the plan. He said when it came to those last three balls, all he was thinking about was not bowling any extras and trying to keep calm under pressure. 

Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans Captain): Shubman Gill said it was an exciting game for him, and "somehow nailing these small moments and getting results" is something "we didn't do" in the last few overs. Gill said that spilling three straightforward catches in the powerplay made it tough on the bowlers to build pressure. He credited Sai Sudharsan for his "consistently" good play and said that the team will take some positives from the match, despite losing. 

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Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians: Match Scorecard

Mumbai Indians – 228/5 (20 Overs)

Gujarat Titans – 208/6 (20 Overs)