Gujarat Titans have already qualified for the qualifier stage of IPL 2023 but if they win today, then they will have Q written next to their name which means qualified.
At the same time, Mumbai Indians have a chance to strengthen their race in the qualifier race if they win today, then they will reach third place in the points table.
Let’s take a look at some things that will tell us which team can make a big difference today:
Mumbai Indians Have The Momentum
Mumbai Indians have gained momentum, they chased the target of 200 set by RCB in their last match within just 17 overs. Except Rohit Sharma, the rest of the batting unit is performing well for Mumbai Indians, playing this attacking game and this means that this team can chase any big score on its day.
Surya has scored half-centuries in three of his last four innings played at Wankhede. Three days ago, this promising batsman played an incredible innings of 83 off 35 balls against RCB. And he got full support from Nehal Wadhera, who has scored a half-century in two consecutive matches.
Tilak Verma is ready to return in this match against GT
In terms of bowling, this team is now performing better. Against Gujarat Titans, Mumbai’s bowlers leaked 76 runs in the last five overs. Things have changed a lot since then, with Jason Behrendorff bowling well in the last match. The left-arm spinner Kumar Karthikeya also bowled tight spell in the middle overs.
Gujarat Titans Trust Their Bowlers
Wriddhiman Saha scored 81 off 43 balls, Shubman Gill scored 94 off 51 balls; So such a performance was performed by the openers of Gujarat Titans in the last match. Once again, both batsmen will have a chance to bat on a good pitch at Wankhede where the ball will not swing or spin after 5 overs.
What strengthens Gujarat’s batting is the pair of durable openers and the superb finishers. But still the strong side of this team is their bowling.
Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan both have 19 wickets each to their name, and occupy number 2 and 3 respectively in the list of highest wicket-takers of IPL 2023.
Shami has so far bowled 141 dot balls and 2 maiden overs in IPL 2023. Gujarat’s team looks very strong. The last time they faced Mumbai, there was no match for Mumbai’s batting in front of Gujarat spinners.
Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed together took 5 wickets. But the Wankhede ground is small and spinners get runs here, so it has to be seen how former Mumbai player and Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya leads the team today.
What Stats and Pitch Report Says
Two matches have been played between the two teams so far and both have one win each.
Rohit Sharma has scored 23 runs in 21 balls against Rashid Khan but has also been out 3 times.
Rashid Khan has taken four wickets in the last two matches against Mumbai with an economy of less than 7.
Ishan Kishan’s strike rate in front of Mohammed Shami is only 93.
Shubman Gill has scored 108 runs in the last two matches against Mumbai at a strike rate of above 160.
If you talk about the pitch of Wankhede, the ground is small and there is a red clay pitch, then once again a big score is expected whichever team batting first will want to score at least 200 runs on the board.