Picture Credit: BCCI/IPL
In the crucial Eliminator in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the Gujarat Titans (GT) are taking on five-time champions, Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh on Friday, May 30. However, the match is for utmost importance as the winner will progress further whereas the campaign ends for the loser tonight.
Ahead of the match, as the two captains walked out, it was Hardik Pandya, the MI captain who returned victorious. Pandya elected to bat first as he said, “We're going to bat. Looks like a different track to yesterday. Bit of less grass. Big game, scoring runs and defending would be nice.”
Kusal Mendis comes in place of Jos Buttler; Washington Sundar replaces Arshad Khan
On the other hand, Shubman Gill, when asked of his decision, added that he would have liked to chase. “We would've chased. If someone would've said at the start of the season that we would've qualified, we would've taken it. Boys are very excited to be able to come back here in Chandigarh, it's my home town,” he said. When questioned about his team combination, Gill confirmed of two changes with Jos Buttler returning to England due to national commitments.
“Two changes - Mendis comes in for Buttler and Washington for Arshad,” Gill said. MI also called in for three changes in their lineup with Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton and Corbin Bosch unavailable.
GT vs MI IPL 2025 Eliminator Playing XI
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis(w), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Jayant Yadav, Arshad Khan.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson
Impact Subs: Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley.
