Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2024: Gill Leads GT to Victory, Mumbai’s 12th Consecutive Opening Match Defeat

Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2024: Gill Leads GT to Victory, Mumbai’s 12th Consecutive Opening Match Defeat”

Hardik Pandya’s first IPL encounter as captain of the Mumbai Indians ended in a six-run loss on a day when the Ahmedabad crowd continually jeered him. This marked the Indian team’s 12th consecutive losing opening match in the IPL. Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma put pressure on MI, who were chasing a goal of 169, such that they needed 19 to win the penultimate over. Having struck for two of the first three balls, Pandya blasted a six and a four. To counter this, Umesh Yadav removed Pandya with the third delivery and then took another wicket with the following one. MI had suffered a loss.

MI lost two wickets in the first over, but Dewald Brevis and Rohit Sharma turned things around. In the opening over, Azmatullah Omarzai dismissed Ishan Kishan for a duck, and in the third over, he removed the powerful batsman Naman Dhir. Then, Rohit and Brevis sent the GT bowlers all over the park, putting MI back on top. After losing to Sai Kishore on 43 off 29 and ending his partnership with Brevis on 77 off 55, Rohit was unable to reach a half-century. After that, Rashid and Mohit stopped MI from scoring runs, and Brevis soon fell for 46 off 38. MI never fully bounced back from that time, and Shubman Gill went on to win his first game as GT captain as a result.

In Pandya’s maiden game as captain, MI had earlier won the toss and elected to bowl first. It appeared as though GT would score close to or beyond 200, but Bumrah’s skill limited them to a score of 168/6. Pandya decided to lead the MI assault himself, and he scored 11 runs in his opening over. It’s interesting to note that Luke Wood returned for the third over instead of throwing the ball to Bumrah after bowling the second over and giving up nine runs.

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After entering the match, Bumrah utilized his trademark yorker to get the first wicket for MI, Wriddhiman Saha. Then, with the dismissal of captain Shubman Gill on 31 off 22, spinners Piyush Chawla and Shams Mulani further put an end to GT’s bright start. After that, GT was dealt some severe blows by Sai Sudharsan, who scored 45 off 39, David Miller, and Azmatullah Omarzai. Bumrah returned to form in the 17th over, getting rid of Miller and Sudharsan.