Mumbai vs Gujarat match. Image: Official website of IPL
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Mumbai vs Gujarat match. Image: Official website of IPL
The ‘Shuv’ at the beginning of Shubman Gill’s name is like a blessing for Gujarat. He flared up at the exact moment of need. In the second qualifier, he lit up again Mumbai wanted to counter in response. It was in orbit for a while. But Mohit Sharma came and spoiled the rice grown in Mumbai. Charkha’s five-time champions Mumbai Indians were on fire with his bowling.
IPL’s most successful team Mumbai Indians and defending champions Gujarat Titans clash on Friday (May 26) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Being the second qualifier, the equation is final if you win, out if you lose. In such an equation, Gujarat secured the final by defeating Mumbai by 62 runs.
Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and put Gujarat into bat in the semi-final. Batting first, Shubman Gill’s superhuman century made Gujarat 233 runs after losing 3 wickets after the scheduled 20 overs. In reply, Mumbai were all out for 171 runs in 18.2 overs.
Wriddhiman Saha (18) and Shubman Gill scored 54 runs in 6.2 overs in the opening pair after losing the toss. Wriddhiman returns after being stumped by Ishan Kishan off Piyush Chawla. After that, only Shubman show was run in Ahmedabad. This star made a storm with the bat once again. He completed the century with a single off Cameron Green in the first ball of the 15th over. Shubman hit a 49-ball century at a strike rate of over 200 in Ahmedabad, hitting four fours and eight sixes. In the end, Shubman stopped for 129 runs off 60 balls at a strike rate of 215. His tornado innings had seven fours, ten sixes.
Sai Sudarshan retired after scoring 43 runs off 31 balls. In the end, Gujarat skipper Hardik Pandya’s 13-ball unbeaten 28-run cameo set Mumbai a mammoth target of 234 runs.
In front of Shubman Gill’s superhuman innings, no one from Mumbai could take advantage of the ball. Chawla and Madhwal got one wicket each.
Coming down to reply, Mumbai fell into disaster at the beginning. Mumbai lost the wicket of Nehal Wadhira (4) in the first over. Mohammad Shami sent him back to court. Cameron Green left the field with an elbow injury in the team’s 17th run. Shami hit again for 21 runs. Now bring back Rohit Sharma (8). Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav handled the initial disaster. He made a pair of 50 runs in 20 balls. Tilak ran riot. Tilak scored 43 runs off 14 balls with five fours and three sixes. Rashid Khan stopped the storm by bowling him. After that, Green entered the field again. Joss Little sent him back when he settled down at the crease with 30 runs off 20 balls. Suryakumar tried from his place. Played great. But, Gujarat pacer Mohit Sharma took full control of the match by picking up two wickets in one over by bowling in the 15th over. Along with Suryakumar who scored 61 off 38 balls, Vishnu Vinod was brought back.
Mumbai could not resist after that. Mohit also hit a double in his second over. He took two wickets for two runs. In the end, Mumbai’s dreams of the final were shattered by being bowled out for 171 runs in 18.2 overs.
Mohit Sharma took 5 wickets with 10 runs in 2.2 overs for Gujarat. Shami and Rashid got two wickets each.
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans entered the final for the second time in a row. Their opponents in the final will be Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings aiming to win their second consecutive title.
