ipl 2025 mumbai indian seal qualifier 2 against punjab kings after defeating gt

The IPL 2025 Eliminator played a match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. In this match, Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans by 20 runs. With this victory, Mumbai has made it to the qualifier-2, where it will face Punjab Kings. On the other hand, GT’s journey in IPL 2025 is over. Mumbai Indians, batting first, scored 228 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. In response, GT could only manage 208 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.

Chasing the target of 229 runs, the Gujarat Titans suffered a setback in the first over. Captain Shubman Gill returned to the pavilion after scoring a run. Kusal Mendis was dismissed for 20 runs in 10 balls. Washington Sundar was dismissed for 48 runs off 24 balls. Sai Sudarshan was dismissed for 81 off 49 balls. Rutherford returned to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs off 15 balls. Shahrukh scored 13 runs off 7 balls. Rahul Tewatia contributed 16 runs in 11 balls. For Mumbai, Trent Bolt took two, Bumrah, Gleanson, Santner and Ashwini took 1-1 wickets.

Batting first after winning the toss, Mumbai Indians started their debut. Rohit Sharma and Johnny Bairstow made a bang. The two shared an 84 -run partnership for the first wicket. Bairstow scored 47 off 22 balls. Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for 33 runs in 20 balls. Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring 81 runs off 50 balls. Tilak scored 25 runs in 11 balls. Naman Dheer was dismissed for 9 runs off 6 balls. Hardik Pandya scored 22 runs in 9 balls. Sai Kishore and famous Krishna took 2-2 wickets for GT.