What a thrilling encounter it was between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at Wankhede Stadium! The match swung unpredictably, with rain delays adding to the drama and pushing the game late into the night. It came down to GT needing 1 run from 1 ball, and Arshad Khan hit the ball toward mid-off before taking off, helping his side win by 3 wickets under the DLS method.
Prior to the rain delay, GT trailed the DLS par score by 5 runs. Rain returned and halted play, casting uncertainty over the outcome. As the deadline to complete the match approached, tension mounted. Fortunately, the showers stopped just in time, and the grounds-men quickly prepared the pitch before the cut-off.
The game resumed at 12:30 AM and was reduced to 19 overs. GT's revised target became 147, with 15 runs needed off the final over. Deepak Chahar took the ball but MI already were on a bad side of things as?they were penalised for a slow over-rate, reducing the number of fielders allowed outside the inner circle to four. Despite all, the pacer?claimed a wicket, adding to the intense, Super Over-like finish, but MI could not get the win.?
What happened in the clash?
Hardik Pandya bowled the 8th over and shifted the game's momentum as he conceded 18 runs through extras and boundaries. This had pushed GT ahead on the DLS score. However, Ashwani Kumar dismissed Jos Buttler and MI briefly regained control by the 12th over.?Sherfane?Rutherford smashed big hits and added 28 runs in two overs which then put GT back on top before rain interrupted play.
After the break, Jasprit Bumrah bowled Shubamn Gill and later added another wicket, while Trent Boult removed Rutherford, swinging momentum back to MI. When rain halted play again, GT were 5 runs behind DLS. Rahul Tewatia and Gerald Coetzee brought it down to 1 run from 1 ball, and despite a missed run-out by Hardik, Arshad Khan sealed a dramatic 3-wicket win for GT.
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI):?Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Impact Subs:?Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Dasun Shanaka, Sherfane Rutherford?
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI):?Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Subs:?Karn Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Reece Topley, Ashwani Kumar
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