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Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
MI are at the bottom of the league table with just 2 points, while GT are in sixth with 6 points. The Mumbai Indians are looking to end a 4-match losing streak in the IPL 2026.
After winning the toss, Shubman Gill elected to bowl first. The GT skipper that GT are playing with the same team.
“It looks like a decent wicket, honestly. There was a bit of dew in the last match. So just in case there is today, I think it would make more sense. Always good to have a target on the board and then try to chase it down. I think the way we have been bowling up front has been a huge positive for us, even in the last match and the game before that. So hopefully we continue with our bowling rhythm up front, and then in the middle overs, Rashid Khan has been really good for us. So hopefully we all continue in the same manner. We’re going with the same team.” Shubman Gill said.
Hardik Pandya admitted that he was looking to bowl first, too. The MI skipper confirmed debuts for Krish Bhagat and Danish Malewar as MI look to get their second win of the season.
“We would have fielded as well. It’s obviously the last game for us as a group. We had to regroup and speak about what the Mumbai Indians stand for and what kind of game we want to play. And we had a good number of chats. People are looking forward to the game. I think we need to play overall better cricket. I can’t pinpoint one factor. As I’ve said earlier, we win together, we lose together. So as a group, we need to get better. It`s a fresh day. The sun has risen again in a positive way. A couple of debuts for us. Danish (Malewar) makes his Mumbai Indians debut. And Krish (Bhagat) as well, who was part of the support bowlers, really impressed us. He got into the team three days back, and such is life that he’s playing today.” Hardik Pandya said.
Confirmed Playing XI for both teams:
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Danish Malewar, Quinton de Kock(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
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