Match Preview - Mumbai vs Titans, Indian Premier League 2023, 57th Match

Large image: Mumbai’s batting vs Titans’ bowling

On one facet, there are Mumbai Indians who’ve mowed down targets of 200 or extra within the final three video games the place they have been chasing. On the opposite are Gujarat Titans, who’ve restricted their final three opponents to 130, 118, after which 171 after they themselves scored 227.

So that is primarily a battle between Mumbai’s highly effective batters and Titans’ wily bowlers.

Mumbai, who chased down 200 inside 17 overs of their earlier recreation, in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore, have been buoyed by Suryakumar Yadav’s return to kind, the emergence of Nehal Wadhera that has helped them cowl for Tilak Varma’s damage, and Ishan Kishan as soon as once more offering explosive begins. With the big-hitting Tim David and Cameron Inexperienced additionally chipping in with high-impact cameos, Mumbai have been a batting drive to reckon with.

Desk-toppers Gujarat Titans possess a deadly bowling assault, spearheaded by Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan who, together with Chennai Tremendous Kings’ Tushar Deshpande, collectively sit atop the wicket-takers’ chart this season with 19 scalps every.

Shami has constantly troubled batters with the brand new ball, with captain Hardik Pandya giving him good assist from the opposite finish. Rashid, in the meantime, will get his assist from fellow Afghan wristspinner Noor Ahmad, as the 2 chip away within the center overs.

With this blueprint, they’d restricted Mumbai to 152 for 9, in a chase of 208, when these two groups met earlier within the season.

A win on Friday will safe Titans a top-two end within the league stage, whereas Mumbai Indians – who moved from No. 8 into the highest 4 with their win in opposition to RCB – can in poor health afford a slip-up in a congested desk.

Current outcomes

Mumbai Indians WLWWL (final 5 matches, most up-to-date first)Gujarat Titans WWLWW

Tilak Varma has scored 274 runs at a strike rate of 158.38 in IPL 2023

Tilak Varma has scored 274 runs at a strike price of 158.38 in IPL 2023•BCCI

Workforce information: Tilak Varma match once more

After lacking Mumbai’s final two video games with a hamstring niggle, Varma is match to play once more in opposition to Titans.

Affect Participant technique

Excluding Varma, who will begin in the event that they bat first or are available in as Affect Participant for Akash Madhwal if they’re chasing, Mumbai are prone to persist with the identical group that beat RCB.

Mumbai Indians (possible XII): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Ishan Kishan (wk), 3 Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Tilak Varma, 5 Cameron Inexperienced, 6 Nehal Wadhera, 7 Tim David, 8 Chris Jordan, 9 Piyush Chawla, 10 Jason Behrendorff, 11 Kumar Kartikeya, 12 Akash Madhwal

Titans are additionally unlikely to make any modifications, with Alzarri Joseph persevering with in Josh Little’s absence.

Gujarat Titans (possible XII): 1 Shubman Gill, 2 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 3 Hardik Pandya (capt), 4 Vijay Shankar, 5 David Miller, 6 Abhinav Manohar, 7 Rahul Tewatia, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Noor Ahmad, 11 Mohammed Shami, 12 Mohit Sharma

Stats that matter

Mumbai may doubtlessly goal Joseph. Throughout all T20s, Rohit Sharma scores in opposition to him at a strike price of 233.33 (56 runs in 24 balls) with out getting dismissed. Suryakumar Yadav, too, has a beneficial match-up in opposition to him: 52 runs at 236.36, one dismissal.
Rashid has dismissed Rohit thrice throughout six T20 innings. However Rohit has additionally taken him for 43 in 29 balls.
Kishan has a strike price of 100 in opposition to Shami however has by no means been dismissed by the seamer in 42 balls.

Pitch and circumstances

The Wankhede Stadium has been a batting paradise, and with dew anticipated, the toss assumes extra significance as each groups could need to chase.

Quotes

“I feel you might be at risk until you make an evaluation of what’s in entrance of you. Given what has occurred beforehand, to make ill-guided judgements on what’s prone to occur within the recreation. What we should do is react to regardless of the circumstances are after which make an evaluation, whether or not we’re batting first or really batting second.”

Vikram Solanki on large totals being chased down on the Wankhede and if put in to bat, Gujarat Titans have to put up a rating considerably greater than 200.