In Match 51 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, table toppers Gujarat Titans (GT) will face a struggling Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai on Friday evening. This will be first match between the two teams.
Gujarat's five-match winning streak came to a halt in the previous game, when Punjab Kings beat them by eight wickets. Despite that, with eight wins from 10 matches, Gujarat are well on the course for a top-two finish. However, they will want to bounce back in quickly.
Mumbai need to win five remaining matches and still depend on other teams. Their losing streak in this year's IPL came ended in the last match, against Rajasthan Royals, where both the batting and bowling came off. They now face the challenge of repeating that performance against the top-ranked side.
For this game, Mumbai may recall Dewland Brevis in the XI in place of Tim David. It will be quite interesting to follow the match-up between Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant.
Likely XIs
Gujarat Titans: Shubhman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Dewald Brevis, Kieron Pollard, Hrithik Shokeen, Daniel Sams, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Riley Meredith
Fantasy tips
- Back Mumbai to promote their power-hitters to take advantage of the small boundary here. Pick Kishan, Suryakumar, Brevis, Verma.
- Gujarat are likely to play Dayal for Sangwan.
- Back the fast bowlers – Shami, Ferguson, Bumrah, Meredith – to take the bulk of the wickets tonight.
Where to watch
Live streaming of Match 51 of IPL 2022 between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will start at 7.30 PM IST on May 6. You can watch the match on the Star Sports Network and Hotstar.