IPL 2022: Gujarat’s dominance in the league or MI’s fightback

Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians face off against each other in the 51^st match of the IPL 2022 on Friday in the Brabourne Stadium.

Mumbai Indians are still struggling at the bottom of the table. There’s little chance that they will qualify for the knockouts. MI are just looking to win their remaining matches and finish the season on a good note.

On the other hand, Gujarat Titans are at the top of the table and look likely to finish in the top 2. They suffered a loss in their previous match against Punjab. Hence, they are looking to win this match to regain their confidence.

Match Details:

Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Date & Time: Friday, May 06, 2022, at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

Pitch Report:

The pitch in Brabourne Stadium is spin-friendly, but at the initial stages, pacers will get some help too. The surface will get better as the game progresses. The dew factor will push both the captain to win the toss and field first.

Head-to-Head:

Both the team will play each other for the first time.

Team News:

Tymal Mills has been ruled out of the IPL 2022. South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs has been named his replacement.

Probable Line-ups:

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha, Subhman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami.

Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (c), Tim David, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Kieron Pollard/Dewald Brevis, Hrithik Shokeen, Daniel Sams, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Riley Meredith.

Match Predictions:

Gujarat has been in spectacular form this season. They are at the top of the table brimming with confidence. Whereas it is totally opposite for Mumbai Indians. The five-time champions are languishing at the bottom. Most likely it would be safe to say that Gujarat will win this match.