Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in the Eliminator of IPL 2025 on Friday. With this win, Mumbai Indians have made it to Qualifier-2, where they will face Punjab Kings. At the same time, the journey of Gujarat Titans team has ended here. Mumbai Indians batted first and scored 228 runs in 20 overs losing 5 wickets. In response, Gujarat Titans team could only score 208 runs in 20 overs losing 6 wickets.
Chasing the target of 229 runs, Gujarat Titans suffered a setback in the first over. Captain Shubman Gill returned to the pavilion after scoring one run. Kusal Mendis was dismissed after scoring 20 runs in 10 balls. Washington Sundar was dismissed after scoring 48 runs in 24 balls. Sai Sudarshan was dismissed after scoring 81 runs in 49 balls. Rutherford returned to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs in 15 balls. Shahrukh scored 13 runs in 7 balls. Rahul Tewatia contributed 16 runs in 11 balls.
Mumbai Indians, who won the toss and elected to bat first, got off to a great start from Rohit Sharma and Jonny Bairstow. The two shared an 84-run partnership for the first wicket. Jonny Bairstow scored 47 runs in 22 balls. Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed after scoring 33 runs in 20 balls. Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring 81 runs in 50 balls. Tilak scored 25 runs in 11 balls. Naman Dheer was dismissed after scoring 9 runs in 6 balls. Hardik scored 22 runs in 9 balls. Sai Kishore and Prasidh Krishna took 2-2 wickets for Gujarat.
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Rohit Sharma Became the Second Batter to Score 7000 runs in IPL
Rohit is the second highest run scorer in IPL. Rohit is the second batter after Virat Kohli to score 7 thousand runs in IPL. Before him, only Virat Kohli has achieved this record. Kohli is the highest run scorer in IPL. Rohit now has 7038 runs in 271 matches in IPL. Mumbai Indians star batter Rohit Sharma set a flurry of records in the eliminator match against Gujarat Titans.
Rohit Sharma has completed 7000 runs in IPL and he is the only second batter to do so after the King Virat Kohli. Rohit Sharma scored 81 runs off 50 balls with the help of 9 fours and 4 sixes against Gujarat Titans. With the help of Rohit Shamra’s half-century innings, Mumbai Indians scored 228 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs against Gujarat Titans.
Rohit Sharma made his IPL debut for Deccan Chargers in 2008, but later he started representing Mumbai Indians and has been associated with this franchise since then. Rohit Sharma has won the IPL title five times for Mumbai Indians under his captaincy. However, now he plays only as a full-time batter, as Hardik Pandya is leading the Mumbai Indians since IPL 2024.
Rohit Sharma Completed 300 sixes in IPL
Rohit Sharma, popularly known as Hitman, has become the first active player to complete 300 sixes in IPL. 300 sixes have been registered in his name. At the same time, Virat Kohli is in second place with 291 sixes while MS Dhoni (264) and Andre Russell (223) are at third and fourth positions respectively. Rohit completed 300 sixes in IPL by hitting two sixes in the match against Gujarat Titans.
Rohit Sharma is Now the Highest Run-Scorer for MI in the Playoffs
With this, Rohit Sharma has become the highest scorer for Mumbai Indians in an IPL playoff match. Rohit surpassed Suryakumar Yadav in this matter, who played an unbeaten innings of 71 runs against Chennai Super Kings in 2019. Rohit had earlier scored 68 runs in the playoff match against Delhi Capitals in 2020.
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Mumbai Indians have Made their Place in Qualifier 2
Mumbai Indians have made their place in Qualifier 2 by defeating Gujarat Titans. Now in Qualifier 2, Mumbai Indians will face Punjab Kings on June 1. The Qualifier 2 match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Let us tell you that whichever team wins this match will reach the final. In such a situation, both the teams will try their best to win this match. At the same time, now the question arises that if the match between Punjab and Mumbai is washed out due to rain, then which team will reach the final.
What will happen if the match is canceled due to rain?
Let us tell you that a reserve day has been kept for Qualifier 2. In such a situation, if the match is not held due to rain on June 1, then the match will be completed on June 2. If the reserve day is also washed out due to rain, then in that case the match will be canceled. In such a situation, the team that is ahead in the points table of IPL 2025 will get the ticket to the final. In such a situation, Punjab Kings will get the benefit. Because the Punjab Kings was at number one in the points table after the league matches, while the Mumbai was at number four.
How will the weather be on June 1 and June 2 in Ahmedabad?
Qualifier 2 match is going to be played in Ahmedabad. There is little chance of rain in Ahmedabad on June 1. According to AccuWeather, the chance of rain on June 1 is 2 percent, while on the other hand, there is a 25 percent chance of rain on June 2. So, looking at the weather update now, it should be expected that the Qualifier 2 match should be completed on June 1 itself.
What is the Head to Head Stats between Punjab and Mumbai?
A total of 32 matches have been played between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings in IPL so far, in which Punjab Kings has won 15 matches, while the Mumbai Indians has been successful in winning 17 matches. So, Mumbai Indians has a slightly upper hand over Punjab Kings.