IPL 2025 Eliminator Showdown: Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans:-
The eliminator match of IPL 2025 is going to be played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans. Whichever team loses this match, its journey will end here. The winning team will advance to Qualifier Two against the loser of Qualifier One. Gujarat Titans have already defeated Mumbai Indians twice this year. Will Mumbai defeat them for the third time? Mumbai Indians is going to take the revenge of both the defeats by counterattacking and eliminating Gujarat in this match.
Head-to-Head Battle: Gujarat’s Dominance Over Mumbai:-
What will happen in this match? Big changes will also be seen in both the teams. Many key players will not be part of both teams in this match. This is going to be a very amazing and exciting match. We will do a complete deep analysis. So watch the video from beginning till the end. The match is going to be played on 30th May at 7:30 pm at Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullapur, Chandigarh. Where the Kawan was played. Let’s start with head to head battle. So seven head to head matches were played between these two teams. Out of which Gujarat Titans has won five matches and who has won two matches? Mumbai Indians won.
Gujarat Titans’ Form: Strong Batting, Fragile Bowling:-
So here the dominance of Gujarat Titans is over Mumbai Indians. This year also two matches have been played between these two teams. Match number nine: Gujarat Titans made 196 here and registered a huge win by 36 runs. The top three performed very well for Gujarat and Siraj took two wickets and Krishna took two wickets. All the other bowlers also bowled tightly. Except two batsmen from Mumbai, all other batsmen flopped badly. The bowler was also saying ok ok. But his next match, match number 56, was a very nail-biting contest. The match was affected by rain and Mumbai had won six back to back matches. In this match, GT got a revised target of 147 and GT chased it on the last ball.
GT’s Batting Strength: Gill & Sudharsan in Red-Hot Form:-
In this match, Will Jack scored 50 runs and Surya Kumar scored 35 runs. In the end, Carbon Bose somehow took the Mumbai Indians to 150 plus score. The Mumbai bowlers bowled very tightly. Trent Boult, Bumrah and Ashwin put GT on the backfoot by taking two wickets each. And see, Suman Gill, Jos Buttler and Rutherford batted well and won the match. Well, the story of these two matches tells us that even though Gujarat bowlers have bowled poorly in this tournament, in both the matches against Mumbai, Gujarat bowlers have pushed Mumbai batsmen on the backfoot, so this is the scene. About Gujarat Titans. So brother, Gujarat Titans remained at number one and number two throughout the season. They should have finished in the top two but could not do so as they lost two back to back matches and finished third. Won nine, lost five this year.
GT’s Middle & Lower Order: Uncertainty Looms:-
The last match was against Chennai. This was a must win game for them. Chennai had scored 230 and they were all out for just 147. The bowling was exposed first. Only Prasidh Krishna took two wickets. Everyone else was totally thrashed. After that the batting got exposed. Only Sai Sudarshan made 41. All the rest flopped. So here both batting and bowling got exposed. Before that, in the match against LSG, LSG had scored 235 and this team also reached 202. They had reached 202 but had lost the match, they lost two matches back to back and in both the matches their bowlers were hit by 220 plus. Their bowlers are being hit very badly. If w look at the game before that, it was in front of Delhi. Delhi had hit it on 199. However, they chased it by 10 wickets. But in these three back to back matches, 200 plus scores have been made against them.
GT Bowling Preview: Inconsistent Yet Dangerous:-
Around 200 runs have been scored. The game before that was in front of Mumbai. The 155 one which we just discussed. Before that, they scored 224 against SRH. SRH also reached 189. So we are facing a lot of problems in bowling. Their bowlers have been seen getting exposed most of the time. A case under section 243 has also been registered against him once. Who killed in the very first match? Punjab Kings. However, their bowlers have bowled well most of the time and in the two matches played against Mumbai, they have bowled well in both the matches and pushed the Mumbai batsmen on the backfoot and their bowlers have dismissed Mumbai below 160 in both the matches. So this will also be in the minds of their bowlers. They have quality bowlers. Prasiddha Krishna, Rashid etc. are the ones who have not been consistent this year.
Mumbai Indians’ Journey: Inconsistent but Explosive:-
Prash Krishna looked a little consistent. The rest have not come. Batting has been the real strength of this team. This team has scored 200 plus nine times this time. Twice it was 190 plus, once it was 180 plus, only two-three times the team has been out on such small scores. And this means that the main strength of their batting is their opening pair. Shah Sudarshan Shubman Gill. They caused a lot of destruction this year. Even two runs were chased with 10-10 wickets each. Last year also both of them had scored centuries against Chennai.
MI Batting Outlook: New Opening Pair, Pressure on Surya:-
Both the openers. Jos Buttler and Saffron Rutherford wreaked havoc in the middle order. Buttler will not be a part of the team in this match. So in such a situation, the responsibility of the openers increases even more. The weakness of this team is their lower order. They don’t have a finisher who can play big innings or convert a loss into a win. So in such a situation, their top order is going to be their strength. There will also be a change in the playing 11. Now that Butler is not there, two players will have to work together to make up for Butler’s absence.
MI Lower Order & Bowling: The Real Game Changers:-
Kusal Madis and Rutherford: If Rutherford does not play then Sarnaka can also be seen being a part of Gujarat in this match. Either Gerald Quit or Kaviso Rabada will play. Think Rabada is no longer part of the squad. Now he will go to play WTC. So in such a situation the planets can play this match. Let’s preview their players. Openers Suman Gill and Sai Sudharsan have had a very good start this year. He has caused a lot of destruction and look at the form he achieved recently, 93. He has scored 76, 43, 521 against Mumbai. Similarly, Sai Sudarshan has also scored 41, 48 and is also in the race for Orange Cap. If they want to win then they will have to perform in this match. Only these two players can take Gujarat across the line because Butler is no longer a part of the middle order team and once again they will have to perform in the same manner as they did against Delhi by chasing 199 and helping them win by 10 wickets and both these players have the ability of that kind, meaning they can bat for 15, 16, 17 overs and in the remaining three-four overs, their middle order has the strength to do slow hitting. After this, Kushal Madis comes in the middle order who has been scoring 30, 32, 28 with consistency in PSL. But that was PSL.
Pitch & Conditions: Mullapur to Host a Low-Scoring Thriller?:-
Now Rutherford’s responsibility will also increase and if Rutherford does not play then more problems will arise for Gujarat. Sanaka will come in the middle order and Sanaka and Kushal will have to handle the middle order. At the same time Shahrukh Khan can also be promoted. So this is how their middle order looks. In the lower order, they have two finishers in Tetia and Shahrukh Khan. Recently Shahrukh Khan turned 50 and it was a good thing. The only good thing that has happened in the last three-four matches is that Shahrukh Khan scored 50 and it showed that Tetia Camino plays 20-230 not play big innings.
So in such a situation, the entire match is going to depend on Shahi Sudarshan and Gill. Especially batting. ok ok. Rashid Khan can also bat. Their batting is not very deep. Talking about bowling attack, pace attack, a lot will depend on Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and they have bowled well against Mumbai. Whenever these people have clashed with Mumbai. Krishna is famous and he is bowling well consistently. He has taken two-three wickets and is the Purple Cap holder. Now Mohammed Siraj will also have to bowl well. Haven’t got a wicket in three matches. But Siraj has 12 wickets against Mumbai. Krishna has taken 10 wickets. So now both of them will have to step up and perform well. At the same time, Ashraad Khan will also have to support him and Ashraad Khan has also bowled very well at times. He has also dismissed Rohit Sharma. A lot will depend on these as well. It is a good thing if Rabada plays but Rabala has not proved to be that impactful this year. So it is better if he does not play. He will play Giral and has been an ex-player of Mumbai.
He can bowl well. Also a wicket at this venue. One match has been played at this venue. He has taken three wickets and has appeared in good rhythm whenever he has played. He also bats well. So, on paper, you will see him having a very experienced pace attack. It’s not that it’s so useless. Very good pace attack. Yes, it has happened that he has played most of the matches on a batting friendly wicket. With this he made 220 and also ate 200. So we cannot say that their bowlers cannot perform well. He has done it also.
MI Best Spinners:-
About spin, the team has two quality spinners in Rashid and Shahi Kishore. Butt that’s it. Rashid’s form has been a matter of concern for the team. He did not appear that consistent. But he is a big match player. Can come into form at any time. He has 21 wickets against Mumbai. And Sai Kishore has bowled very well this year. In between, we have been beaten in a match or two. But most of the time he has bowled well. So a lot will depend on both of them. His spin is very good. Overall they have very good options in bowling. Talking about Mumbai Indians, the Mumbai Indians team also had a good chance of finishing in the top two. Finished in fourth place. Won eight matches each. These people lost six matches. Played 14 matches. Ok? And the last match was against Punjab. The target was 184 runs and Punjab chased it in 18.3 overs. Mumbai Indians batted well in this match. Could have been a little better. If we had reached 200 then maybe we could have won the match. But the bowlers disappointed in this match. 184 could have been defended. But the thing is, Punjab either did extra ordinary batting or their bowlers were seen getting exposed. Trent Boult got beaten very badly. Deepak Chahar also got beaten. Bumrah has bowled well. Everyone else was seen bowling very average. If you look at the economy of everyone else, you will see it to be around 10.
MI Strategy:-
Now what strategy is the opposing team making against Mumbai that Bumrah should play comfortably. Target all the remaining four or five bowlers. Batting is also going to be a problem for this team. Do you know what it is? Because Will Jack who was doing cameo player of 2025 with consistency. He is no longer part of the team. We will no longer get to see the opening pair of Ryan Rickledon and Rohit Sharma as Ryan Rickledon will also no longer be a part of the team. So in such a situation a new opening player will come. Now it will be very interesting to see to what extent the new opening player will be successful and this is a matter of concern for Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians have batted very well this year. Recently he made 180 runs in a match against Delhi and was out for 121. Before that, the LSG match was played at 155 with nail batting. Two big wins before that, beating RR by 100 runs. Made 217 and then got all out for 117. Made 215 against LSG and paid out 161. So along with batting, he has also displayed his strength in bowling from time to time.
In bowling, especially Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah, these two are game changers. He has turned the game around a lot and since he is a batsman, especially Surya Kumar Yadav, a lot is going to depend on him. Let’s preview their players. So let us look at the playing 11 first. So you will see Jonny Busto in place of Ryan Rilton. Either Charith Aslanka or Beman Czech will be seen. Karan Sharma can also be seen in the team. Talking about opening players, we will see the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Bairstow. Ryan Michaelton and Rohit Sharma had become quite friendly with each other. He was making a good start for the team but now this is a new opening player and how successful he will prove to be is a little untested and Jonny Bristow although is in good form, has good numbers in Tests, he is scoring well in Tests but this is IPL, this is T20 and the first match he will play will be a big match, so it will be a pressure match, Rohit Sharma scored 70 plus in two matches but he has not been able to perform well for the last three-four matches, on top of that his numbers against GT are very bad, so problems are visible for him in opening, the opening seems to be very weak, Surya Kumar’s responsibility will increase further in the middle order, this player is scoring runs with consistent consistency 50, 74, 35, 48. Average of 56 against GT. And now they will have to play with more responsibility because Wiljack is not there, who was doing consistently in 2025, Ryan Racklan is also not there. And Sri Lanka will play in the middle order which is untested.
Final Verdict: Mumbai’s Revenge or Gujarat’s Hat-Trick?:-
However, he is in form and has scored 78 and 127 runs in ODIs. He also scored 74 in T20 and has scored well in both T20 and ODI. But brother this is it, it is untested. So a lot will depend on Surya Kumar because Tilak Verma has also not been in good form in the last several matches. And if Ben Jacob plays for Sri Lanka, he will also play his first match and he is also untested yet. So, most of the players in the middle order are quite untested and it is the middle order that has been winning matches for Mumbai Indians. Apart from that, in the lower order, Hardik Pandya and Naman are here, this is much better than Gujarat because both Hardik Pandya and Naman can play big innings and they have played many of them, look, Naman Dheer has played many 20 20 plus 20 plus scores. Hardik Pandya has also given many finishing touches to his team, in one match he scored 45-46 runs in 14 balls.
So both of them were seen in very good form this year. He scored runs when needed but the concern about consistency has been seen a bit with Hardik Pandya. Talking about bowling, Trent Boult and Bumrah are their main weapons and see, they have taken two-three and four-four wickets consecutively. While bowling tightly, they have bowled brilliantly and pushed the teams on the backfoot and if these two have a good day and they get into form, then they can destroy the opposing team. Only two batsmen have to be out. If Shubhaman Gill and Shahi Sudarshan got both of them out, then the match is now in their hands. But if these two do not have a good day and Sai and Gill perform well then Mumbai will lose and the match will go into the hands of GT. There are two more amazing pacers. They have Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar but both of them have not bowled well this year. They have not got that many wickets and have conceded a lot of runs too. Talking about spin, Sunar has bowled well in the last two matches and in between Karan Sharma has also bowled well. So you can see these two spinners because we get to see some turn in Mullapur. The spinners do well.
Another match is being played right now which is a very low scoring match. It seems that Punjab is on the backfoot in that match. The average score of 170 is for the team batting first in five matches. The team batting second won four matches. The score of 190 plus has been made only three times. 157 chased, 111 defended, 204 defended, 142 chased. This is last year’s match. Rest of these three matches of this year, if you look at the last four matches, two matches were chased, two matches were defended and three matches were of average score. And the match that is going on now will also be a low scoring one. So the dominance of bowlers is seen here and in nine matches, pacers took 81 wickets and spinners took 41 wickets. With time, the wicket gets slow, turn is seen, seamers get to see swing, the ball stops a bit and batting is not easy, so we can see wickets of 160-70. A low-scoring match can happen once again and it can also be a problem for Mumbai because their batsmen are used to playing on red soil. Anything can happen here at any time. If you want to go to Mumbai this will be a safe call. And if you want to go with Gujarat. This would be a very risky call.