Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 56th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 6. Both teams are fighting for a top-two spot, and a loss could threaten their playoff chances.
Led by Hardik Pandya, the Mumbai Indians are third on the IPL 2025 points table with seven wins in 11 games. On a six-match winning streak, MI’s batting, powered by Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah’s fiery bowling have been unstoppable.
In their last game, MI crushed Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 100 runs, with fifties from Rohit and Ryan Rickelton and 48 runs from Hardik and Suryakumar, posting 217 runs. Trent Boult and Karn Sharma took three wickets each to bowl out RR for 117 runs.
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Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill, are fourth on the IPL 2025 points table with seven wins from 10 matches. Their top order, boasting the likes of Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and Jos Buttler, has been solid.
Sudharsan is second in the Orange Cap race with 504 runs. Prasidh Krishna is donning the Purple Cap with 19 wickets. GT defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 38 runs in their previous match.
MI vs GT Pitch Report: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai typically suits batters and is ideal for high-scoring contests. However, it can occasionally favor bowlers also if they apply themselves well, as seen in a few IPL 2025 games. Dew adds to the advantage of the side batting second. But Mumbai Indians successfully defended 215 runs versus Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the last match played at this venue and won by 54 runs.
Also read: MI vs GT Match Preview & Where to Watch Live? IPL 2025 Match 56
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MI vs GT Weather Report
As per the weather forecast, rain is likely to interrupt the IPL 2025 match between the Mumbai Indians and the Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert in Mumbai, starting Tuesday. The average temperature will be around 28 degrees Celsius during the match.
MI vs GT Squads
MI: Hardik Pandya (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Venkat Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Raghu Sharma.
GT: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Sherfane Rutherford, M. Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Manav Suthar, Nishant Sindhu, Gurnoor Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Jayant Yadav.
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