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Gujarat Titans (GT) are set to host Mumbai Indians (MI) in their second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday, March 29. After suffering a tough home defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the start of the season, the hosts will be looking forward to registering their first win of the IPL 2025 in front of their fans.
On the other side, MI had a tough outing down south, losing to big rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a relatively one-sided contest in their IPL season opener, which is why they are also one of the winless teams in the tournament currently. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the GT vs MI IPL 2025 ninth match.
GT vs MI Match Details
| Match Number | 9 |
| Teams | Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians |
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Time | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| On Field Umpires | Vinod Seshan, Abhijeet Bengeri |
| Third Umpire | Madanagopal Jayaraman |
GT vs MI IPL Head-to-Head Stats & Records
Since the arrival of GT to the IPL in 2022, they have played five matches against MI in the first three years, winning three and losing two. One striking part of the head-to-head record between GT and MI is that none of them have ever chased down a total to achieve a win over one another. With that, it will be quite interesting to see if any of them are able to emerge victorious, while chasing a target in their upcoming IPL 2025 clash.
| Gujarat Titans | vs | Mumbai Indians |
| 5 | Total Matches Played | 5 |
| 3 | Won | 2 |
| 0 | No Result | 0 |
| 233 | Highest Score | 218 |
| 168 | Lowest Score | 152 |
| 2 | Tosses Won | 3 |
| 0 | Elected To Bat | 0 |
| 2 | Elected To Field | 3 |
GT vs MI Pitch Report
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has been a batting paradise in the IPL in the last few seasons, which helps the top order batters of GT to excel. The scoring rates at this venue has increased quite exponentially since it was renovated, but the overall stats still suggest that the spin bowlers can make an impact if there is some turn on offer. In the IPL history, there have been 36 matches played here, out of which the team batting first have won 16, while the team batting second have won 20. The average first innings score at this venue in the league is 170.
GT vs MI Probable Playing XIs
GT Probable Playing 11: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Player Options: Sherfane Rutherford, Ishant Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya.
MI Probable Playing 11: Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Robin Minz (wk), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Satyanarayana Raju
Impact Player: Vignesh Puthur , Reece Topley, Corbin Bosch,
GT vs MI IPL 2025 Full Squads
GT: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Anuj Rawat (wk), Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sandhu, Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Washington Sundar, Karim Janat, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Ishant Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya.
GT's Last Five Matches: Performances
| LOSS | WON | ABD | ABD | LOSS |
MI: Hardik Pandya (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mitchell Santner, Ryan Rickelton, Reece Topley, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Vignesh Puthur, Bevon Jacobs, Satyanarayana Raju, Raj Angad Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Arjun Tendulkar, Krishnan Shrijith.
MI's Last Five Matches: Performances
| LOSS | WON | LOSS | LOSS | LOSS |
Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks for GT vs MI, Match 9, IPL 2025
Q. Why are Jos Buttler and Suryakumar Yadav good choices for captaincy picks?
Jos Buttler has made a good start to his GT career with an enterprising fifty, but it wasn’t enough against PBKS on the night, which is why he will be looking to do better versus MI in the upcoming match.
Jos Buttler IPL Batting Career Stats:
| Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 108 | 3636 | 38.27 | 147.24 |
Suryakumar Yadav is one of the best T20 batters in the world, and he is one of the safest picks in the fantasy team as captain.
Suryakumar Yadav IPL Batting Career Stats:
| Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 151 | 3623 | 32.06 | 144.98 |
Q. Why are Kagiso Rabada and Mitchell Santner good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Kagiso Rabada is one of the genuine wicket-takers in the T20 format, especially in the power play stage, which is something a fantasy player can rely on throughout the IPL season.
Kagiso Rabada IPL Bowling Career Stats:
| Matches | Wickets | Economy | S/R |
| 81 | 118 | 8.50 | 15.61 |
Mitchell Santner has been bowling some of his best spells in all formats of the game in the last couple of years, picking up wickets of big players consistently all over the world.
Mitchell Santner IPL Bowling Career Stats:
| Matches | Wickets | Economy | S/R |
| 19 | 15 | 7.06 | 25.27 |
GT vs MI, IPL 2025 Match 9: Top Players to pick
Jos Buttler: Jos Buttler began his GT career in the IPL in style with a fifty-plus score, and he invariably ends up amongst the top-run getters in the league year after year.
Suryakumar Yadav: Suryakumar Yadav hasn’t set the stage alight in T20 cricket in recent times, but he will be hungry to put things right in the ongoing season of the IPL.
Kagiso Rabada: Kagiso Rabada has been a lethal new ball bowler for so many years in all formats of the game, while his death bowling skills in limited-overs cricket have gone up a notch as well.
Mitchell Santner: Mitchell Santner is bowling as well as any left-arm spinner in the world currently, coming out on top against some of the best batters in the world.
GT vs MI, IPL 2025 Match 9: Players to avoid
Arshad Khan: Arshad Khan was taken for plenty by PBKS batters in the opening match of the IPL 2025, while his spot in the batting order is quite low to make a big impact.
Arshad Khan IPL Batting Career Stats:
| Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 11 | 102 | 25.50 | 145.71 |
Robin Minz: Robin Minz is one of the newest players in the IPL, and the wicket-keeper batter is slated to bat in the lower order of MI, where chances of hitting big runs aren’t as high.
Robin Minz IPL Batting Career Stats:
| Matches | Runs | Avg | S/R |
| 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 33.33 |
GT vs MI Match 9 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler (C), Ryan Rickelton
Batters: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Tilak Varma
All-Rounders: Rahul Tewatia, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult
GT vs MI Match 9 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler (C)
Batters: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner(VC)
Bowlers: R Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult
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