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The five-time champions, Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the ninth match of the IPL 2025. However, the blue and the gold are coming a four-wicket defeat against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their tournament opener, they will aim to bounce back in the tournament and get the first points to their name.
While the side will see the return of all-rounder Hardik Pandya, after the veteran Indian cricketer missing the opening match due to one-match ban he received after his team’s third offence in IPL 2024, star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah continues to be a notable absentee in the side so far.
Mahela Jayawardene shares positive update on Jasprit Bumrah’s return ahead of GT vs MI clash
Speaking in the pre-match press conference, MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene shared a positive update on the pacer spearhead’s return. While he clarified that Bumrah’s progress is going well at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence, he also asserted that his return date continue to remains under cloud. “Everyone is available except for Bumrah. Like I said in my last interview as well, it’s on a daily basis that he’s going through his program,” Jayawardene said.
“So far, everything seems okay. But there were no timelines given by NCA, so we’ll wait on that,” he continued. It is to be noted that Bumrah was last seen featuring for India in the fifth and final BGT Test series in Sydney where he was forced to make an exit due to some discomfort in his lower back.
