Gujarat Titans are taking on Mumbai Indians in match number nine of IPL 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With this match, MI skipper Hardik Pandya also made his return after missing the first game against Chennai Super Kings. Notably, he is playing his first game of the season against his previous franchise at its home ground. Last time, when Pandya led MI against GT at the same ground, the crowd didn’t show any mercy as they booed him continuously at the toss time. This was the outcome of Pandya’s shocking transfer from GT to MI ahead of IPL 2024.
However, after one year, the things have completely changed as from boos in the last year, Hardik Pandya got loud cheers from the Motera crowd when he came at toss along with GT skipper Shubman Gill ahead of the match. Notably, Pandya got criticism throughout the last IPL season for his transfer. However, things took a different turn after India won the T20 World Cup in Barbados with Pandya playing a crucial role in India’s triumph, especially in the final. Now, he also turned these boos in his first game of IPL 2025 as MI captain.
Sai Sudharsan scores second consecutive 50 as GT aim big total vs MI
Talking about the match, Mumbai Indians won the toss and asked Gujarat Titans to bat first. The home side got a flying start while batting as skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan put up a partnership of 78 runs for the first wicket in 8.1 overs. Gill got out after scoring 38(27) runs, hitting four fours and a six. After that, Sudharsan took charge of the innings and went on to complete his second consecutive fifty of the season in 33 balls.
Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler added 51 runs for the second wicket. Buttler got out after scoring 39(24) with five fours and a six while Sudharsan was still at the crease guiding GT to a big total. For MI, Hardik Pandya has taken two wickets so far.
