NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians gained the toss and opted to bat first towards Gujarat Titans within the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Worldwide Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Friday.The choice to bat first got here as a shock, particularly after a low-scoring Qualifier 1 between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday, the place bowlers dominated. Nonetheless, MI skipper Hardik Pandya defined that the floor for Friday’s match appeared extra batting-friendly.Mumbai made three modifications to their enjoying XI, bringing in Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Raj Angad Bawa instead of Ryan Rickelton, Corbin Bosch, and Will Jacks — all of whom have returned to their respective nationwide groups.
“We will bat. Appears like a special observe than yesterday. A bit much less grass. Large recreation, scoring runs and defending could be good. We’re all conscious that for the final 9 video games, we now have been enjoying it like a knockout. Really want to show up immediately and concentrate on the issues which we are able to management. We have three modifications: Jonny comes again, Gleeson makes his debut, and Raj Angad Bawa performs,” Pandya mentioned on the toss.Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill, main the aspect after Pandya’s departure in 2023, expressed his pleasure about enjoying at dwelling and confirmed two modifications to the GT lineup. The absence of Jos Buttler, who left the match for worldwide obligation, was a serious miss for the workforce.“We might’ve chased. If somebody had mentioned initially of the season that we might’ve certified, we might’ve taken it. The boys are very excited to have the ability to come again right here in Chandigarh, it is my dwelling city. This recreation isn’t any totally different for us, no strain of the knockout recreation or something. Two modifications – (Kusal) Mendis is available in for (Jos) Buttler and Washington (Sundar) for Arshad (Khan),” Gill mentioned.The winner of this Eliminator will tackle Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Enjoying XIs:Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard GleesonAffect Substitutes: Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Reece TopleyGujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh KrishnaAffect Substitutes: Sherfane Rutherford, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Jayant Yadav, Arshad Khan