GT vs MI: Mumbai Indians hand 3 debuts in IPL Eliminator against Gujarat Titans
Mumbai Indians were forced to make three changes to their side in the Indian Premier League Eliminator against Gujarat Titans on Friday, May 30. Playing at the Mullanpur Stadium in New Chandigarh, MI handed three debuts to the side.Mumbai had to replace Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, and Corbin Bosch in their team, who had left for national duties, and they did so in the form of Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Raj Angad Bawa respectively.advertisementWhile Bairstow and Gleeson made their MI debut, Raj Angad Bawa received his first cap in the competition. MI captain Hardik Pandya revealed the changes at the toss, after Mumbai opted to bat first.
"We're going to bat. Looks like a different track to yesterday. Bit less grass. Big game, scoring runs and defending would be nice. We all are aware, for the last 9 games we have been playing it like a knockout. Really need to turn up today and focus on the things which we can control. We've got three changes: Jonny comes back, Gleeson makes his debut and Raj Angad Bawa plays," Hardik Pandya said at the toss on Friday.IPL 2025 Eliminator, GT vs MI: Updates | Full ScorecardMumbai Indians (Playing XI):Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard GleesonadvertisementThis is a different-looking MI line-up than the one from the last league game. Deepak Chahar missed out on Friday, reportedly due to an injury.Gujarat Titans on the other hand were forced to make changes as well. Shubman Gill's side are missing their key contributor Jos Buttler, who has been in prolific form this season. Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis replaced him in the line-up, while Washington Sundar took Arshad Khan's place.Gujarat Titans (Playing XI):Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis (w), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh KrishnaShubman revealed at the toss that he was happy to chase after losing the toss and that he was excited to play in his hometown."We would've chased. If someone would've said at the start of the season that we would've qualified, we would've taken it. Boys are very excited to be able to come back here in Chandigarh, it's my hometown. This game is no different for us, no pressure of the knockout game or anything. Two changes - Mendis comes in for Buttler and Washington for Arshad," Shubman said.Must Watch
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