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Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
EXPLAINED: Why Jos Buttler Is not playing for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025 Eliminator Vs Mumbai Indians
The Gujarat Titans will take the field in the 2025 Eliminator without one of their most reliable stars—Jos Buttler, who has returned to England for international duty. Buttler's absence, though expected, comes as a big blow. He was central to Gujarat's top-order dominance this season, forming a formidable trio with and Sai Sudharsan. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Across key matches, his ability to accelerate in the middle overs and finish games gave GT much-needed stability and aggression. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! With England's summer fixtures beginning in early June, Buttler has flown back to join national camp, a development that GT had been preparing for. In his place, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter has been brought into the XI. Mendis, though yet to feature prominently this season, brings international experience and strokeplay that could serve Gujarat well on an unfamiliar surface in Mullanpur. Josh Hazlewood - we picked up momentum from Jitesh's knock in Lucknow GT's warm-up sessions reflected this change—Anuj Rawat kept to the bowlers, while Kumar Kushagra, also in gloves, stood behind Rawat, suggesting a shift in roles. Correspondents on ground noted that Kusal Mendis was not sighted during warm-ups, but he is confirmed in the squad as Buttler's replacement. Quiz: GT will hope Mendis can slot in seamlessly, though replacing a player of Buttler's calibre in a high-pressure knockout game is no easy task. Alongside the absence of , who has also left for South Africa duty, Gujarat's depth will be tested. All eyes will now be on how Shubman Gill's men adapt to these changes against a resurgent unit.
India Today
2 days ago
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- India Today
IPL 2025: Are Gujarat Titans equipped enough for playoffs without Jos Buttler?
Gujarat Titans have suffered a significant blow ahead of the IPL 2025 playoffs, with Jos Buttler returning to England for the limited-overs series against the West Indies. The franchise's decision to invest Rs 15.75 crore in the veteran wicketkeeper-batter paid off handsomely, as Buttler played a key role in helping GT secure a playoff his departure now presents a major challenge for the Titans, who must win three consecutive matches to clinch the title. Buttler's absence leaves a considerable void in the lineup - he accounted for 20.98 per cent of GT's total runs this Titans' strong performance throughout the league stage was built around the batting trio of Buttler, Sai Sudharsan, and Shubman Gill. GT remained near the top of the table for most of the season, only slipping out of the top two after a heavy 83-run defeat to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last league match. Buttler concluded his IPL 2025 campaign with 538 runs at an impressive average of 59.77, including five half-centuries and a top score of 97 not replaces Buttler at No.3?With Jos Buttler unavailable, GT have brought in Sri Lankan batter Kusal Mendis as his replacement. While Mendis has experience batting at No. 3 in the T20 format, his statistics are not particularly encouraging. In 17 T20 matches, he has scored 365 runs at an average of 22.81, with a top score of 68, achieved while playing for the Kandy Tuskers against the Galle Gladiators in the 2020 Lanka Premier League in record in T20 internationals is even less impressive. In six innings at No. 3, Mendis has managed only 70 runs at an average of 11.66, with a top score of 27 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2022. While he is yet to make his IPL debut, giving him a start could be a gamble for Gujarat Titans - but with limited alternatives, they may have little Sudharsan has been highly effective at No. 3 for Gujarat Titans, scoring 818 runs in 20 matches at an impressive average of 48.11. However, moving him back to that position would disrupt a successful opening partnership with skipper Shubman duo have amassed 909 runs in 14 games in IPL 2025 as a pair, averaging 69.92, including three century stands and an unbeaten 205-run partnership against the Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.'Not about one individual'Director of Cricket at the Titans, Vikram Solanki, remained unfazed about Buttler's absence, saying that GT don't depend on one or two individuals for success.'He's not available for the playoffs. So, we will approach the game as a team. It's not about one individual or three individuals, as you keep reminding me - they've had good seasons,' Solanki said in the press conference after GT lost to CSK in glad the top order has been scoring most of the runs. That's a good thing. Yes, it means the middle order has sometimes not had the opportunity to bat. But when they have played, I think they've actually given a good account of themselves,' Solanki Titans have their task cut out as they prepare to face the Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator on Friday at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, updated on IPL 2025 with India Today! Get match schedules, team squads, live score, and the latest IPL points table for CSK, MI, RCB, KKR, SRH, LSG, DC, GT, PBKS, and RR. Plus, keep track of the top contenders for the IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap. Don't miss a moment!Must Watch IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
India Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
IPL 2025 Eliminator: Captain Shubman faces first big Test against resurgent Mumbai Indians
Newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill will be facing his first stern test as Gujarat Titans take on Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League. Gill, who has led GT from the front this season, scoring 649 runs from 14 games, will have his chance to prove his credentials as a captain in a high-pressure game this equation is fairly simple for both teams. You win, you go ahead in the tournament and face Punjab Kings in the Qualifier 2. You lose, you simply crash out of the competition. For Gujarat, it may seem a little harsh that their fate depends on just one single game in the IPL playoffs, given they had led the table for the majority of the tournament. However, a terrible loss of form in the final two group games of the season has meant that GT have been forced to settle in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier the other hand, Mumbai Indians have nothing much to complain about. They made a sensational run in the second half of the tournament, recovering from a place where everyone thought that they would be crashing out. There was a point late in the season where they had a chance to qualify for the top spot in the table as well, but they squandered that position by losing their final two games of the Mumbai and Gujarat have had very different styles of play in the IPL 2025. While Mumbai are very much dependent on at least two of their batters firing through the ranks, Gujarat are entirely dependent on their top order - Shubman, Sai Sudharsan, and Jos Buttler - three of the top 10 run-scorers this will not have the services of Jos Buttler, whose international duties have clashed with the IPL dates, which happened due to the forced break this season. Apart from Buttler, Gujarat do not have the services of fast bowler Kagiso Rabada as well, who has flown back to South Africa to start preparations for the World Test Championship 2025 Rabada is not that big a miss for GT, Buttler certainly is, as the success of the team now hinges on the openers in the do-or-die part of the Last Hurrah?Mumbai, on the other hand, are a better-balanced team, at least on paper. They have fired through the ranks, with Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Hardik Pandya scoring in a couple of games. However, their major runs have come through opener Ryan Rickelton and Suryakumar Yadav, who have been responsible for some glorious shot-making this will be missing Rickelton, who has flown off due to national duty, and that is expected to have a big impact on the game. The team has signed Jonny Bairstow as a replacement, but as cricket fans would know, Bairstow does not really have a good record in the IPL in the past couple of said that, the core of Mumbai Indians knows what it takes to win the big matches, and it is likely that they would come clutch once biggest weapon would perhaps be Jasprit Bumrah, who has the ability to tear apart teams, especially on a wicket like Mullanpur, which assisted fast bowling in the Qualifier 1 between PBKS and chances will be directly linked to Rohit Sharma's performance on Friday. A good start from Rohit would make life a lot easier for the batters to follow. In case Rohit gets out early, there are chances that the MI innings would get stuck in a limbo on the potentially tricky surface that will be offered on Friday.2024 and 2025 have also been the years where Rohit has called time on his T20I and Test career, so the batter would like to make the most of the opportunities he gets, just in case he decides to hang up the boots before the next vs MI: Head-to-HeadGT have won five out of seven matches against MI since the two teams first met in 2022. In fact, the Titans are on a four-match winning streak against the five-time vs MI: RECENT RESULTSThe Titans haven't had the best of times of late. They finished the league stage with defeats to the Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The losses meant that not only did GT lose their top spot, but slipped out of the top on the other hand, lost to the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by seven wickets in their previous game and lost the golden chance of finishing in the top AND MI: PLAYOFFS RECORDGT Matches played - 2, Lost 1, Won 2MI Matches played - 13, Lost 6, Won 7IPL Qualifier 1: Pitch and weather forecast in MullanpurThe pitch in Mullanpur was heavily biased towards the bowlers in the Qualifier 1. In the opening overs there was ample amount of seam movement, and later there was grip and turn for the spinners. However, in PBKS vs RCB, opener Phil Salt showed that there were runs on board in the wicket once the batter settled down after the initial burst from the fast is no chance of rain on the day of the Eliminator, although intermittent clouds will be there throughout. Temperatures will be around the 33-degree Celsius mark with the humidity in the 30s and vs MI: Team News for IPL 2025 EliminatorBoth Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans will be without several key players. MI will miss the services of Ryan Rickelton, Corbin Bosch, and Will Jacks, but have brought in Jonny Bairstow, Charith Asalanka, and Richard Gleeson as meanwhile, will be without the experienced Jos Buttler, with Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis stepping in. The Titans will also miss fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, though they didn't announce his vs MI: Predicted XIs and Impact SubsGT XI: Shubman Gill (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh KrishnaImpact Sub: Sai SudharsanMI XI: Jonny Bairstow (wk), Rohit Sharma, Charith Asalanka, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit BumrahadvertisementImpact Sub: Ashwani KumarGT vs MI: PLAYERS TO WATCHSai Sudharsan (GT)Sai Sudharsan is in the form of his life, currently holding the Orange Cap with 679 runs at an average of 52.23. The left-hander has combined caution with aggression, maintaining an impressive strike rate of 155.37 at the top of the Gill (GT)Shubman Gill isn't far behind, sitting second on the list of top run-scorers. He has amassed 649 runs at an average of 54.08 and has led the Titans from the front throughout the Krishna (GT)While most GT bowlers have struggled, Prasidh Krishna has remained consistent. He ranks second in the Purple Cap race with 23 wickets and maintains a respectable economy rate of Yadav (MI)Suryakumar Yadav has been in sublime form, standing out as MI's best batter with 640 runs at an average of 74.11. Dismissing him early will be key for GT to apply pressure on Bumrah (MI)Despite missing a few early games, Jasprit Bumrah quickly found his rhythm. He has picked up 17 wickets, and his outstanding economy rate of 6.33 reflects the caution with which batters have approached updated on IPL 2025 with India Today! Get match schedules, team squads, live score, and the latest IPL points table for CSK, MI, RCB, KKR, SRH, LSG, DC, GT, PBKS, and RR. Plus, keep track of the top contenders for the IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap. Don't miss a moment!Tune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
IPL Eliminator: Gill's fumbling Titans up against might of Mumbai Indians
Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gill, face Mumbai Indians in a crucial IPL Eliminator, both teams grappling with momentum and player availability. Titans' bowling woes and Buttler's absence pose challenges, while Mumbai seeks to address batting concerns and integrate replacements like Bairstow. Both captains, Gill and Pandya, aim to prove their leadership and secure a path to the final. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads MI vs GT: Squads Among the title favourites but battling a loss of momentum, Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans will be up against the mighty Mumbai Indians, who also have issues to be addressed, in the winner-takes-all IPL Eliminator here on is a knock-out game but both sides are used to the stage with Mumbai Indians being the five-time champions. Titans have made the play-offs thrice in the last four seasons, including the trophy-winning run on their debut in both Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya, have a point to prove. Gill, the newly appointed India Test captain, would build up his leadership credentials immensely if Titans go all the has got the love of the fans back after being booed on his return to the team last year and an IPL trophy will cement his place in the list of the fabled greats of the in their pursuit of glory, both leaders must find a way to address the issues at have more to be worried about as they have lost momentum going into the play-offs. Having conceded 465 runs in their last two defeats, they need to up their game with the Siraj, the de facto leader of the pace battery, will need to provide breakthroughs in the struggles of left-arm pacer Arshad Khan with the new ball has added pressure on the likes of Prasidh Krishna who has been the Titans' trump card this season with 23 addition to the shortcomings in the pace department, the ineffectiveness of spin all-rounder Rashid Khan has aggravated their bowling the batting front, the top three, including Sai Sudharsan, Gill and Jos Buttler contributed massively to their play-off that, the absence of Buttler, who left for national duty after the league stage, is bound to be Mendis has been roped in as Buttler's place but it remains to be seen if he can inspire the same level of middle-order comprising Shahrukh Khan and Sherfane Rutherford is not the most reliable, making Titans vulnerable against Mumbai Indians who would have that at the back of their Titans, Mumbai Indians too have been impacted by the loss of foreign Rickelton had done a fine job for them at the top of the order alongside Rohit Sharma but the South African has now reported for national duty. The same goes for English batter Will of favour England batter Jonny Bairstow is one of the replacement players for Mumbai Indians alongside Richard Gleeson and Charith could open alongside Rohit Sharma at the top of the Englishman would surely be expecting to start the game, having agreed to join the franchise in the middle of the domestic season back quiet run of Titak Varma is another concern facing the Yadav has been doing the heavy lifting in the batting department with a record 640 runs in a season. In case he fails, Mumbai Indians will have a real task at first, the pace at which Mumbai batters score has also been questioned and that is another area Hardik will have to focus their strong bowling attack always poses a bigger threat to the opposition."Batting, we'll figure out what is the right template on right tracks and if we bat first, what is the pace we want to bat. (There are a) couple of things which we need to identify, but I don't think there is panic," Hardik had said after the loss to Punjab Kings in their final league Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Jayant Yadav, Arshad Khan, Karim Janat, Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Kulwant Khejroliya, Mohammed Siraj, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Mendis, Jos Indians: Hardik Pandya (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Bevon Jacobs, Robin Minz, Krishnan Shrijith, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Satyanarayana Raju, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Raghu Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, Charith starts: 7.30pm IST. PTI BS PM
News18
22-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
Akash Singh's Digvesh Rathi-Inspired Celebration After Taking Wicket Goes Viral
Last Updated: The incident took place during the third ball of the 10th over of GT's innings of the ongoing match against LSG at Narendra Modi Stadium. Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Akash Maharaj Singh breached Jos Buttler's defence and shattered his stumps on Thursday (May 22) during the IPL 2025 match played between LSG and GT at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After dismissing Buttler in the 236-run chase, Akash came up with a notebook celebration which was inspired by his LSG teammate Digvesh Singh Rathi. The incident took place during the 10th over of GT's innings. On the third ball, Akash stunned Buttler and Ahmedabad with a brilliant slower ball. The former England white-ball captain returned back to the pavilion after scoring 33 runs from 18 balls. During his stay at the crease, he hammered three fours and two sixes. In the ongoing season of the IPL, Rathi has made headlines for his notebook celebration despite the IPL governing council penalising him on multiple occasions. For his viral celebration, which initiated a heated verbal fight between him and Abhishek Sharma in LSG's last match, Rathi was handed a one-match suspension. But in his absence, his teammate Akash does the notebook celebration, and the clip of his act is now going viral on the internet. He bowled 3.1 overs against Gujarat Titans and finished with figures of 1 for 29 runs. Earlier in the first half of the match, Australia's T20I captain Mitchell Marsh scored 117 runs from 64 balls, and Nicholas Pooran remained unbeaten on 56 runs from 27 balls. The duo added 121 runs for the second wicket after Shubman Gill invited LSG to bat first. During his stay at the crease, Marsh hammered 10 fours and 8 sixes, whereas Pooran smacked four fours and five sixes. The super show with the bat also helped Marsh and Pooran complete 500 runs in the ongoing season for LSG. First Published: May 22, 2025, 23:01 IST
