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New Indian Express
5 hours ago
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- New Indian Express
Stung by Gujarat Titans' exit, Sudharsan now turns focus on red-ball cricket
NEW CHANDIGARH: B Sai Sudharsan might not have been able to take Gujarat Titans across the line in the Eliminator against Mumbai Indians at the New PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh, but the youngster walked away with plenty of goodwill. Having amassed an impressive 759 runs (No 1 in the list as of May 31), Sudharsan had a remarkable journey. The left-handed batter from Tamil Nadu became the youngest to cross the 700-run mark on Friday. But that was not enough. Despite his contribution of 80 (off 49 balls) on the day, GT fell short of Mumbai's target to bow out. Given the team's lofty ambitions, Sai Sudharsan is certainly stung by this defeat. "I mean it is good to see that I had a good season or I was consistent enough for my team, but I think when the job is not finished, you do not get that ultimate satisfaction when you get back to your home," he reflected after the match. "There is a lot of disappointment in the environment because the way we played the first 12 or 13 games, which was fantastic to see as a group or as a team from outside, even when you look at a season like this, I think our team was so good. They did a lot of things really well, so finishing a tournament like this does not give me that complete satisfaction, but appreciating the performances and, of course, learning from it is the thing forward," Sai Sudharsan added. Sai Sudharsan now has a fresh challenge in store. Having earned his maiden Test call-up for the five-match series in England, he'll be looking to keep up his rich run in the five-day format. He was also named in the A-team squad for the second unofficial Test, but Sai Sudharsan was not prepared to leave the IPL before June 4. "We were not thinking about when to leave for India or the Test team, but if that was the plan, we would have left on June 6, but now we will have to have a conversation and see how it goes," he said.
NDTV
6 hours ago
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- NDTV
Shubman Gill's Captaincy Receives Brutal Review After IPL 2025 Exit: "You Can't Drop..."
After Gujarat Titans' (GT) bowed out of IPL 2025 with a 20-run defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Eliminator, former India batter Robin Uthappa said the Shubman Gill-led side cannot expect to win the championship if they suffer catching lapses and suffer due to flaws in strategy. In New Chandigarh on Friday evening, GT dropped three important catches – two of which were of Rohit Sharma, who went on to make a dashing 50-ball 81. Suryakumar Yadav was also given a reprieve in the 12th over, as MI made 228/5. GT also got their middle overs enforcer Prasidh Krishna to bowl with the new ball, a tactic which backfired as Rohit and Jonny Bairstow came out all guns blazing in the powerplay. "GT's strategy was more reactive than proactive. Using Prasidh in the powerplay – despite his success in middle overs – was a misstep.' 'His first over was expensive, and they failed to course-correct. The 26-run and 22-run overs proved costly. On top of that, their fielding let them down. You can't drop that many catches and expect to win a championship," said Uthappa on JioHotstar. Uthappa, who previously won IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, reflected on how Rohit made a calculated shift in his batting approach after being given two reprieves. "After the early drop, Rohit flirted with danger briefly but quickly recognised the need to take control. He shifted gears, played responsibly, found the gaps, and built key partnerships. His composure stood out. When players like Rohit, Dhoni, or Kohli are at the crease, the pressure is on everyone else. Sai Sudharsan is starting to reach that level too." With MI set to meet Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Uthappa stated he expects a fierce battle between the two teams. The winner of Qualifier 2 will meet Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the title clash in Ahmedabad on June 3. "Punjab are hurting and will come out firing. Mumbai, riding high on momentum, will bring intensity as well. It's set to be a blockbuster, one for the ages," he concluded. Listen to the latest songs, only on
India.com
7 hours ago
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- India.com
IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Mumbai Indians' Predicted Playing XI Against Punjab Kings; Richard Gleeson OUT, Deepak Chahar IN; This Bowler To Come As Impact Player
photoDetails english Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Qualifier 2 of the IPL 2025 on Sunday, June 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The winner of Qualifier 2 will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the final of IPL 2025 at the same stadium on Tuesday, June 3. Based on recent performances and injury updates, the Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians are likely to make few changes in their lineup for the all-important game against Shreyas Iyer's Punjab Kings. Here's the predicted Playing XI of Mumbai Indians' against Punjab Kings in IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Updated:May 31, 2025, 10:08 PM IST 1. Rohit Sharma (Opener) 1 / 12 Rohit Sharma will open the innings for Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. He will look to continue his aggressive approach after scoring crucial 81 off 50 in the Eliminator against Gujarat Titans. 2. Jonny Bairstow (Opener & Wicket-Keeper) 2 / 12 Jonny Bairstow is all set to open the innings for Mumbai Indians (MI) alongside Rohit Sharma in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. Apart from being an opener, Bairstow will keep wickets as well. 3. Suryakumar Yadav 3 / 12 Suryakumar Yadav, who is known for his destructive batting and recently scored a fine half-century, is set to bat at No. 3 for Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. 4. Tilak Varma 4 / 12 Tilak Varma is likely to bat at No. 4 for Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. He will provide stability and flair. 5. Hardik Pandya (Captain) 5 / 12 Hardik Pandya, the star all-rounder and captain will be pivotal for Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. 6. Naman Dhir 6 / 12 Naman Dhir, a promising power-hitter and part-time bowler, is set to play finisher's role for Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. 7. Raj Angad Bawa 7 / 12 Raj Angad Bawa, a young all-rounder will give batting depth and bowling options to Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. 8. Mitchell Santner 8 / 12 Mitchell Santner, the left-arm spinner and handy lower-order batter, will be a key player for Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. 9. Trent Boult 9 / 12 Trent Boult, who is known for taking early wickets in the powerplay, will be key for the success of Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. 10. Jasprit Bumrah 10 / 12 Jasprit Bumrah, the star pacer and big-match player will be critical for Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. 11. Deepak Chahar 11 / 12 On his Mumbai Indians' debut, Richard Gleeson performed well with the ball. However, Gleeson walked off the field after delivering three balls of the last over, due to injury. If Gleeson doesn't get fit on time, Mumbai Indians might bring Deepak Chahar in the playing XI for their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. Notably, Deepak has also struggled with his injuries during this season. If both Gleeson and Chahar are not available due to injuries, Reece Topley might get the opportunity to play. 12. Impact Player Mumbai Indians 12 / 12 Mumbai Indians are likely to use Karn Sharma or Ashwani Kumar as their Impact Player option in their IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday.
India Gazette
7 hours ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
"Don't believe everything you see on internet": Shubman Gill ends rift rumours with Hardik Pandya
Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], May 31 (ANI): India Test skipper Shubman Gill put an end to speculation of any tension between him and all-rounder Hardik Pandya during the Eliminator in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday. There were rumours circulated on social media that GT skipper Gill didn't shake hands with Hardik during the time of the toss at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Gill silenced the critics as he took to Instagram and wrote, 'Nothing but love (Don't believe everything you see on the internet) @hardikpandya95.' Chasing a mammoth total of 229 in the Eliminator, Gill was sent back to the pavilion after scoring just 1 run, whereas Hardik played a quickfire knock of 22 runs from just nine balls, which was laced with three maximums in his innings which came at a whopping strike rate of 244.44. Recapping the match, a brilliant half-century by Sai Sudharsan and his partnership with Washington Sundar went in vain as fine death bowling effort from the five-time champions helped the Blue and Gold franchise eliminate the 2022 champions from the competition with a 20-run win at Mullanpur. With this win, MI will now play Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Ahmedabad on June 1 for a spot in the final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on June 3. MI won the toss and elected to bat first. They started off with a bang, with Jonny Bairstow (47 in 22 balls, with four boundaries and three sixes) and Rohit Sharma taking on pacers really well. Rohit went on to score his third fifty in IPL knockouts, making 81 in just 50 balls, with nine fours and four sixes. He also completed his 7,000 IPL runs, becoming the second batter to do so. Fine cameos from Suryakumar Yadav (33 in 20 balls, with a four and three sixes), Tilak Varma (25 in 11 balls, with three sixes) and Hardik Pandya (22* in nine balls, with three sixes) took MI to 228/5. Sai Kishore (2/42) and Prasidh Krishna (2/53) were the top bowlers for GT. In the run chase, GT lost skipper Shubman Gill early. However, Sai Sudharsan (80 in 49 balls, with 10 fours and a six) stitched half-century partnerships with Kusal Mendis (20 in 10 balls, with a four and two sixes) and Washington Sundar (48 in 24 balls, with five fours and three sixes), keeping GT ahead of the required rate. However, some fine death bowling prevented them from winning as MI restricted GT to 208/6 in 20 overs. Trent Boult (2/56) was the top bowler for MI. Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson, Ashwani Kumar and Mitchell Santner got one each. Rohit Sharma was awarded Player of the Match for his exceptional batting performance. (ANI)
Indian Express
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
IPL Qualifier 2
IPL QUALIFIER 2 NEWS Punjab Kings' hopes rest on Shreyas Iyer as Mumbai Indians hold advantage in qualifier 2 May 31, 2025 8:35 pm Ever since resumption of IPL, the openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh haven't combined well and batting has been brittle after Iyer. IPL 2025 Playoffs: Check out fixtures and schedule after group stage concludes May 27, 2025 11:44 pm The winner of Qualifier 1 will go straight into the final on June 3 while the loser of Qualify 1 will face off with the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2 on June 1 to make their way to the summit clash. T20 World Cup-bound England players set to miss IPL 2024 playoffs and final due to Pakistan series April 30, 2024 3:18 pm The England Cricket Board in a statement that the players who are selected to represent England in the T20 World Cup will have return in time for the series against Pakistan, which gets underway at Headingley on on May 22. IPL 2023: Shubman Gill single-handedly demolishes Mumbai Indians May 27, 2023 7:07 am The season of plenty continued for Shubman Gill, whose 60-ball-129 was the most significant as well as the most splendid of his three hundreds this season. IPL 2023 Qualifier 2: Shubman Gill brings up his 3rd ton of season against Mumbai Indians May 26, 2023 10:09 pm Gill, who had scored his other two tons against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore, scored his latest 100 with 8 sixes and 4 fours in 49 balls. IPL 2023: MI are peaking at right time, says Cameron Green May 25, 2023 9:54 pm Green in fact said even skipper Rohit Sharma told newcomers in dressing room that the five-time champions are slow starters. MS Dhoni has been remarkable in his captaincy: Sourav Ganguly May 25, 2023 8:27 pm On Tuesday, Chennai Super Kings toppled defending champions and table-topping Gujarat Titans by 15 runs at the Chepauk Stadium in the first qualifier. 'Once Jofra was gone, I knew Akash Madhwal had character to do job for us': Rohit Sharma on Mumbai's gamechanger May 25, 2023 3:39 pm Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma heaped praise on Akash Madhwal, who is Uttarakhand's first homegrown cricketer to play in the IPL. I was playing U-16 final when Warne and Tanvir won IPL final in 2008: Sanju Samson May 28, 2022 7:50 pm After a tough loss against Gujarat Titans, the Royals produced a flawless performance as they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to have a shot at a second IPL title. IPL 2022, RR vs RCB Qualifier 2 playing XI, pitch report: All eyes on Rajat Patidar as Rajasthan take on Bangalore in Ahmedabad May 27, 2022 7:12 pm IPL 2022 Qualifier RR vs RCB LIVE, Playing 11, Match Prediction: On a roll, Royal Challengers Bangalore will fancy their chances against Rajasthan Royals Load More
