Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2023 Qualifier 2: Predicted XI Of Both Teams

With a spot within the closing up for grabs, Mumbai Indians could be fancying their probabilities towards defending champions Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. Akash Madhwal’s breathtaking bowling efficiency towards Lucknow Super Giants within the Eliminator has given MI a much-needed increase forward of the conflict towards the holders. GT, then again, had been outclassed and outgunned in Qualifier 1 by MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings. The Hardik Pandya-led facet can have one final probability to assemble themselves up and put their greatest foot ahead in acquainted circumstances right here with a purpose to qualify for his or her second IPL closing on the trot.

It shall be crucial for the defending champions that their batting clicks in unison, since Shubman Gill and Vijay Shankar have achieved bulk of the heavy lifting with the bat in the previous few video games.

The Titans may even anticipate extra with the bat from their captain Hardik Pandya, who’s going via a kind droop, notching scores of 8, DNB, 8, 4 and 25 in his final 5 video games.

For MI, the likes of Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav and Tim David have responded effectively to the challenges and now kind the spine of the batting division with the younger Nehal Wadhera too making a huge effect, and the opening pair of Rohit and Ishan Kishan doing a good job.

It shall be a stern check for the Titans’ bowling assault, led by Mohammad Shami (26 wickets in 15 matches), to get the higher of MI’s batting, which has improved drastically in the direction of the enterprise finish of the match.

GT Predicted XI: Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (capt.), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal

MI Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (capt.), Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal

(With PTI Inputs)