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**Mumbai Indians Post Commanding Total in IPL 2025 Eliminator Against Gujarat Titans**

**Mullanpur, India –** The Mumbai Indians (MI) have set a formidable target of 229 for the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Eliminator, being played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. MI, after winning the toss and electing to bat, capitalized on dropped catches and strong performances from their top order to reach 228/5 in their 20 overs.

Rohit Sharma led the charge with a blistering 81 off 50 balls, proving costly for Gujarat after they offered him multiple lifelines early in his innings. Jonny Bairstow, making his MI debut, contributed a quickfire 47, while Suryakumar Yadav added a valuable 33. Tilak Varma chipped in with 25, and a late flourish from captain Hardik Pandya, who smashed 22* off just 9 balls, including three sixes in the final over, propelled MI to their imposing total.

Gujarat Titans’ bowlers R Sai Kishore was the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets for 42 runs, while Prasidh Krishna also claimed two wickets for 53 runs. Mohammad Siraj took one wicket for 37 runs.

Earlier in the day, Mumbai Indians handed debuts to Jonny Bairstow and Richard Gleeson. Gujarat Titans made two changes to their lineup, bringing in Kusal Mendis for Jos Buttler and Washington Sundar for Arshad Khan.

The winner of this match will face the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 2, while the losing team will be eliminated from the tournament. The Titans have a historically strong record against MI, having won 5 of their 7 encounters, including both matches earlier this season.

Gujarat Titans have started poorly losing opener Shubman Gill in the first over for just 1 run and at the time of writing have 3 runs for 1 wicket after 0.4 overs.

The Titans’ batting lineup will need to overcome the loss of Jos Buttler and put up a strong performance. While Gujarat is known for it’s consistent top-order batting, MI boasts the strongest bowling attack in the IPL 2025 based on average, strike rate, and economy.

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