VIDEO: Kusal Mendis becomes first player hit wicket in IPL playoffs

Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in IPL 2025 Eliminator. With this victory, Hardik Pandya’s team has made its place in the qualifier-2, where it will face Punjab Kings. In this match, Gujarat Titans batsman Kusal Mendis himself lost his wicket, whose video is becoming very fast on social media.

Let us know that Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Mendis was included in the playing XI of Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator match against Mumbai Indians. And he recorded a bad record in his debut match itself. He became the first player to get a hit wicket out in the history of IPL playoffs.

When he came to bat, he appeared in a good rhythm and scored 20 runs in just 10 balls with the help of a four and two sixes. Despite Shubman Gill being dismissed early, Kusal Mendis made a good partnership with Sai Sudarshan to return the team.

However, in the 7th over of the innings, he lost his control in an attempt to play a shot of Mitchell Santner and his leg collided with the wicket, after which he was called a hit wicket.

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Talking about the match, Mumbai Indians had set a huge target of 229 runs in front of Gujarat Titans. In response, Shubman Gill & Co. could score 208 runs. Rohit Sharma scored 81 runs for Mumbai. Johnny Bairstow contributed 47 runs. Sai Sudarshan on the other hand scored 80 runs for Gujarat, while Washington Sundar managed to score 48 runs.