Delhi: In the ninth match of Indian Premier League 2025, Gujarat Titans defeated Mumbai Indians by 36 runs in their home. After losing the toss in this match, Gujarat Titans came out to bat first and scored a strong score of 196 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Mumbai Indians could score only 160 runs after losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Thus, in this season of IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians suffered a second consecutive defeat.
Gujarat’s batting
Gujarat’s start in innings was quite strong, but Mumbai bowlers took many wickets while bowling tight in the middle order. Sai Sudarshan (63) and Jose Butler (39) played brilliant innings, but batsmen like Muzib ur Rehman, Shah Rukh Khan and Ravindrasinh Sai Kishore tried to score at a fast pace, but they could not play a big innings. Captain Shubman Gill also gave the start, but where it seemed that Gujarat would score 225 runs, he did not score much bigger due to the consecutive wicket.
Major scorer of Gujarat Titans
- Sai Sudarshan – 63 (off 41 balls)
- Jose Butler – 39 (on 25 balls)
- Shubman Gill – 38 (off 27 balls)
Gujarat batsmen worked hard
The Gujarat team faced the bowlers well, although the wickets fell quickly at the end of the match. Batsmen like Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan and Sharafen Rutherford only made small contributions, but helped Gujarat reach a total of 196 runs.
Bowlers performance
Mumbai bowlers performed well. Trent Bolt took 1 wicket for 34 runs in 4 overs. Deepak Chahar and Hardik Pandya also broke the middle order of Gujarat and put the team under pressure. Now Mumbai Indians will have to work hard to achieve the target of 197 runs. The Mumbai team has so far failed to win this ground against Gujarat.
Mumbai’s performance
The Mumbai Indians team started chasing the huge target of 197 runs, once again slowed down. In the first over, the team’s star opener Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Mohammad Siraj by scoring 8 runs off just four balls. After this, in the fifth over, Siraj gave another blow when he sent Ryan Ricelton to the pavilion on a score of 6 runs. It seemed that the Mumbai team would once again be out of the match losing wickets.
Great partnership between Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav
However, after this there was a great partnership between Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav. The two together shared a 62 -run partnership. Tilak Verma scored 39 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav scored 48 runs. But the famous Krishna bowled brilliantly and sent both of them to the pavilion and gave a big blow to the Mumbai team.
Mumbai’s hopes rested on Hardik Pandya and Robin Meat
This was followed by Robin Minj, who was an impact player, and captain Hardik Pandya’s number came. Although Hardik Pandya had high expectations, he scored just 11 runs off 17 balls. Apart from this, Robin Minj was also dismissed for just 6 runs. Both quickly returned to the pavilion. However, Namanadhir and Santner together added 36 runs, but it was not enough for the team to win the match.
Gujarat’s bowling was great
Gujarat’s bowling was quite calm and impressive. Mohammad Siraj dismissed Rohit Sharma in the first over and took 2 wickets for 34 runs in four overs. Apart from this, all the bowlers of Gujarat performed well. Rabada took one wicket, Rashid Khan gave just 10 runs in two overs, and Sai Kishore took one wicket for 37 runs in four overs. The famous Krishna took 2 wickets for 18 runs in four overs.
Mumbai’s defeat and IPL 2025 starts
In front of the brilliant bowling of Gujarat bowlers, the Mumbai team once again looked staggering and could only score 160 runs in 20 overs and lost 6 wickets. The start of IPL 2025 has not been special for Mumbai Indians, as the team has faced defeat in both played matches. In the first match, he was defeated to Chennai and now Mumbai also lost by 36 runs against Gujarat.
Playing XI of both teams
| Gujarat Titans (Playing XI) | Mumbai Indians (Playing XI) |
|---|---|
| Shubman Gill (Captain) | Rohit Sharma |
| Sai Sudarshan | Rhean recalleton (wicket keeper) |
| Jose Butler (wicket keeper) | Suryakumar Yadav |
| Sharfen Rutherford | Hardik Pandya (Captain) |
| Shahrukh Khan | Tilak Verma |
| Rahul Tewatia | Naman dheer |
| Rashid Khan | Mitchell Santner |
| Ravi Srinivasan Sai Kishore | Deepak Chahar |
| Kagiso rabada | Trent bolt |
| Mohammad Siraj | Mujib ur Rahman |
| Famous Krishna | Satyanarayan Raju |
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