Gujarat Titans will face Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2023, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today. It is a do-or-die clash for both the teams as the winner will face Chennai Super Kings in the final. Gujarat Titans is at the top of the points table this season with ten wins from 14 matches. MI have won eight out of 14 matches and is fourth in the points table.
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First let’s know about the pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium. The pitch has been very strong for batting so far. Here the batsmen find it very easy to play and hit the strokes. Every type of ball, fast or spin delivery, out swinger or in swinger, can be tackled smoothly by even an average batsman. It is believed, the pitch is a tough pitch for spinners or even good bowlers. However, this pitch is equally good for crafty bowlers.
Weather in Ahmedabad also matters. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in Ahmedabad is likely to be 42 degrees on Friday. If there is moisture in the atmosphere, the chances of the ball spinning will be higher.
In IPL 2023 both teams have faced each other twice. Match 35, GT won by 55 runs and Match 57 MI won against GT.
Team Gujarat Titans
Hardik Pandya (capt), Srikar Bharat, Alzari Joseph, Joshua Little, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Darshan Nalkande, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmed, Urvil Patel, Rashid Khan, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Sudhrai, Sai. Pradeep Sangwan, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Odion Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Matthew Wade, Jayant Yadav, Yash Dayal, Dasun Shanaka.
Team Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Dewald Brewis, Piyush Chawla, Tim David, Raghav Goyal, Cameron Green, Ishan Kishan, Dwayne Johnson, Kumar Karthikeya, Akash Madhwal, Shams Mullani, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokin, Tristan Stubbs , Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Verma, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Vadera, Suryakumar Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan
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