- GT vs MI match prediction: Gujarat Titans to win
- GT vs MI toss prediction: Gujarat Titans to win the toss and bat first
Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The match will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday, May 26.
Read our in-depth IPL prediction, as our experts offer up their GT vs MI predictions ahead of this match.
- Date and time: May 26, 19:30 IST
- GT vs MI venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians match preview
Gujarat Titans
The Titans, led by Hardik Pandya, finished on top of the table in the league stage. However, they fell flat on their faces in the Qualifier 1 against MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Tuesday, May 23 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The Titans lost the match by 15 runs, but will have a chance to make amends at their home ground. After being asked to chase down 173 by CSK, the Titans were bowled out for 157 in 20 overs.
Rashid Khan played a cameo of 30 runs off 16 balls in the death overs, but after Tushar Deshpande accounted for his crucial scalp, the writing was on the walls for GT. Shubman Gill laboured his way to 42 off 38 before Deepak Chahar dismissed him.
The outcome of the GT vs MI prediction will depend a lot on how the Titans’ bowlers perform against an in-form batting unit.
GT possible 11: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Dasun Shanaka, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal
📌🗓️ It all comes down to this 🤜🤛 #TitansFAM, see you on Friday at 🏟️#GTvMI | #PhariAavaDe | #TATAIPL 2023 Playoffs pic.twitter.com/hSyMpRv6aq
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 24, 2023
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Mumbai Indians
MI, on the other hand, had the rub of the green go their way after they qualified for the playoffs on the back of GT’s six-wicket win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In the Eliminator on Wednesday against Krunal Pandya’s Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), MI put their best foot forward.
After setting a target of 183 for the opponents to chase down, MI bowled the Super Giants out for 101 in 16.3 overs. Akash Madhwal was the star performer fo0r MI after he finished with figures of 3.3-0-5-5. The speedster registered the best figures ever in IPL playoffs to win the Player of the Match award.
Earlier, Cameron Green carried his decent form with the bat, scoring 41 runs off 23 balls with six fours and a six. Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera also played handy cameos.
MI possible 11: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal
The GT vs MI prediction will depend heavily on how the MI bowlers carry their momentum against the GT batting lineup.
5️⃣/5️⃣ 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 – Akash Madhwal becomes the first-ever bowler to take a five-wicket haul in IPL Playoffs.#OneFamily #MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #TATAIPL #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/GjBLD61Njb
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 24, 2023
Pitch and expected weather conditions
There is no chance of rain as of now for the GT vs MI prediction. Temperatures will be around the 37 degrees Celsius. The humidity will be in the high 50s. The pitch is expected to be a sporting one. An overly high-scoring game may not be on the cards.
GT vs MI Dream11 prediction
Our GT vs MI Dream11 prediction for this match
- Wicketkeeper(s): Wriddhiman Saha, Ishan Kishan
- Batter(s): Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill
- All-rounder(s): Cameron Green
- Bowler(s): Piyush Chawla, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Akash Madhwal
- Recommended captain: Shubman Gill
- Recommended vice-captain: Rashid Khan
Bowlers from both teams are in excellent form and hence we have packed our Dream11 prediction team with bowlers for the GT vs MI prediction.
GT vs MI match prediction: Gujarat Titans to win
As per today's match predictions, Gujarat Titans should be able to make amends and qualify for the final. Hardik Pandya’s men will go into the GT vs MI prediction as the favourites.
GT vs MI toss prediction: Gujarat Titans to win the toss and bat first
As per our toss prediction for today, the Titans should opt to bat first after winning the toss in the GT vs MI prediction. Both matches in the playoffs have been won by the team, batting first.
GT vs MI man of the match prediction: Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan picked up four wickets and smashed 10 sixes the last time the Titans met MI at the Wankhede Stadium. He also played well against CSK, although his efforts went in vain. He is a strong contender for the Player of the Match award in the GT vs MI prediction.
GT vs MI betting odds
- Mumbai Indians: 1.90
- Gujarat Titans: 1.90
As per the GT vs MI betting odds, there is very little to separate the two teams. But as per our IPL predictions, the Titans should be able to come up trumps. MI may struggle to get the better of the defending champions in the latter’s backyard.
