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#GTvMI | YASSS COME ONNN!!! Q2, HERE COME THE MUMBAI INDIANS – As it happened

By Mumbai Indians

Paltan, your backing keeps us going every match! We need the same support in Amdavad as we aim to enter the IPL 2025 Final to bring home Trophy #6. 🫶 Till then, bye bye!

Confidence on 🔝 going into Qualifier 2 thanks to a fantastic all-round effort. It's time for a short celebration before getting on the field for another practice session ahead of another do-or-die clash against PBKS. 

51% job was done in the first innings itself with the 200+ total. No doubt, there were moments where things got tight, but again... never ever doubt MI!

10:40 PM IST: C'monnnnn! THERE'S THE WIN, sealed and delivered. We reiterate, never doubt MUMBAI INDIANS till the very last ball. 💥 This is what THIS TEAM is all about.

24 needed. Six balls remaining. GOOSEBUMPS AA RELA HAI BHAI. 🤞

11:26 PM IST: Wicket no. 5, #AalaRe! Can we smell the victory? Yes, we can! 👌 Boulty sends Rutherford packing. Played Like Mumbai, dude!

Bumrah yaar... Pressure word just doesn't exist in his dictionary. 1/27 in four overs. We can simply say "thank you!"

45 off three overs. As exciting and agonising as it gets!

11:11 PM IST: Well, well... Is that the GAME. SET. MATCH?? Gleeson bags his first wicket for MI and when we needed it the most. 🥵 Set batter Sai Sudharsan departs and momentum shifts in our favour! #GT - 170/4 (15.4 overs)

68 needed off last five overs. Heartbeat has no bounds at the moment. We believe.

10:59 PM IST: WOAH WOAH WOAH... WHAT A BALL, BOOM! 😵 Needed it big time and it's here! 'Unplayable' written all over it and Washington Sundar had no answers to it!

GT need 81 off 42 balls. Need for s̷p̷e̷e̷d̷ WICKETS, please.

10:35 PM IST: One more breakthrough needed boys and we'll be back in the game!

10:18 PM IST: Asked for a wicket, got one! 😋 Santner comes in and aage toh aapko pata hi hai. Mendis' dismissal means GT's scorecard reads 67/2 after 6.2 overs.

10:11 PM IST: Umm, we need the next wicket asap...

पुढील bowler - Jasprit Bumrah!

JUST THE START WE WANTED! First over, Boulty it is and Gill is back in the hut. 😇 Have the floodgates opened already? YES.  

9:39 PM IST: Players are back on the field. Shuru kiya jaaye...

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All-in-all, dil khush ho gaya ekdum. Mind it, we haven't lost an IPL game when defending a 200+ total. Hoping for the same later tonight 👌 BRB shortly...

Then came in Surya and we all know a jhakaas individual score is a certainty these days. A 20-ball 33 is a proof of it.

9:26 PM IST: Some exhibition that was, isn't it. 😍 Bairstow and RO were in nusta rada mood right from the word GO and that set the base for a 200+ total, which we eventually achieved.

20th over... Clutch shots from Clutch God is just the icing on the cake folks 🍰 

9:11 PM IST: Naman and HP in the middle. Last 2 overs to go. It's their zone. 198/4. LET'S GET IT!

This is LIT. This is the TILAK VARMA we all know. "That's a big one... That's a massive six" says the commentator on air and WE TOTALLY AGREE ✨

8:59 PM IST: 81 off 50 - Just one word for that Riveting Rohit knock... CLASSSSSS 🤯

Tilak joins the party now. ✌️ Looking in sublime touch already.

8:50 PM IST: Smoked it, quite literally! With that 14.5 over maximum off Rashid Khan, Hitman reaches 74 runs, which is the highest score by an MI batter in Playoffs in IPL history!

25+ scores and Suryakumar Yadav - A match made in heaven this campaign. 🫡 Our Mr. consistent heads back after a splendid 20-ball 33 as our scorecard reads 143/2 with seven overs remaining.

8:31 PM IST: Missed SUPLA SHOT? Surya dada says hello... 👋😉 Successive sixes off Coetzee in the 12th over takes our score to 132/1 and we are well on course for a 200+ total!

Boundary pe boundary... Boundary pe boundary... AND WE ARE GOING YAYYYYY right now! #PlayLikeMumbai mindset boltee... 🤙

8:22 PM IST: Rohit man, that's impeccabale power-hitting on display! That maximum off Rashid Khan in the ninth over brings up his 300 sixes in IPL 🤩 The very next ball sees him hit a four to bring up a well-deserved half-century!

Uh oh! Bairstow departs for 47 off 22. No worries Jonny, that was a crackerjack of an innings on your maiden appearance in Blue and Gold. 👏

8:09 PM IST: Paltan, don't move an inch from your wherever you are. Aise hi chalne do...

Why should the Englishman have all the fun? Rohit goes 🔥 in the final over of the powerplay, collecting 14 runs via Sai Kishore and with that, it's our highest powerplay score this season!!! #MI - 79/0 (6 overs)

Bairstow has been an absolute revelation on MI debut. Rukna nahi hai bro, we are totally lovin' it!

7:51 PM IST: 50-run partnership up in just 3.5 overs! Opening act done right ✔️

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7:48 PM IST: Bairstow's first six in Blue and Gold? A gigantic 95-metre rocket off Prasidh Krishna! 🚀 

...and what does that mean? Back-to-back fours in the following over to break the shackles.

Catch = dropped. RO skies it, but it's put down by Coetzee! 😮‍💨 Big knock is loading for sure!!!

7:40 PM IST: Both openers dealing in singles and doubles at the moment. Boundaries coming 🔜

7:29 PM IST: Paltan, होऊन जाऊ दे! 💪 GANPATI BAPPAAAA… MORYA!!!!! 🙏

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Paltan, our new boys Richard Gleeson and Jonny Bairstow are all set to make their debuts. Go well guys... 🤜🤛

Let’s have a look at the Playing XI!

7:01 PM IST: Toss? Won. Call? Made. ✅ Hardik wants to BAT first!

In the meantime, have a quick glance at #GTvMI graphical preview! 📊

6:50 PM IST: Toss time coming up in just a bit! HP has had a good run with the coin so far – fingers crossed! 🤞 Let’s see what’s in store…

The last time we featured in Eliminator was back in 2023, where we emerged victorious by 81 runs versus the Lucknow Super Giants. 🙌 Manifesting a similar result tonight! 😌

Let’s have a sneak peek into the form guide of the two teams ahead of the crucial clash. 📈 While MI won eight and lost six amassing 16 points, GT finished one place above, winning nine and losing five to collect 18 points.

6:30 PM IST: Good evening, Paltan! We are at the New PCA Stadium in Mullanpur for our Eliminator encounter against the Gujarat Titans. Stakes are high in this do-or-die game and there’s simply no margin for error. 👊 Do follow our MI LIVE BLOG to keep up-to-date with the happenings! 📲