🏏IPL 2025 - Match 56: MI vs GT on 6th May 2025 at Wankhade,@ 7:30🏏

🏏IPL 2025 - Match 56: MI vs GT on 6th May 2025 @ 7:30 PM IST🏏

Mumbai Indians (MI) are set to take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 56 of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. MI are on a six-match winning streak while Gujarat are also in fine form with both their batting and bowling firing.

In Short

Mumbai Indians are on a six-match winning streak.

Gujarat have upper hand over Mumbai in head to head record

The winner of the fixture will climb to the top spot

Mumbai Indians (MI) will aim to continue their winning juggernaut as they take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 56 of the Indian Premier League 2025 today, May 6 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The Hardik Pandya-led side is coming into the fixture on the back of a dominant 100-run victory over the Rajasthan Royals (RR).

MI have made a remarkable turnaround after winning just one out of their first five fixtures and are on a six-match winning streak.

The five-time champions have only achieved the feat twice in their golden history and are once again looking like the team to beat in the ongoing season after having got most of their things together.

The top order is finally firing for MI with Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton getting the team off to fiery starts while the bowling attack led by the formidable new-ball pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult. Hence, MI have found their groove and are going to be hard to stop going ahead in the season.

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On the other hand, Gujarat are coming into the fixture after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 38 runs. The Shubman Gill-led side has been at the top of their game as they currently sit on the fourth spot on the points table with seven victories from ten matches.

Gujarat’s top order, consisting of Shubman Gill, Sai Sudhsarsan and Jos Buttler, has been firing all cylinders and has proved to be a major headache for the opposition. Apart from that, the bowling attack led by Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj has been the reason behind the downfalls of several batting lineups. R Sai Kishore has also done a fabulous job of stemming the run flow in the middle overs.

Hence, the upcoming fixture is expected to be a mouth-watering clash with both teams at the top of their game. The winner of the match will climb to the top of the points table, and both teams will look to bring their A game to the fore to further strengthen their playoffs chances.

MI vs GT: Head to Head

Gujarat have the upper hand over Mumbai Indians, having beaten them four times out of the six matches played between the two teams.

MI vs GT: Team News

Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner is available for selection for Mumbai Indians after missing the last few fixtures, confirmed head coach Mahela Jayawardene. On the other hand, Kagiso Rabada is also available for selection for Gujarat after serving a one-match ban for recreational drug usage.

MI vs GT: Predicted XIs

Mumbai Indians (MI): Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Impact Player: Karn Sharma

Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee/Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Impact Player: Ishant Sharma

MI vs GT: Pitch and weather conditions

The surface at the Wankhede Stadium is a belter of a track to bat on, with teams crossing the 200-run mark more often than not. Bowlers will also get some good bounce and assistance with the new ball. Captain winning the toss may opt to bowl first as the ground has historically favoured chasing teams.

As far as the weather is concerned, there are slight chances of rain in the evening, with the weather forecast predicting 10 per cent precipitation chances. The humidity level is going to increase as the evening progresses, and hence the team bowling second will encounter an abundance of dew.

What to expect: With top batters from either side in fine nick, it should be a high-scoring contest with Mumbai Indians having a slight edge. With the weather getting hotter by the day, there may be some dew in the night requiring the team winning the toss to field first.

Head-to-Head: Since the return of home-away format in 2023, MI have the best win % at home (63.1%), closely followed by GT (60.0%), with CSK as the only other side with over 50% (52.3%). MI, alongside GT, has the best record at home this season winning four out of the first five games. Overall in six matches, it's MI 2 and GT 4.

Team Watch

Mumbai Indians

Injuries/ Unavailability: No news of injury in the camp. Mitchell Santner, who has been out of the last few games, is available for selection, said Mahela Jayawardene.

Tactics & Match-ups: Mumbai Indians are mindful of the fact that not only 75 percent of GT runs are scored by their Top 3 - Gill, Sudharsan and Buttler - but also the fact that they face bulk of the deliveries (nearly 75 percent). Unmistakably, MI will unleash their best - Bumrah, Boult and Deepak - to target them early so that they can expose the GT middle order which is short on gametime.

Probable XII: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah and Karn Sharma

Gujarat Titans

Injuries/Unavailability: There is no injury situation in the GT camp. All players are available for selection, including Kagiso Rabada.

Tactics & Match-ups: Rabada enjoys a favourable match-up against key MI batters - Rohit, Surya, Hardik, and Jacks - having dismissed the first two four times each, Hardik thrice, and Jacks twice.

Probable XII: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee/Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Ishant Sharma

Did you know?

- MI seam attack is at the top of wickets (57), avg (22.40), SR (15.1) and is the only team which concedes at under nine/over.

- In his last five games this season, Gill scored four fifties. His only failure came via a run out.

- Gill and Sudharsan have scored 200+ runs more than the next best opening pair and they also became the first GT pair to aggregate 600+ runs in an IPL season. The last five opening stands for GT read: 120, 14, 114, 93, & 87 (last).

What they said

"With (Punjab) Kings having that odd number because of the rained-off game, all that we as a franchise can control or I as a coach can control is to focus on the game tomorrow and then after that the next game. We have three good games against us, which is good for us. So, we just want to do what we've been doing, play some good cricket. Boys are focused on that and the rest I can't control. So, my focus will be what I can control at this point and just keep focusing on that.

- MI coach Mahela Jayawardene on points table

"He's an outstanding batsman and really has a bright future as far as his batting is concerned but what's pleasing to see is that he's growing as far as leadership is concerned and he's really grown into the role of captaincy. So that's great to see. When you have somebody that is as gifted, as talented, as exceptional as Shubman is as a batsman sometimes you might have concerns around whether the weight of leadership would bear heavy.

- GT team director Vikram Solanki on Shubman Gill the batter and the leader

The first leg clash between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans had ended in the demolition of the former at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. But that appears like one in a distant past (on March 29) - more than a month ago. The landscape of the IPL has changed both diametrically and dramatically, and MI have traversed from the bottom of the table at one stage to the top of the table, again, at one stage.

Ahead of the return leg, Mumbai Indians appear to be on a roll. Well more appropriately, they have been more than just being on a roll. They are on rampant fire. Six in six - a rarity in the IPL if not entirely unprecedented - is not mere hitting a purple patch. It is utter domination - a commanding display of hegemony over the opposition. The MI juggernaut looks unstoppable.

Batters Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult and all-rounder Hardik Pandya - the side's lead players all - are well backed by support cast of Deepak Chahar, Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Varma, Will Jacks and Naman Dhir. They are firing on a myriad of cylinders at the opposition. Spin may not be their strongest suit, but Karn Sharma and even Jacks are stepping up to make up for the shortcoming.

"Things are falling into place. Overall, not just the batting and bowling, I think fielding as well. I think our fielding has been really, really good. And we've converted a lot of opportunities. And that's something that we've emphasized a lot with the group that we have. As long as we're competing at that level and fighting for each and every opportunity, that's all we can control and have that focus," MI coach Mahela Jayawardene said about the team's preparation and the situation in the league.

MI have the momentum on their side and, more vitally, they are an inexhaustible force at home. Four of the five home games have been won this season and their form looks ominous. Third in the points table, MI are up against a side that is coming off a win but how strong is the Gujarat Titans resurgence will be tested on Tuesday (May 6) at the Wankhede.

The Titans batting revolves around Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler and that Top 3 is supported well by a few others - Washington Sundar, Sherfane Rutherford, who have made substantial contributions, even if sporadically. Their bowling, spearheaded by Prasidh Krishna, strongly augments the batting. The side looks like a tight-knit unit.

Despite the first leg reversal, there is little doubt that MI will start favourites in the face-off between two in-form sides, and more crucially a match-up between two Top-4 outfits. A win will be a giant leap forward for either team towards the play-off qualification but more crucially it will go a long way in their bid for a Top 2 finish.

When: Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30 PM IST

Where: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai