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n IPL 2026 Match No. 30, this win was very important for Mumbai Indians, as they defeated Gujarat Titans after losing four consecutive matches. The match was played at Narendra Modi Stadium. The Gujarat Titans won the toss and chose to bowl first. Batting first, Mumbai Indians set a target of 200 runs.
Gujarat Titans’ batting was not impressive in this match; the entire team was bowled out for just 100 runs and didn’t even play the full 20 overs.
This win is quite important for Mumbai Indians, as they have played a total of six matches this season, winning two (against KKR and GT) and losing four (against DC, RR, RCB, and Punjab). Before today’s match, MI had lost four consecutive games.
Gujarat Titans have played six matches so far this season, securing three wins (against DC, LSG, and KKR) and suffering three defeats (against Punjab Kings, RR, and MI).
Mumbai Indians did not have a great start with the bat, as Quinton de Kock was dismissed for 13 runs and Danish Malewar was out for just 2 runs. Then Naman Dhir (45 off 32 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (15 off 10 balls) built a small partnership. After that, the hero of the match, Tilak Varma, came in and completely changed the course of the game with an unbeaten 101 runs, including 8 fours and 7 sixes. Captain Hardik Pandya scored 15 runs, and in the end Sherfane Rutherford remained not out on 1 run, adding the final touch to the team’s total.
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The team failed to deliver with the bat, with Washington Sundar emerging as the top scorer with just 26 runs. The remaining players contributed even less, as the side was bowled out for a low total in 15.5 overs.
Sai Sudharsan scored 0 runs, while captain Shubman Gill managed just 14 runs for his team. Jos Buttler was dismissed for 5 runs, followed by Glenn Phillips, who scored only 6. Rahul Tewatia added 8 runs, Shahrukh Khan scored 17, and Rashid Khan made 4. Kagiso Rabada contributed 12 runs, while Ashok Sharma remained not out on 1. Mohammed Siraj was dismissed without scoring.
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Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma
Danish Malewar, Quinton de Kock (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
