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No Will Jacks For MI; Hardik Pandya Returns As Mumbai Opt To Bowl Vs Shubman Gill And Co

Rajgeeta Yadav

Hardik Pandya opts to field first [Source: IPLT20]Hardik Pandya opts to field first [Source: IPLT20]

Gujarat Titans (GT) take on Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ninth match of IPL 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday, March 29. Both teams are eager to secure their first win of the season, making this a crucial clash. At the toss, Mumbai Indians won and chose to bowl first against Shubman Gill’s GT.

As for team changes, GT has made one alterations to their playing XI, with Arshad Khan making way for Sherfane Rutherford. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians have introduced two changes; Hardik Pandya returns to the side, replacing wicketkeeper-batter Robin Minz, while Mujeeb Ur Rahman comes in for Will Jacks. 

Notably, Pandya’s inclusion follows the completion of a one-match suspension due to a slow over-rate violation.

Gujarat Titans Vs Mumbai Indians: Captains' Thought

Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans Captain): "I think we have batted first plenty of times here so nothing changes for us. We were also looking to bowl first but now we have to bat first. Honestly, we want to assess the conditions first and then set a target if we are batting first. If you are bowling first and batting second, it's all about to chase down the target. There were a lot of positives from the previous game. Only the first 3 overs and a couple of overs in the middle phase costed us the game."

Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians Captain): "We are going to bowl first. It's simple reason. Don't know how it's going to play and with the dew around, we will chase. The win last season was on the black soil. We played two games on the red-soil surface before that but ended up on the losing side. In the second innings, the ball does a lot under lights. It was different last season. On black soil, chasing is always a preferable option."

Gujarat Titans Vs Mumbai Indians: Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Satyanarayana Raju, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Trent Boult

Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Shubman Gill (c), B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

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