GT vs MI IPL 2024 Highlights: Gujarat Titans defeat Mumbai Indians in thriller by 6 runs

Gujarat Titans inch out Mumbai Indians in an absolute thriller. They win the match by 6 runs in a brilliant come from behind game. Hardik's first assignment as MI captain goes in vain.

19 needed off 6 balls

Umesh to Hardik, Ball 1: Six, Creams it over covers. 13 needed off 5 balls

Umesh to Hardik, ball 2: Four. He now punches this to covers. 9 off 4

Umesh to Hardik, Ball 3: Wicket, Hardik holes to long-on. 

Umesh to Piyush, Ball 4: Wicket, Piyush Chawla finds deep-mid wicket. 9 required off 2

Umesh to Bumrah, Ball 5: 1 run

Umesh to Mulani, Ball 6: 1 run. GT win by 6 runs

Mumbai have made a mess of this now. They have gone 7 down and need 19 off the final 6 balls. GT have more than a hand on it but wait Hardik is still there. Can he do it on his return against his former team at his former home?

Mumbai lose their 5th wicket now and its the dangerous Tim David, who has departed now. 27 needed off 12 balls and GT now look ahead. A good over by Mohit Sharma in pressure. Nine runs from it and 27 needed off the final two overs. Hardik is in. Ohh no, Tilak Varma departs after a six. He has holed out to deep backward square leg

Mumbai Indians are in a bit of trouble now. They need 36 from the final three overs with the required rate at 12 now.

And Mohit Sharma gets Dewald Brevis. A good return catch by the bowler in his follow-through and GT still hope they can get this. Time for a break, MI need 40 from 25 balls.

Ohh no, no fifty for Rohit as he falls on 43. Sai Kishore gets the former MI skipper trapped LBW in front

Rohit is looking so good and is in 40s now. He is nearing 50 and MI need 61 off 60 balls now. Pretty much comfortable for MI.

Rohit is playing well at the moment. He is unbeaten on 24 off 16 balls as MI look in control despite having lost 2 wickets

Naman Dhir has been trapped LBW off Omarzai. The debutant falls after making a strong start. Dewald Brevis is the new player in. He comes in as Impact sub for Luke Wood. Rohit holds the key at the moment

Omarzai gets Ishan Kishan on the fourth ball of the innings and GT are off to a good start. A good length ball away from Kishan as he pokes at it and Saha takes the easy catch. Debutant Naman Dhir in now

Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan are in the middle as they begin the run-chase. Kishan's first competitive match after a long break. Omarzai to start for GT

So GT have finished at 168/6 in their 20 overs. This looks a good total. Sai Sudharsan's 45 and Rahul Tewatia's 22 in the death overs got them here. 

Nama Dhir takes a spectacular catch at square leg and Tewatia has to depart. 

Bumrah comes and removes Miller and Sudharsan in the same over. He first got Miller out on a slower delivery with Hardik moving back from mid-off. Then he gets Sudharsan with a length delivery. MI are on top at the moment

Coetzee gets his first IPL wicket and he is pumped up. Gets Omarzai caught out at long-on. It hung in the air for ages but Tilak Varma takes it with ice cool-temprament.

Sudharsan is batting well and Omarzai has started well as GT have crossed 100 now. Coetzee comes in to bowl on his debut, expect some fiery balls now

And Shubman Gill falls now. He charges down the track to Piyush Chawla and smashes it to long-on. He did not had the elevation and Rohit takes an easy catch at the ropes.

The first six overs are done and GT are at 47/1 after 6 overs. They are slightly ahead with the run-rate. But GT have lost Saha

Jasprit Bumrah strieks with a pin-point yorker to dismiss Saha in his first over.

A little expensive over to start with. Hardik was hit for two fours and gave 11 runs in the opening over

SHubman Gill and Saha are in the middle and it will be Hardik Pandya, who is opening the bowling for MI

"Looks a beautiful playing surface. 63 metres, 66 metres and 73 metres downtown. Six-hitting ground. It's a bit bare in the middle, green patches as well. It's an even surface, some cracks, but this is full of runs. The batters are going to enjoy," Brian Lara says in his pitch report

Shubman Gill(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson

Gujarat Titans Subs: BR Sharath, Mohit Sharma, Manav Suthar, Abhinav Manohar, Noor Ahmad

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood

Mumbai Indians Subs: Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi

Feels exciting to captain in a stadium where I have enjoyed a lot of success. The support has been tremendous. I was a week prior before this game, played a practice match. We have got three players making debuts for GT - Umesh, Johnson and Omarzai.

We are gonna bowl first. Looks like a decent track, might get better if dew comes. Feels good to be back. My birthplace is in Gujarat, very grateful to this state. My cricketing birth happened in Mumbai, happy to be back. It's been two weeks we started the camp. Boys are eager to perform. We had wonderful practice matches. The excitement is a different feeling. We have four quicks, three spinners and seven batters. Making sure all the departments are looked after.

Hardik Pandya wins the toss and Mumbai Indians will be bowling first

Both Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians share the head-to-head record in four IPL encounters. Gujarat recorded a huge 62 runs while defending 233 runs in the latest encounter in 2023 where Shubman Gill smashed 129 off just 60 balls.

Meanwhile, it will be a new challenge for Shubman Gill the captain now. He was named the captain of GT after Hardik Pandya left. Will he be able to fill those shoes and keep the high-flying expectations up for GT? 

Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans trained on the eve of the game at the venue. Hardik Pandya met GT players - his former teammates. He was seen batting in full intensity. Rohit Sharma was also seen sweating it out in the nets. 

Hardik Pandya was traded to Mumbai Indians hours after the IPL 2024 retention. Here is his first reaction after returning back yo "home"

It's the dawn of a new era for Mumbai Indians as Hardik Pandya will step onto the field to lead Mumbai Indians for the first time in IPL 2024. His first assignment is against none other than his previous team - Gujarat Titans, where he spent two successful years. He would have big shoes to fill as Rohit has led MI to record-equalling five titles in IPL. Hardik has a decent resume to show that he has it in him to take the team forward with one title win and a runners-up finish the other time in his two years with GT. This should be some contest to watch out for. So sit back in your comfort as I Varun Malik, take you across this game