MI vs GT Highlight, IPL 2025 Eliminator : Mumbai Indians to play Punjab Kings in Qualifer 2, Gujarat Titans eliminated

Prasidh Krishna to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Stop the press. Rohit Sharma has finally been dismissed. He should have been, on 3. Then again, on 12.  And he has been generous to give the third chance before the 20th over. Slower ball, on a length outside off.  Rohit Sharma goes for another slog sweep but only manages to sky this high in the air. The ball swirls in the air towards mid-wicket but Rashid Khan makes sure he does not drop it. The 43-run stand is broken and Rohit finally departs, after a magnificent 81 (50)! Mumbai Indians are 186/3 after 16.4 overs!

Prasidh Krishna to Rohit Sharma, FOUR LEG BYES! More runs! Krishna tries the yorker but strays onto the pads this time, a low full toss. Rohit Sharma looks to gets some bat on it but it goes off the pads and beats the diving Kusal Mendis to his left for a boundary.

Prasidh Krishna to Tilak Varma, Short of a length but well outside off this time, Tilak Varma reaches out but only manages to stab it down to point for a single. He moves to 18 off 8 now!

Prasidh Krishna to Tilak Varma, SIX! That is a shot and a half! Prasidh Krishna starts his second spell with a shorter one, around off. But this one sits up nicely for the batter. Tilak Varma shuffles across early, gets on top of it and hammers it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Should be a double bowling change. Indeed. Here comes Prasidh Krishna. 2-0-36-0 so far.

Gerald Coetzee to Tilak Varma, Yorker, around off, dug out towards long on for another single. 15 from the over, 25 in the last 2!

Gerald Coetzee to Tilak Varma, SIX! Tilak Varma gets into the act now! Slower ball, around off, Tilak reaches out and lofts it over wide long off!

Gerald Coetzee to Rohit Sharma, On middle, punched down to long off for one more.

Gerald Coetzee to Rohit Sharma, EDGED, SHORT! It has just been that kind of a night for GT and MI. Sharma jumps down the track but Coetzee follows him. Cramps him for room and Rohit tries to free his arms with a cut, but only manages an outside edge. Luckily for him, it lands short of a diving Kusal Mendis!

Gerald Coetzee to Rohit Sharma, SIX! SMOKED! Rohit moves into the 80s now! Gerald Coetzee serves this fuller and on middle, angling into the pads. Rohit Sharma picks it up nicely and whips it nonchalantly over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Gerald Coetzee to Tilak Varma, Around off, punched down the ground through mid off for a single.

Gerald Coetzee is back on. 1-0-14-0 so far.

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, Outside off, punched towards mid off. 10 from the over, Rashid Khan has a better evening as compared to other matches in the tournament but wicketless. 4-0-31-0 in the Eliminator.

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, SIX! 250TH SIX FOR ROHIT IN MI COLOURS IN THE IPL! The first to do so. Flighted, outside off, Rohit Sharma gets down on a knee and plays the slog sweep. Clears the mid-wicket fence with ease! Moves to 74 (44).

Rashid Khan to Tilak Varma, Another wrong 'un, a touch short outside off, spinning away, Tilak Varma goes back and whips it against the turn through mid-wicket for another single.

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, The googly, at 95.9 kph, around off, coming in, Rohit works it with the angle through mid-wicket for one.

Rashid Khan to Tilak Varma, On the pads, tickled to the right of short fine leg for a run.

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, Dropped short, outside off, Rohit Sharma drags the pull to deep square leg for a single.

Both these teams previously faced in a playoff clash in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2023, where GT beat MI by 62 runs. Rashid Khan to bowl out now. 3-0-21-0 so far.

Washington Sundar to Rohit Sharma, 150 UP FOR MI! A full toss to end the over, around off, Sharma punches it down to long on for one more.

Washington Sundar to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Excellent timing. Extra pace on the delivery, short of full outside off, skids through, Rohit Sharma brings his fast hands into play and cuts it behind point for his 9th four.

Washington Sundar to Rohit Sharma, Slower through the air, outside off, on a length, Rohit punches it towards deepish cover.

Washington Sundar to Tilak Varma, On middle and leg, worked through square leg for a run.

Washington Sundar to Rohit Sharma, That skid through! Similar ball to the previous one, Rohit Sharma went back to try and milk it towards long on but the ball shot low, took the inside edge and scooted past the stumps towards fine leg. A single taken.

Washington Sundar to Rohit Sharma, Outside off, a touch short, punched back to the bowler.

STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Relief coming in bits and pieces for Gujarat Titans. But it is not like they did not create opportunities. They created around 5 chances, but have managed to hang onto only 2. They are still paying the price for dropping Rohit on 3 and 12 but might have just got away with the third. They put down SKY on 25 but have managed to dismiss him on 33. 7 overs left and a long list of batters to come. Is 250 on the cards? Tilak Varma is the new man in at number 4, replacing Suryakumar Yadav. Here's Washington Sundar.

Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Sai Kishore ends his bowling duties for the night with a wicket. Flighted outside off, around the fuller length, Suryakumar Yadav reaches out and takes it on the full itself. But because of the need to reach, he does not connect his sweep properly. Mistimes it behind deep square leg where Washington Sundar does well to cover a few yards and take the catch to his left. The 59-run stand is broken and Suryakumar Yadav departs for 33 (20). Mumbai Indians are 143/2 after 13 overs. Sai Kishore ends with figures of 4-0-42-2.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, Full again, around middle and leg, Rohit Sharma punches it down to long off for one, moving to 60 (36).

Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, Very full and flat, around off, Suryakumar drills it through the covers for a run.

Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Fine shot. Excellent use of the feet. The previous one was fired but this one was a little bit slower, with plenty of flight outside off. Suryakumar Yadav reads the flight and guile really well, jumps out, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it though the line, clearing long off with ease. Moves to 32 (18) with his third six.

Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, Fired on the pads, 96.1 kph, Suryakumar Yadav looks to whip it away but only manages a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, Around off, worked wide of long on for a single.

GT have dominated the head-to-head between these two teams - winning 5 out of the 7 clashes. Additionally, Gujarat have won each of their last 4 matches against MI. Sai Kishore is back on. 3-0-33-1 so far.

Gerald Coetzee to Rohit Sharma, A slower ball, around off, Rohit nudges this wide of mid on for a quick single. 50-STAND UP, IN 28 BALLS!

A bit of a halt in play. Looks like something has gone into Rohit's eyes.

Gerald Coetzee to Rohit Sharma, Outside off, punched straight to backward point.

Gerald Coetzee to Suryakumar Yadav, DROPPED! Third one for the night. All three have involved either Coetzee or Mendis. A length ball, much closer to the off stump, Yadav looks to run this down to deep third but gets too close to the ball. Gets a bit of an outside edge which flies towards the keeper's right. Kusal Mendis dives to his right, gets there but the ball just does not stick in his webbing. Coetzee was getting ready to celebrate but gets a shock instead. A single taken.

Gerald Coetzee to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! This is even better! Coetzee bangs this into a length, with extra room outside off, Suryakumar stays his ground this time and slaps it over point!

Gerald Coetzee to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! That's a Surya special! A short ball, around off, but Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line pretty quickly and pulls it over fine leg! That's a magic shot. Around 24 hours prior, Josh Inglis tried to play a similar shot at the same venue, but only managed a top edge.

Gerald Coetzee to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length, 135 kph, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav punches it straight to point.

Since their inception in 2022, GT have made 3 playoffs appearances. RCB is the only other side to qualify for 3 playoffs in the last 4 seasons. Gerald Coetzee to bowl for the first time tonight.

Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Full, outside off, Yadav gets down and drags another sweep, this time to backward square leg, for a single.

Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Landed outside off, chopped straight to backward point.

Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Lucky again! Does not matter what your name is. If your jersey colour is blue, it is your night. Full, outside off, the wrong 'un this time, Suryakumar Yadav reaches out to sweep but ends up dragging it off the inside edge this time. Goes past the stumps and blinds the keeper, en route its way to the fine leg fence. 450TH FOUR IN THE IPL for SKY, not in the way he would have wanted though!

Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker ball, outside off, the leg spinner, Suryakumar looks to run it down past slip but misses.

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, The googly now, down the leg side, Rohit Sharma gets it fine for a run.

Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Full, outside off, spinning away, Suryakumar Yadav reaches out to sweep but is so far from the ball that he drags it off the toe end through mid-wicket. A single taken.

MI have featured in Eliminator clashes 4 times prior - winning 2 and losing 2 out of those. The last time they reached the Eliminator clash, it was against Lucknow Super Giants in 2023, which Mumbai ended up winning by 81 runs. They are batting first again tonight and by the looks of things, seem to be heading towards a total of massive proportions on this slow deck.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Finds the gap with ease! Sai Kishore drags his length back, on middle. Rohit Sharma picks up the length early, rocks back and heaves it away between deep mid-wicket and long on for four more runs.

Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, Flighted, full and on off, Suryakumar Yadav drives it through covers for one.