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

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, In the air....safe! Tossed up, full and on middle, Rohit Sharma goes down to swipe it away finer but gets a bit of a top edge. The ball goes in the air and Prasidh Krishna from short fine leg runs backwards, but the ball just lands in front of him. They cross.

Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, Short again and on leg, Suryakumar Yadav flicks it through square leg for a run.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, Short and around off, Rohit Sharma pushes it through covers for a run.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! FIFTY FOR ROHIT! His 47th in the IPL, and he gets to it in just 28 balls! Sai Kishore bowls a half tracker, on middle and leg. Rohit Sharma opens up his stance and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. He raises his bat to soak in the applause but will be eying a big knock here.

Couple of achievements for Rohit Sharma then. Becomes the second batter after Virat Kohli to reach 7000 runs in the IPL and also becomes the second player after Chris Gayle to register 300 sixes in the tournament!

Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Googly, short and on leg, Suryakumar Yadav moves back to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, Dragged back, on middle, Rohit Sharma pats it to long on for one.

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, SIX! BOOM! ROHIT GOES PAST 7000 IPL RUNS IN STYLE! Floated, full and around middle. Rohit Sharma gets down on a knee and plays the slog sweep to perfection over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. That also brings up the 100 for MI!

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, Slows it up, full and on off, Rohit Sharma dabs it just wide of first slip and denies the run.

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Lovely stroke! Tossed up, full and on off. Rohit goes a bit inside out and lofts it beautifully over extra covers for a boundary. He has got to a start and will want to convert it now.

Rashid Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker, short and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav punches it to long on for a single.

Sai's performance is directly proportional to GT's win; he has taken the joint second-most wickets among spinners in winning matches in IPL 2025.

Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, Drags his length back, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav pulls it through square leg for one.

Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, Great effort in the deep! Flighted, full and on middle, SKY brings out the sweep and plays it well and wide of deep square leg. Rahul Tewatia runs to his left and dives to push it back inside, and Rashid Khan is also aware to stop it from trickling to the fence. Two runs taken.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, Flatter, full and on middle, Rohit Sharma tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Suryakumar Yadav walks in at number 3, replacing Jonny Bairstow.

Sai Kishore to Suryakumar Yadav, Shortish and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav pushes it towards mid off for a single.

Sai Kishore to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! TAKEN! Gujarat Titans finally hold onto one! This is great teamwork, and the massive 84-run opening stand has been broken. Sai Kishore tosses it up, full and on off. Jonny Bairstow once again tries the reverse sweep and connects well too but hits it a lot flatter. The ball flies wide of backward point where Sai Sudharsan flings himself like a goalkeeper and gets his outstretched left hand on it. The ball loops up and Gerald Coetzee is there from short third to complete the catch. Bairstow walks back after a fiery 47 off just 22 balls!

Sai Kishore to Jonny Bairstow, Floated, full and around middle, Jonny Bairstow gets into a good position and plays the reverse sweep nicely over point for a brace.

Rashid has the best economy rate in IPL Playoffs (Minimum wickets - 10).

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, Another googly, fuller and on middle, turns in too. Rohit Sharma winds up for the sweep but has to adjust to the length and defends it. Good over from the Afghan, just 3 runs off it!

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, A loud shout for LBW, but turned down by the umpire! This is another wrong'un, short and on off, grips and turns in sharply. Rohit Sharma gets a bit cramped up but just about manages to keep it out. Rashid thinks it is pad first, but Gill does not go for the review here.

Rashid Khan to Jonny Bairstow, Flighted, full and on off, Jonny Bairstow backs away and drills it through covers for one.

Rashid Khan to Rohit Sharma, Goes a bit short and on middle, Rohit Sharma nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Rashid Khan to Jonny Bairstow, Dishes out a googly now, full and on middle, turns in a bit, Jonny Bairstow fails to glance it away. The ball deflects off his pads towards short fine. A leg bye is taken.

Rashid Khan to Jonny Bairstow, Play and a miss! Quicker and flatter, short and around off, turns away a bit. Jonny Bairstow stays back to cut it away but misses.

STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Not surprising at all to see this called so early. Gujarat Titans are looking shell shocked and that is just an understatement. The first over went for 6. But the 5 after that have gone for 73, with every over being in double digits. To be fair to Shubman Gill, while he was frantically changing field positions almost every alternate ball, he did not choose to break away from the new-ball pair. And that's because the same pair has yielded him good results in the past. Mumbai Indians have just been too good, of course, with a fair bit of luck as well. GT have themselves to blame, dropping Rohit Sharma on 3 and then again on 12, in the span of 5 balls. He is slowly putting his foot down but it is the Bairstow effect at the other end, which is reminding us of his blitzkrieg form over the years in the IPL, when he used to partner David Warner. Here comes Rashid Khan. A slip in place. They know the importance of a wicket.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Gets it away again! Gives this one some more air, full but angling into the leg side. Sharma gets on one knee one more time and swipes it past short fine for another easy four runs. Mumbai Indians are 79 for no loss at the end of the Powerplay!

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, Slower through the air, shortish and on middle, Rohit Sharma skips down the track to clip it away but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Playing with the field now! Sai Kishore bowls this flatter, full and on middle again. Rohit knows that there is no protection in the deep on the leg side. He goes down again and sweeps it nicely over square leg for a boundary.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, SIX! That's right out of the meat of the bat! Flighted delivery, full and on middle. Rohit Sharma goes down on one knee and nails the slog sweep powerfully over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. This is now MI's highest Powerplay score this season.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, Goes short again and on middle and off, Rohit Sharma backs away to punch it but miscues it off the bottom edge towards extra covers.

Sai Kishore to Rohit Sharma, Floated, short and on middle, Rohit Sharma pushes it back to the bowler.

GT have made it to the playoffs for the third time in 4 IPL seasons; however, this is the first time they are playing in an Eliminator clash. A slight halt in play here. Jonny Bairstow has called for the physio to have a look at his calf. There is a bowling change as well, with Sai Kishore getting ready to bowl the first over of spin for the night. All in readiness now.

Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Superb fielding! Short of a length and outside off, Rohit Sharma connects with his cut well as it skids through the surface wide of point. Rahul Tewatia dives to his right to make a fantastic stop. He certainly saves a boundary there. Just one!

Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Just over! Mohammed Siraj lands this just on a good length and on off. Rohit Sharma clears his front leg out and drives it with a straight bat. He generates just enough power to get it over the head of mid off for four more runs. 

Mohammed Siraj to Jonny Bairstow, Misses out there! Pitched up and just on the sixth stump line, Jonny Bairstow has a hard swing across the line but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls to the off side as the batters cross for one.

Mohammed Siraj to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! CRASH! He is just smashing the ball to all parts of the ground at the moment. Short in length, outside off, Bairstow pulls it over mid-wicket for his 4th four. Moves to 43 (16) in a stand of 59!

Mohammed Siraj to Jonny Bairstow, Swing and a miss. A length ball, outside off, Jonny Bairstow has a wild hack but misses. The ball comes back in and just shaves the off stump.

Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, On a good length, outside off, pushed towards cover for a quick single.

Rohit is marching towards 7000 IPL runs, being 30 away from this milestone. He will become the second player to do so after Virat Kohli.

Prasidh Krishna to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Make that 26 runs off the over! Prasidh executes the wide yorker well, outside off. Jonny Bairstow tries to make room but gets too far away from the ball. He throws his bat at the ball and gets a bottom edge as the ball races to the deep third fence for four more runs.

Prasidh Krishna to Jonny Bairstow, SIX MORE! Nothing streaky about this one! Krishna continues with the fuller one, but this one lands right in the slot. JB backs away a bit, gets right underneath the ball and tonks it over the long off fence for another biggie. 22 already in the over with one ball to go. Also, 50 up for MI!

Prasidh Krishna to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! That just flew off the bat! Not where Jonny Bairstow intended it to go, but will take that. Prasidh Krishna goes fuller again and just around off. Bairstow looks to loft it over mid on but gets an outside edge. The flies off and over the deep third fence for a flat six.

Prasidh Krishna to Jonny Bairstow, Much fuller, outside off, Jonny slashes hard but misses.

Prasidh Krishna to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! CRACK! Excellent field awareness! After the previous ball, deep point was brought in. So what does Bairstow do? Backs away to the leg side, waits for the length ball outside off and slaps it over point, exactly where the fielder was on the previous ball! Already 10 off the over with 4 balls left.

Prasidh Krishna to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! This is Bairstow at his best! Natural length from Prasidh Krishna, short and outside off, but that is bread and butter for the Englishman. Picks the length in a trice and pulls it with ease way and high over square leg! First six of the night.

MI in playoffs - 13 wins in 20 appearances, with a win percentage of 65. Not bad at all, aye?

Mohammed Siraj to Jonny Bairstow, Just back of a length and on middle, Jonny Bairstow swipes it away to deep square leg for a run.

Mohammed Siraj to Rohit Sharma, Pitched up and on middle, Rohit Sharma knocks it towards mid on for a single.