The ninth match of the IPL 2025 is set for Saturday, March 29, where Gujarat Titans will take on Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both teams are looking to bounce back after losing their opening games—GT fell to Punjab Kings, while MI lost to Chennai Super Kings.
Gujarat, led by Shubman Gill, put up a tough fight at home but came up short against Punjab after chasing a daunting target of 244, losing by just 11 runs. Sai Sudharsan scored 74 runs off 41 balls, and Jos Buttler added 54 off 33, but the bowling unit struggled to keep things tight, allowing Shreyas Iyer to hit 97 off 42 balls, along with strong contributions from Priyansh Arya and Shashank Singh.
On the flip side, Mumbai had a rough start against Chennai, scoring only 155 runs for 9 wickets while batting first. CSK managed to chase the target with five balls to spare, driven by Rachin Ravindra’s 65 off 45 and Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 53 off 26. A silver lining for MI is the return of their captain, Hardik Pandya, who missed the first game due to a ban. This match also marks Pandya facing his old team, where he had a successful run, including a title win in 2022. Last season, these two teams met just once, with GT winning by six runs.
GT vs MI Predicted Playing XI
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Impact Player: Sherfane Rutherford
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (c), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Satyanarayana Raju.
Impact Player: Vignesh Puthur