An all-round team show from Gujarat Titans helped the home side upset Hardik Pandya’s homecoming as they beat travelling Mumbai Indians by six runs on Sunday (March 24) in Ahmedabad. While bowlers pulled the game to their side in the final five overs, courtesy of a brilliant penultimate and last over by Spencer Johnson and Umesh Yadav, respectively, Sai Sudharsan starred for GT in the first innings, hitting a gritty 45.

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Mumbai won the toss, and Hardik elected to bowl first in the side’s tournament opener this season. Wriddhiman Saha and Captain Shubman Gill started brilliantly, scoring fours at will inside the first three overs. Following Saha’s dismissal, Sai and Shubman kept the scoring rate going, adding 33 for the next wicket.

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Azmatullah Omarzai, playing ahead of Kane Williamson, scored 17, while David Miller hit 12. However, Rahul Tewatia’s 22 off 15 balls in the end helped Gujarat post a fighting total of 168 for six in 20 overs. For Mumbai, ace seamer Jasprit Bumrah was their star bowler, picking three wickets for 14 runs in four overs.

Bowlers keep GT afloat against MI

Ishan Kishan fell early on zero, but former skipper Rohit Sharma and newcomer Naman Dhir piled up runs to bail their side from trouble.

Azmatullah picked his second wicket in Dhir on 20. Impact Player Dewald Brevis and Rohit scored 46 and 43, respectively, putting MI in a strong position. 

Tilak Varma and Tim David smashed a few shots to keep the fans entertained, but Gujarat bowlers seemed to have the last laugh. 

Be it Mohit Sharma, Spencer Johnson and Umesh Yadav, every one delivered when it mattered. 

The penultimate and the last over is where the game changed for GT as they clinched the close win over their rivals by six runs.

In the clash of two sides with the new captains at the helm, Shubman Gill came on the top in the first leg. 

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