On 12 May 2023, Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in the ongoing IPL. It will be the 57th match of the tournament that will take place at Wankhede Stadium. Currently, MI are in the third position with 12 points in 11 games while GT are in the first position with 16 points in 11 games.
MI vs GT IPL 2023: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Pitch Report
The pitch at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is generally favourable to batters due to its proper bounce. Boundaries are small and the outfield is so quick that if the ball crosses the 30-yard circle, fielders hardly manage to stop those balls. Therefore, another high-scoring game is expected between MI and GT this time around. The average first innings score in IPL is 168 runs at this ground. But, this season it has increased to 192 runs.
MI vs GT Records and Stats
A total of 107 IPL matches have been played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai so far. In those games, the teams batting first have won 49 games while the teams batting second have won 58 games. GT have posted the highest run on this ground (235 vs MI) and KKR have registered the lowest score (67 vs MI).
Head-to-Head Record
As of now, only two matches have been played in IPL between these sides. In those games, both teams have won one game each.
Teams record at the venue
At Wankhede Stadium, both teams will face each other for the first time. The previous two meetings took place at Brabourne Stadium in 2022 and at Narendra Modi Stadium in 2023. In the reverse fixture, GT defeated MI by 55 runs.
All-time top-performers in MI vs GT
Shubman Gill tops the chart with 108 runs in this rivalry. Followed by him, David Miller has 65 runs and Wriddhiman Saha has 59 runs. In the bowling department, Rashid Khan tops the chart with four wickets. Followed by him, Noor Ahmad has three wickets and Mohit Sharma has two wickets.
Highest and lowest totals
Against GT, MI’s highest score is 177 while the lowest is 152.
Against MI, GT’s highest score is 207 while the lowest is 172.
Players to watch out for
MI: Ishan Kishan, Nehal Wadhera, and Suryakumar Yadav.
GT: Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, and Wridhiman Saha.
Full MI vs GT squads for both teams
MI Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, and Raghav Goyal.
GT Squad: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, and Mohit Sharma.