Mumbai Indians (MI) are set to take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 56 of the IPL 2025 on May 6 at 7:30 PM IST at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With both teams pushing hard for a top-four finish, this clash carries immense playoff significance. Currently, MI sit third on the points table with seven wins from eleven matches, while GT are hot on their heels in fourth place with the same number of wins from ten outings, but a slightly inferior net run rate.
MI are coming off a dominant 100-run victory against the Rajasthan Royals, where Ryan Rickelton dazzled with a 61-run knock. Meanwhile, GT outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game by 38 runs, thanks to a classy 74 from skipper Shubman Gill. In terms of head-to-head history, the Gujarat Titans lead the rivalry, having won four of their six encounters with Mumbai.
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However, MI enjoy the advantage of playing at home, where they defeated GT in their only previous Wankhede meeting. The last time these two sides met earlier this season, GT registered a comprehensive 36-run win in Ahmedabad, led by Sai Sudharsan’s half-century and a fiery spell from Prasidh Krishna. Fans can expect another high-octane contest as both teams eye playoff momentum.
Mumbai Indians (MI )
Mumbai Indians are well aware that nearly 75% of Gujarat Titans’ runs come from their top three—Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and Jos Buttler, who also face most of the deliveries. To break GT’s backbone early, MI will likely turn to their premium pacers—Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, and Deepak Chahar—to target the top order and expose a middle order lacking match time.
Probable XII: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah and Karn Sharma
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Gujarat will bank on Kagiso Rabada, who has an excellent record against MI’s big names—Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav (four dismissals each), Hardik Pandya (three), and Will Jacks (two).
Probable XII: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee/Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Ishant Sharma
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Jos Buttler, Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Sai Sudharsan (vc), Hardik Pandya, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Prasidh Krishna, Rashid Khan.
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Jos Buttler, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Sai Sudharsan, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna.
