Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first against Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Indian Premier League 2026.
GT have decided to go with the same playing XI as they come into this clash on the back of three consecutive wins. The side looks settled and will look to continue the winning momentum.
Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, have made a couple of changes to their lineup. Rohit Sharma misses out once again as he is still recovering from a hamstring injury. Danish Malewar and Krish Bhagat have been handed their IPL debuts. Trent Boult is also not part of the playing XI.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, M Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ashok Sharma
Impact subs: Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat
Mumbai Indians: Danish Malewar, Quinton de Kock (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
Impact Subs: Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma
GT vs MI: Captains take at the toss
Shubman Gill highlighted the impact of his bowling unit and stressed the importance of maintaining rhythm early in the innings.
“I think the way we have been bowling up front has been a huge positive for us, even in the last match and the game before that. Hopefully we continue with our bowling rhythm up front and then in the middle overs, Rashid Khan has been really good for us.”
Hardik Pandya, meanwhile, spoke about staying united as a group and focusing on improvement.
“There will be tough times, but we need to stand with each other and go out and play good cricket. I think we need to play overall better cricket, I cannot pinpoint one factor. We win together, we lose together. As a group, we need to get better. It is a fresh day and we stay positive.”
