What happened the last time MI played in Mullanpur before IPL 2025 Eliminator vs GT?

The Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) are all set to clash in the Eliminator of IPL 2025 on Friday (May 30). The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, will host the high-octane encounter.

MI began the season on a disappointing note, losing four of their first five games. The Hardik Pandya-led side then made a strong comeback with six consecutive wins to bring their campaign back on track. However, they lost some momentum in the end, winning only once in their final three matches, which led to their fourth-place finish in the points table. The six-time IPL champions ended with 16 points from 14 games, with eight wins and six losses.

The Mumbai Indians will now go up against GT in a knock-out match tonight in Mullanpur. They have played only one game at the venue so far, which came in 2024 against the host team, Punjab Kings (PBKS).

The home team captain, Sam Curran, won the toss and opted to bowl first in the contest. Suryakumar Yadav (78) hit a brilliant half-century to steer MI to a respectable total of 192 for seven in the first innings. Rohit Sharma played a decent knock of 36 (27) at the top, while Tilak Varma provided a strong finish with a cameo of 34* (18). Harshal Patel starred for PBKS with the ball, picking up three wickets in the death overs.

Ashutosh Sharma (61) and Shashank Singh (41) then fought hard in the middle-order, but their knocks ended in vain as PBKS got all out for 183 in 19.1 overs and lost the match by nine runs. Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowled a match-winning spell of 4-0-21-3 for MI in the successful defense.

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MI have a poor overall record vs GT in IPL

Gujarat Titans have a clear edge in their rivalry with Mumbai Indians in the IPL, winning five out of the seven games the two teams played against each other.

MI managed to win on the remaining two occasions.