On Tuesday, May 6, the Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) faced off in IPL 2025 match number 56 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In a thrilling conclusion, GT defeated the host team by three wickets (DLS method).
GT got off to a fantastic start after choosing to field first. Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma, the MI openers, were out early. They lost four catches in the first eight overs, though, as a result of their early field carelessness.
The two cricketers Will Jacks and Suryakumar Yadav utilized all their opportunities to build a 71-run partnership at the third-wicket position. Both MI batsmen achieved their first half-century in T20 cricket when Jacks hit 53 runs from 35 balls and Suryakumar scored 35 runs from 24 balls.
The score after 20 overs for Mumbai was 155/8. Gujarat’s bowler Sai Kishore had a clean performance, scoring 4-0-34-2. With left-arm pacer Trent Boult dismissing in-form opener Sai Sudharsan in the second over, GT’s run chase got off to a shaky start.
Their top run scorer throughout the chase was captain Shubman Gill, who hit 43 runs in 46 balls. In 27 balls, Jos Buttler scored 30 runs. Gujarat placed themselves in a vulnerable position at the conclusion due to a few rain breaks that didn’t help.
GT was assigned a revised goal of 147 (19 overs), with 15 runs required from the penultimate over when play restarted. In the pivotal over, Deepak Chahar gave up a four and a six and even made the critical mistake of bowling a front-foot no-ball.
Mumbai’s six-match winning streak came to an end after Gujarat thrillingly went past the target on the final ball. Gill’s hitting and captaincy earned him the title of Player of the Match.
Gujarat now leads the points standings with eight victories from 11 games. Mumbai, meanwhile, is in fourth place with seven wins in 11 games.
Having said that, let’s examine three instances from the game that caused excitement among the supporters:
1. Jasprit Bumrah Nails a Perfect Delivery to End Gill’s Innings
MI quick Jasprit Bumrah bowled an outstanding 4-0-19-2 session, demonstrating his class once again. He dismissed the well-established Shubman Gill in the fifteenth over, giving his team a huge breakthrough.
GT needed to take eight wickets and score 49 runs off 36 balls before the rain stopped. After the game restarted, Bumrah scored immediately, destroying Gill with a stunning delivery.
In addition to Bumrah hitting the nice length region, there was inward movement following delivery. The delivery utterly undid Gill. After striking his pad, the ball crashed into the stumps.
A video of Bumrah’s delivery can be found here:
𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜….𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙒𝙄𝘾𝙆𝙀𝙏𝙎 ☔🤩
Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult with an exhibition of hostility 🥵@mipaltan are right back in the contest 💙
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 6, 20252. Corbin Bosch Stuns with Risky Reverse Shot Against Prasidh Krishna
Corbin Bosch scored 27 runs off of 22 balls in a crucial MI cameo. In the last over, he helped Mumbai reach a respectable score by hitting two sixes off Prasidh Krishna’s bowling.
Many fans took notice of the second six. The delivery from Prasidh was lengthy. After attempting the reverse sweep, Bosch was able to get the ball over the third-man fence and score a maximum.
This is a video of the creative shot:
𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! 🎯
A sensational scoop from Bosch, sending it all the way! 🤩
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 6, 20253. MI Miss Final-Ball Run Out, Lose Thriller in IPL 2025
The final over of the match was packed with drama. Gujarat only needed one run from two deliveries, making them appear to be the clear favorites. But Gerald Coetzee went for a powerful hit and threw his wicket.
MI captain Hardik Pandya called most of his fielders into the 30-yard circle with one needed off the final ball. Arshad Khan ran to steal a single after tapping the last delivery around mid-off.
Rain delays, wickets falling, and nerves running high 📈…@gujarat_titans edge past everything to seal a thrilling win over #MI that had fans on the edge of their seats! 🥳
Scorecard ▶ https://t.co/DdKG6Zn78k #TATAIPL | #MIvGT pic.twitter.com/NLYj3ZlI3w
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 6, 2025Hardik went for the throw after catching the ball. But there was no MI fielder to catch the throw at the bowler’s end. GT managed to pull off an exciting victory after the skipper missed the direct hit.
