Sai Sudharsan, Krishna shine as GT hand MI second defeat

GT got their first win of IPL 2025 but MI's batting struggles continued in 36-run loss in Ahmedabad

- Sanjjeev K Samyal

MUMBAI: Gujarat Titans built on dream starts in both batting and bowling to beat Mumbai Indians by 36 runs in a lopsided IPL match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Asked to bat on home turf, GT openers Shubman Gill (38-27 balls) and Sai Sudarshan (63-41b, 4x4, 2x6) put on a fluent partnership of 78 (8.3 overs) to lay the foundation of their 196-run total. Pacer Mohammed Siraj then produced a dream delivery in his first over to dismiss MI talisman Rohit Sharma. After being hit for two boundaries, Siraj produced a cracker of a delivery, getting the ball to move in after pitching to cut through Rohit's defence to hit middle-stump. Breathing fire, Siraj then sent left-handed opener Ryan Rickelton's off-stump cartwheeling in the fifth over, bowled off an inside edge.

Pushed back by the twin strikes, MI's Powerplay never took off, 48/2, compared to GT's start of 66/0 in six overs. GT scored 196/8 and restricted MI to 160/6.