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Right. 4 teams confirmed for the playoffs. But 7 matches still left for the league stage! Are those all dead rubbers? Definitely not. The top 4 teams are confirmed but the order is not confirmed yet. Any of the current top 3 - Gujarat, Bengaluru and Punjab can finish in the top 2 and with some luck, Mumbai could also find themselves in a race for the top 2, if they win their final league game as well and end with 18 points. Thursday, 22nd May, 2025, sees a clash between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants in Ahmedabad. The table toppers will look to extend their lead at the top. The first ball will be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (1400 GMT) but our buildup will begin well in advance. It is now raining torrentially in Mumbai and we thank the rain gods for patiently waiting till this game got over! Do tune in early from a drier Ahmedabad for all the action from the GT-LSG game. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
Mustafizur Rahman is the last batter, replacing Kuldeep Yadav. Jasprit Bumrah is back on as well. 3-0-11-2 so far.
At 6.7, Bumrah has the best economy in IPL 2025 (Min. 30 overs bowled). That was before this game. In this one, his economy reads under 4. Trent Boult to bowl out. 3-0-24-1 so far.
STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. A totally one-sided game. DC just waiting for this game to end. MI have been just too strong for them and the Capitals have just not found any batting support in this game. Unfortunately for them, in a critical game, the in-form Rahul and Stubbs have missed out and the batting order cuts a sorry picture. It is just about playing for pride now and whether Delhi can play out their 20 overs and try and get to 130-140, just to make the defeat margin look less of a drubbing. Kuldeep Yadav comes out to bat at number 10, replacing Madhav Tiwari.
Dushmantha Chameera walks in next at number 9, replacing Ashutosh Sharma.
Madhav Tiwari walks in next at number 8, replacing Sameer Rizvi.
Oopss.. the heavens are opening up, it seems. There is a drizzle around the Wankhede, which is getting heavier by the moment.
MI is the only team to have 4 pace bowlers to have picked up more than 10 wickets in IPL 2025. Deepak Chahar returns. 2-0-11-1 so far.
Jasprit Bumrah has really been a gamechanger for the Mumbai outfit. He is also in some really good form and picked up at least one wicket in each of the last 5 matches, also being economical.
Ashutosh Sharma walks in next at number 7, replacing Tristan Stubbs.
Since joining them in IPL 2024, Stubbs has been the leading run scorer for DC. Change of ends for Jasprit Bumrah. 1-0-5-0 so far.
Tristan Stubbs walks out at number 6, replacing Vipraj Nigam. Karn Sharma to bowl as well.
STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Sad scenes in the DC dugout. At the toss, Faf du Plessis said that he hoped that his team would compete in this game. But 2 bad overs with the ball have cost them really big. Vipraj Nigam might have to do a Jesse Ryder here, who was famous for tormenting oppositions when he used to suffer a groin or hamstring injury. Clearly, Vipraj is unable to run and Sameer Rizvi is under pressure to score the boundaries. If Nigam can do a Ryder and just blast the bowling apart, it might help his side a touch. Else, a couple of wickets are around the corner. Impact substitution time for Mumbai Indians. KARN SHARMA IN, ROHIT SHARMA OUT.
In MI's last game vs GT, all wickets were picked up by their pacers. Here's Jasprit Bumrah.
Earlier this season, MI came out on top against DC in a thrilling match, winning by just 12 runs. Mitchell Santner to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.
Vipraj Nigam walks in next at number 5, replacing Abishek Porel.
Stumped? MI are confident and the decision is referred upstairs. Seems like the foot is inside the crease. Or is it? The third umpire reckons that the foot is in the air when the bails are broken!
Prior to this game, MI's bowling unit had picked up 30 wickets in the Powerplay, the most in IPL 2025. Its strike rate of 9.9 was also the best among all teams. Time to test the spin on this wicket. Here's Will Jacks.
Boult has been in some really good form of late and picked up at least two wickets in each of the last 4 innings. He has also had an economy of below 7 in 3 out of those 4 innings.
Sameer Rizvi walks in next at number 4, replacing KL Rahul.
Out of Rahul's 5 hundreds in the IPL, 3 have come against MI.
Abishek Porel walks in next at number 3, replacing Faf du Plessis.
Trent Boult is the leader of MI's pace pack and has picked up the most wickets for the them this season, with 18 scalps. Here's Deepak Chahar.