Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. Jofra Archer sits out once again for the five-time champions, with captain Rohit Sharma stating that he is ill. Riley Meredith returns to the squad in his place. Gujarat Titans, meanwhile, are fielding an unchanged squad from the previous match in which they miraculously beat the Lucknow Super Giants. Arjun Tendulkar struck early with the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha while Piyush Chawla got Hardik Pandya off the first ball of the first over after powerplay. Shubman Gill ensured GT keep their run rate up in the powerplay. He fell on 56 off 34 after which David Miller and Abhinav Manohar primed GT for a big finish. Manohar fell on 42 off 21 while Miller then fell on 46 off 22. Rahul Tewatia came in and smashed 20 runs in just five balls and that helped Gujarat Titans to a score of 207/6 in 20 overs. In reply, MI were hardly ever able to get their innings going. While Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Shami strangled them in the powerplay, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad followed suit and all four bowlers kept taking wickets.
