Gujarat Titans (GT), captained by Shubman Gill, defeated Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) by 6 runs in the fifth match of IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. For Gujarat, Umesh Yadav saved 19 runs in the last over and sent two batsmen to the pavilion, in which Hardik Pandya was also included. Hardik had almost put the match in Mumbai's account by scoring 10 runs in the first two balls, but then on the third ball, Umesh showed him the way to the pavilion.

At one point it seemed that Gujarat had lost the match and Mumbai would easily win. Gujarat's bowlers defeated Mumbai's batsmen and won. Mumbai lost its first match of IPL for the 12th consecutive season. The defeat in the first match since 2013 is not leaving Mumbai behind.

Mumbai won the toss and decided to bowl. Gujarat Titans, who came to bat first, put 168/6 runs on the board in 20 overs. Sai Sudarshan played the biggest innings of 45 (39 balls) for the team, which included 3 fours and 1 six. During this period, Bumrah took maximum 3 wickets for Mumbai.

Mumbai Indians, who came to chase the target of 169 runs, had a very bad start when they lost the first wicket in the form of Ishan Kishan on the fourth ball of the first over, who was sent to the pavilion by Azmatullah without opening the account. Then the team lost the second wicket on the last ball of the third over in the form of Naman Dheer, who was playing a quick innings. Naman Dhir scored 20 runs in 10 balls with the help of 3 fours and 1 six.

The partnership between Rohit Sharma and Dewald Brevis did not work.

Former Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma and Dewald Brevis made a brilliant and important partnership of 77 (55 balls) for the third wicket. With the help of this partnership, Mumbai's score crossed 100. The third blow to Mumbai came in the form of Rohit Sharma at the score of 107 runs in the 13th over. The former captain played an innings of 43 runs (29 balls) with the help of 7 fours and 1 six. But this partnership could not be of any use to Mumbai.

Then the fourth blow to the team came in the form of Dewald Brevis, who was playing a good innings, who was trapped by Mohit Sharma on his slower ball. From here the tone of the competition changed to a great extent. Whereas Brevis was out after scoring 46 runs in 38 balls, which included 2 fours and 3 sixes. Then the team lost the fifth wicket in the form of Tim David in the 18th over, who scored 11 runs in 10 balls with the help of just 1 four. After this, in the 19th over, the team lost the sixth wicket in the form of Tilak Verma, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 25 runs (19 balls) with the help of 1 four and 1 six.

After this, Gerald Coetzee (01) was out in the 19th over, who was dismissed by Spencer Johnson. Then on the third ball of the 20th over, captain Hardik Pandya, who was Mumbai's last hope, was out. Hardik scored 11 runs in 4 balls by hitting 1-1 four-six. After this, Piyush Chalwa returned to the pavilion on the next ball for a golden duck.

Gujarat's bowling was like this

Azmatullah Omarzai, Spencer Johnson, Mohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav took 2 wickets each for Gujarat. Apart from this, Sai Kishore got one success.