GT Vs MI, IPL 2024 Match 5: Gujarat Titans Beat Mumbai Indians By 6 Runs In Ahmedabad - As It Happened

Welcome to the live coverage of match 5 of the Indian Premier League 2024 between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. All eyes will be Hardik Pandya as the former skipper returns to his former employer's home and it will be interesting to see as what reception the all-rounder gets. Shubman Gill will be leading the team and will look to start on a positive note in front of their home crowd. Follow the live cricket scores and updates of the GT vs MI, match 5 of the IPL 2024, here. (Scorecard | Streaming)

Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Gopal, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Romario Shepherd, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, Dewald Brevis, Kwena Maphaka, Naman Dhir.

Gujarat Titans Squad: Shubman Gill(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Jayant Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shahrukh Khan, Abhinav Manohar, Sharath BR, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sushant Mishra.

India played Australia at the same venue, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where the hosts suffered a heart-breaking loss to the Kangaroos. Skipper Rohit Sharma was in tears post the defeat as he returns to the very venue for the first time since the ODI WC Final.

Gujarat Titans have handed debuts to three players for tonight's fixture - Spencer Johnson, Omarzai and Umesh Yadav.

Ian Bishop and Brian Lara: Looks a beautiful playing surface. 63 metres, 66 metres and 73 metres downtown. Six-hitting ground. It's a bit bare in the middle, green otherwise. It's an even surface, some cracks, but this is full of runs. The batters are going to enjoy.

We are gonna bowl first. Looks like a decent track, might get better if dew comes. Feels good to be back. My birthplace is in Gujarat, very grateful to this state. My cricketing birth happened in Mumbai, happy to be back. It's been two weeks we started the camp. Boys are eager to perform. We had wonderful practice matches. The excitement is a different feeling. We have four quicks, three spinners and seven batters. Making sure all the departments are looked after.

Feels exciting to captain in a stadium where I have enjoyed a lot of success. The support has been tremendous. I was a week prior before this game, played a practice match. We have got three players making debuts for GT - Umesh, Johnson and Omarzai.

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood.

Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill have begun batting for Gujarat Titans against Mumbai Indians at Ahmedabad.

Despite the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha by Jasprit Bumrah for an entertaining 19 runs, GT skipper Shubman Gill continued his blistering batting as he hit two fours off Shams Mulani's over.

GT - 43/1 (5 overs)

Just when GT skipper Shubman Gill was readying and pacing his innings well against MI, the 24-year-old was dismissed by Piyush Chawla in match 5 of the IPL 2024. The home team had already lost Wriddhiman Saha early to Jasprit Bumrah.

GT - 82/2 (10 overs)

GT lost three wickets in their encounter against Mumbai Indians but Sai Sudharsan is at the crease with a crucial 44 not out. At the end of 15 overs, Gujarat are 124/3 and will bank on David Miller's hitting to get them towards a big score.

GT - 124/3 (15 overs)

Some big-hitting from Rahul Tewatia 22 (15) at the end of the innings helped GT get to 168 in their allotted 20 overs against Mumbai Indians. For MI, Jasprit Bumrah took 3/14 whereas Gerald Coetzee finished with 2/27 on his IPL debut.

GT - 168/6 (20 Ov)

I feel the wicket is a bit tricky and even the bounce is a bit low. They were getting some turn. I think this is a good target, hopefully we save it. I felt this is not a wicket where you can just go after the bowler every ball, every over. So I was just thinking of building the middle overs nicely and giving it to the finishers. He (Bumrah) bowled really well today and executed really well, I actually enjoyed that match-up. The dew is also little less today, so I feel that the spinners might come into play and it might grip a little.

Mumbai Indians lost Ishan Kishan in the very first over to Azmatullah and then lost Naman Dhir for 20. MI are chasing 169 for victory but have former skipper Rohit Sharma still at the crease.

MI lost two wickets inside five overs in the form of Ishan Kishan and Naman Dhir. However, Rohit Sharma is still at the crease and is joined by Impact Sub - Dewald Brevis.

GT - 168/6 (20 Ov)

MI - 52/2 (6 Ov)

Former skipper Rohit Sharma and Impact Sub - Dewald Brevis have put up a fifty-run stand for the third-wicket despite the early two wickets.

GT - 168/6 (20 Ov)

MI - 88/2 (10 Ov)

MI lost the wicket of Rohit Sharma for 43(29) but Dewald Brevis brought up his half-century as the visitors looked on-course to chase down 169. The South African was joined by Tilak Varma at the crease.

GT - 168/6 (20 Ov)

MI - 126/3 (15 Ov)

What a memorable victory! Mumbai Indians lose yet another opener in the Indian Premier League. A game that was within their grasp for larger part, threw it away as GT bowlers struck at crucial intervals to dent the hopes of Hardik Pandya's side. Despite Hardik's late show, the bowlers led GT to a memorable win, handing them a six-run win.

GT - 168/6 (20 overs)

MI - 162/9 (20 overs)

"We backed ourselves to chase those 42 runs but it was one of those days where we lost the momentum. It feels good to be back because this is one stadium you can enjoy, feel the atmosphere quite lively and obviously the crowd was full and they got a good game as well. (On Tilak not taking the single vs Rashid) I think Tilak felt that that was a better idea at that point of time, I completely back him, not an issue, we've got 13 games to go."

Absolutely incredible (feeling) to get the win in front of a full house is pretty special. Ashish Nehra told me to be calm, you are going to win the game. What worked well for me was the hard length and keeping calm and not panicking and sticking to what I do well. I have always wanted to play in India and the crowd was amazing. Sat next to Shubman in the bus on our way to the ground. He was calming me. We talked through the game. He is unbelievable as a young captain.

The way the boys held their nerves with dew coming in, it was outstanding. The way our spinners bowled made sure we are always in the game. It's all about holding your nerves. He (Sudarshan) has beena revelation for us. We just wanted to build on the pressure and wait for them to make mistakes. The crowd is one thing, have always come whether it is a day game or a night game and shout out to all the fans who have come here to support us. I thought that was a good score, but we definitely left at least 15 runs there, it was hard to hit those short balls as the wicket got a bit slow towards the end.

I feel even in the first innings it was slightly difficult and second innings because of the dew they were able to play a few shots, but we pulled off a great game today. I am just taking it as an extra opportunity to try and win a game for my team. After a few balls, I felt this is that kind of a wicket where you can go hard everywhere and wanted to build on the momentum. Too many great contributions in the second innings and I am actually shocked to be recieving this award. As a batter, I found it tough when they took the pace off and our bowlers executed really well today.

Two close games in the IPL 2024 weekend and it is just getting started. Tomorrow, it's Holi and we have RCB taking on PBKS. Till then, good night!