If there could ever be a ground that provides equal favour to teams batting first or bowling first, it is the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The venue earlier known as Sardar Patel Stadium has hosted 27 IPL matches since 2010 and the team batting first has won 13 matches while the team batting second has won 14 times.
The record of winning the toss and winning the match is also similarly divided; the team winning the toss has won 13 times while the team losing the toss has won 14 times.
The GT vs MI match promises to be a high-scoring one as the Narendra Modi Stadium boasts of a good first innings score. The average score batting first here is 172.41and the par score should be closer to the 200 mark. Average runs per over here is 8.46.
The team winning the toss is likely to bowl first as it would give them extra time to understand the pitch and devise their strategies accordingly.
Shubhman Gill has a phenomenal record at this venue where he has amassed 669 runs at an average of 66.9. His highest IPL score of 126 has also come at this venue. GT would miss Shami who struck at 18 runs per wicket and took 20 wickets in 13 matches at this venue. Rashid Khan is GT’s best bowling bet as he has taken 13 wickets in 10 matches here.
The Mumbai Indians would hope that their new skipper Hardik Pandya would pass on his knowledge of the Ahmedabad venue where he was leading the side in the last two years.
A good batting surface also gives the likes of Rohit Sharma extra time to execute his shots. Sharma would be hoping to prove a point or two since his surprise removal from the Mumbai captaincy. Ishan Kishan also has some scoring to do as this would take off some pressure that he has been feeling ever since his decision to not play in the Ranji matches this season.
Both sides are packed with powerful hitters. Ishan Kishan and Tim David for Mumbai Indians while David Miller and Rahul Tewatia for the Gujarat Titans would hold all the arsenal for their sides.
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