IPL 2024 GT vs MI Key Moments: Gujarat Titans bowlers' vice grip sinks Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians

IPL 2024 GT vs MI Key Moments: While the bowlers did their part, credit should be given to Shubman Gill for expertly marshalling his troops in a tense encounter. This was Gill's captaincy debut.

Gujarat Titans pulled off a bowling masterclass as they suffocated Mumbai Indians to a 6-run win at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The GT bowlers showed great character as they kept rising from every setback to clich a stunning victory.

Here are they key moments from the match:

1st innings

• Hardik Pandya took the new ball and introduced Bumrah only in the 4th over. However, India's pace spearhead wasted no time in making an impact as he picked the first wicket of the match. His fierce yorker crashed into Wriddhiman Saha's middle stump. Bumrah would put on a masterclass as he ended the innings with figures of 3/14 from his four overs.
• Pandya was booed by Gujarat crowd every time he fielded. Pandya spent 2 seasons at GT, as captain, and led them to 2 IPL finals, winning one and losing last year's summit clash to Chennai Super Kings
• Double strike by Bumrah in the 17th over was a potential game changer in the first innings. He conceded just 2 runs but more importantly picked up 2 important wickets of Sai Sudarshan and David Miller; the duo GT were banking on for getting them a good score. The score then was 135/5 after 17 overs.
• Rahul Tewatia went big in the 18th over off Luke Wood. 1 six and 2 fours before getting out 2nd innings
• GT picked early wickets as they picked 2 wickets in the first three overs.
• GT's spinners put the brakes on during powerplay and beyond. Sai Sudarshan's tidy spell put pressure on the batsman and he picked the big fish Rohit Sharma out lbw.
• The pressure of dot balls told on MI batsmen as they lost wickets in regular intervals, with Mohit Sharma displaying his genius with his cunning slower balls
• Supporting the good work of the bowlers were the GT fielders, putting their body on the line to save runs and take brilliant catches to eventually stop MI from reaching their target.