Gujarat Titans pull things back after Mumbai Indians’ early charge

Gujarat Titans overcame early fielding lapses to claw their way back into the contest thanks to a resurgent spell from spin maestro Rashid Khan 121 restricting Mumbai Indians to a modest 1558 in their IPL 2025 clash on Tuesday Despite a frustrating start that saw three straightforward chances go down in the powerplay Gujaratrsquos spinners Rashid and R Sai Kishore 234 tightened the screws in the middle overs forcing a Mumbai batting collapse under mounting pressureWill Jacks who enjoyed two lives on 0 and 29 capitalized to score a 35ball 53 laced with five boundaries and three sixes Suryakumar Yadav added a brisk 34 but the rest of the Mumbai lineup faltered including key figures like captain Hardik Pandya 1 and Tilak Varma 7 who failed to stand up when it mattered mostThe innings began with drama as Mohammed Siraj 129 dismissed Ryan Rickelton 2 with a sharp catch by B Sai Sudharsan at extra cover only for the same fielder to grass a sitter from Jacks shortly afterward Rohit Sharma 7 struggled against the accuracy of Arshad Khan 118 who eventually induced a miscue to midoff safely pouched by Prasidh KrishnaSuryakumar offered a glimpse of brilliance with consecutive straight drives off Prasidh Krishna 137 but he too was granted a life when Sai Kishore misjudged a routine catch at midwicket Meanwhile Siraj missed a straightforward chance off Jacks compounding Gujaratrsquos woes in the fieldHad those opportunities been taken MI couldrsquove been reeling at 254 inside the powerplay Instead they reached a respectable 562 after six overs riding their luck Jacks and Suryakumar stitched a fluent 71run stand off 43 deliveries for the third wicket but their dismissals in successive overs allowed GTrsquos spin attack led by Rashid to wrest back controlSuryakumar who reached the top of the IPL run charts this season fell attempting an expansive lofted drive off Sai Kishore only to be caught by Shahrukh Khan at longoff Jacks troubled throughout by Rashidrsquos variations finally succumbed by sweeping one straight to Sudharsan at deep squareRashid who was sharp and relentless with his line and length was unlucky on two DRS reviewsmdashone for impact outside off against Jacks and another where the ball narrowly missed the stumps against SuryakumarPandyarsquos soft dismissal off Kishore and Tilakrsquos mistimed stroke to Shubman Gill off Gerald Coetzee added to MIrsquos woes A late cameo from Corbin Bosch who smashed 27 off 22 balls with two sixes and a four helped Mumbai push past the 150markatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params