IPL 2023: MI vs GT, Prediction for Today's Match - Who Will Win Match 57, Top Performers, Probable playing XI

May 12, the Mumbai Indians (MI) face the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 57th Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL) match at Wankhede Stadium. With a stunning six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last game while chasing a 200-run target, Mumbai Indians jumped to the top of the points table. The Rohit Sharma-led side is fourth in the points table with six wins from 11 games, and a win against Gujarat will improve their chances of making the playoffs. Tilak Varma is available for selection and will almost certainly be drafted into the playing XI if the Mumbai Indians bat first on Friday.

Gujarat Titans extended their lead atop the points table with a 57-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants in their most recent game. Shubman Gill hit 94* and Wriddhiman Saha added 81 off 43 to post a big total of 227/2, and Mohit Sharma took four wickets to restrict LSG to 171/7. The Hardik Pandya-led side leads the table with 16 points from 11 games and comes into this game as favourites, having won the first-leg match against MI by 55 runs on April 25.

Match Details

Match: IPL 2023, Match 57

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Time: 7:30 PM IST

Broadcast and Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and JioCinema

Probable Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal (Impact Player)

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma (Impact Player)

Pitch and Weather Report

Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has a batting-friendly surface with short boundaries. After 107 IPL matches, the average first innings score is 169 runs, with teams batting second and winning 58 games. However, the venue has seen five 200-plus totals in the last six innings of IPL 2023, indicating that no total will be safe here on Friday.

There is no rain forecast in Mumbai at the same time. The temperature is likely to be around 33 degrees Celsius during the game and will drop to 30 near the end. During the match, there is a 0% chance of rain.

Predictions

Best Batter of the Match: Shubman Gill

In the previous game, the in-form opener smashed an unbeaten 94 off 51 balls with 10 fours and four sixes against Lucknow Super Giants. Gill also scored 56 points on 34 attempts against the Mumbai Indians in their most recent meeting last month. He currently leads the Gujarat Titans scoring chart with 469 runs from 11 innings at a strike rate of 143.42 and is third in the IPL 2023 top-scorers chart.

Best Bowler of the Match: Piyush Chawla

The veteran Indian spinner did not pick up a wicket against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous game, but he has been Mumbai’s best bowler this season. Chawla was outstanding against Gujarat Titans in the first-leg match, taking two wickets and scoring 18 off 12. With 17 wickets from 11 matches this season, he is only four wickets behind leader Yuzvendra Chahal for the Purple Cap.

Who will win the Match: Gujarat Titans (GT)

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