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Expert’s Tips to Build MI vs GT Dream11 Team
This is a battle of best versus best. On one side you will see the power house which includes Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. On the other side you will see batsmen like Sudarshan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler who are moving forward with consistency.
Big Battle of MI Vs GT and Preparing for the Play-Offs Match
On one side you will see an amazing bowler like Jaspreet Bumrah along with Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya. On the other side Rashid Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammad Siraj and Sai Kishore will be seen with their magic in bowling.
This battle is not just a battle to win the match. You can also get to see a dress rehearsal of the play-offs. When both the teams have such bowling units which have taken at least 50 wickets as a group. When both of them bowl, there will be a face-off where Mumbai Indians batsmen are seen increasing the strike rate with aggression.
On the other side you see batsmen from Gujarat scoring runs with consistency. They will get to see a better contest than this. There is a lot in this match, we will talk about it today. Mumbai is not just winning. It is also declaring that players should play cautiously against us. This record of six executive wins and defeat has been achieved earlier as well.
The Comeback and Powerhouse of Mumbai Indians
And in the first five matches, MI had won only one match. MI had lost four matches. But this team knows how to make a comeback. And they make a comeback? Their main players are in great form and anyway, if you look at the composition of the team, out of 12 players, you have only one uncapped player, who also scores 155 runs with a great strike rate, leave alone a great strike rate, that is Naman Dhir.
Who is the Most Important Player in Mumbai Indians?
Then where will your team go, the rest are all international players, whether they are Indian internationals or overseas internationals, all are coming and doing their job and among all these, the most important batsman of Mumbai Indians is Surya Kumar Yadav, who has scored 475 runs. He is close to 500 runs. Earlier, he crossed the 500 mark twice in his 13-year career.
Surya Kumar Yadav scored 605 runs in 2023 and also crossed the 500 mark in 2018. If he continues to play the way he is playing, then the 500 mark should be crossed in this match. And what is this player, who has scored a consistent 25 runs 11 times, doing for Mumbai Indians? He has come out unbeaten four times out of 11. It means he has finished the game.
And if such an important player, who plays with an amazing strike rate of three-quarters, comes out unbeaten and also plays spin very well. You cannot expect more than that if he finishes the game. That is why I say that Surya Kumar Yadav is the most important batsman of Mumbai Indians.
Gujarat Titan’s Plan to Attack Mumbai Indians
And Gujarat will have to work very hard to get Surya Kumar Yadav out. What plan do you come up with? Rashid Khan played very well. Would you have made Kishore bowl with a different plan? Krishna is famous for his slow bowling, he keeps more of Gujarat with him, it remains to be seen, this battle will be amazing.
Talk about Naman Dhir and Ryan Rickelton
I would definitely like to talk about two players who are a little underrated, Ryan Rickelton and Naman Dhir, Ryan Rickelton has scored more than 300 runs, his strike rate is amazing, now he is a South African batsman, how is he doing, coming and adjusting on Indian pitches, making an impact in the first season.
In the last match in Jaipur also we saw that Rohit Sharma was a little quiet, he was playing the role of aggression from the beginning and when it was the turn of spin, he would sit completely playing slot sweep. Due to this, he is able to hit big shots easily in slot sweep and is scoring consistent runs. When Rohit Sharma’s bat was not working in the beginning, neither his bat was working.
So this is a big positive for Mumbai Indians and at the same time he would have remained a little underrated because he is such a big name, everyone’s focus is on him, but he is doing his job very well. That is why it is very important for the opposing team to get him out and it becomes very important for Mumbai to score runs regularly.
That is where Naman Dhir comes in. He uses slow sweep. He uses lap shot. Using the pace of a fast bowler, he has scored the highest strike rate of 155 runs among all these batsmen. He has played an important role. He can hit big shots in front as well and I am very impressed. The way he fields, his hands are like buckets. He looks like a very safe fielder.
When he runs to catch the ball, it does not seem that he is going to drop the catch. So in that case, Mumbai Indians have got a very great cricketer and he is playing a difficult role very well. The biggest thing for Mumbai Indians is that everyone knows their role. See, Ryan Rickelton shows aggression from the beginning. Rohit Sharma can take some time which he took in the last match. After that Will Jacks knows that if the wicket falls early then I will go.
If the wicket does not fall early and there is a long partnership in opening, then my batting will not come in the beginning. Surya Kumar Yadav will leave. That adjustment, that knowledge, that too is very important.
Tilak Verma comes and does his job. When Naman Dhir comes later, he plays his role of finishing very well. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya has played two very good innings. Everyone is playing their respective roles very well. This becomes a big strength. But the biggest strength in that is his bowling.
In the last match in Jaipur, against Rajasthan, it took him only 29 balls to take five wickets. It is such a strong unit. There is also very good planning one after the other.
Mastermind Behind the Scene for Mumbai
I like to talk about CKM Dhananjai the data performance manager and analyst of Mumbai Indians team. You people will remember when it was shown in the dressing room, there they were showing about the coaches. I had talked about a player. After the match, everyone was talking about the coaches. But that analyst Dhananjai who was also given an award.
If you go to the Mumbai Indians page, you will find that Dhananjai was given the prize. Rohit Sharma thanks to Dhananjai for providing data performance analysis which helped team plan well and play well. That is because the planning was very good, that bouncer thing. So they plan very well, they execute it very well. But why are they able to do it? Because they have that much quality in bowling.
Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult are seen in swing. Bumrah is brought in quickly. And if you see here, overall things have not changed much. Despite Santner being injured, Corbin Bosch came, he bowls very good yorkers at the speed of 140. So overall, the way you win at the auction also comes in handy. And that is visible here.
So defeating a strong bowling unit is not such an easy task. But the batting unit in front, that top three, will also have a tough test this time, if wickets fall early, then what does Gujarat do?
Possible MI Playing XI
Let’s look at Mumbai’s playing 12. Both Byan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma are getting consistent runs from the bat now. If a wicket falls early, then Will Jack will bat at number three. Then Surya Kumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir. If Corbin Bosch is playing, then it is fine. He is playing the role of an all-rounder. He also bats well.
But if Santner is fit, then bring him. Bring him because anyway you have four fast bowlers. After that Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Karan Sharma and Jaspreet Bumrah. This playing 12 of yours looks like a very solid unit. If there is any injury, then you will make changes, otherwise there is no need.
Before talking about the Gujarat team, you must remember the last match. They played in Ahmedabad, played on a black soil pitch. It seemed that Mumbai might win. But in the end, they bowled very well and caught the Mumbai batsmen on that pitch and did not let them chase the runs. Prasidh Krishna became the Man of the Match. They bowled very well and took two wickets for 18 runs.
They used the slow run well. Now we have to see how they bowl here. Let’s talk about Gujarat. Gujarat’s biggest strength is their batting. That too in the top three but I am seeing in this match that wickets will fall quickly. I feel that wickets will fall quickly because it is a good bowling unit.
Key Bowlers From Mumbai Indians
If you talk about Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar and Jasprit Bumrah and Jasprit Bumrah will be brought in early then you will see that wickets will fall and then the test of the middle order can happen in this match. However, the pitch will also be very good. We get to see a high scoring match, so the middle order will have a challenge as well as an opportunity to get some game time and also to impact the match.
So I am seeing the game in this way. Sai Sudarshan has scored more than 500 runs, Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill have scored more than 400 runs, their strike rate is also above 150. They are batting brilliantly. The responsibility is on them and they should score runs.
But it is not that the middle order did not score runs when they got a chance. Shahrukh Khan has also played one or two good innings. Rahul Tiwatia made a winning contribution against Mitchell Starc. By hitting a four while against Mitchell Starc he scored nine runs. Delhi defended on his shoulders and Rajasthan could not do it.
So it is not that they are not in form at all. The middle order batsmen are in form when they have got a chance. There is not much game time but there can be game time here. Mumbai Indians have very good planning. Sai Sudarshan is in mid-off, he does not play many shots between mid-off and covers.
Game Plan and Strategy from both team
So will Mumbai Indians try to get him out by playing him there and playing a fly-off or placing a player next to point. The length should be taken a little ahead and the ball should be outside and can that fielder be there. This could be the planning of Mumbai Indians.
I think how many will succeed and how many will not, it remains to be seen. But if Sai knows this, then he can play carefully. He can play on the bounce. If the bat is also a little open, then he plays square better. Shubman Gill plays very well on the backfoot. Will he not be given that short ball or will he be given less and instead of driving, he should be told to drive more. Bumrah will be brought in, slow on will be used more against Jos Buttler.
How prepared these three batsmen are will depend a lot on how well Gujarat does in front of this planning. We talked about Mumbai Indians’ bowling unit, how strong their bowling unit is. But Gujarat is not far behind either. Prasidh Krishna’s 19 wickets, Mohammad Siraj’s 14 wickets, Sai Kishore left arm spinner’s 12 wickets, if Rashid Khan gets into form then it can be amazing.
However, in the last match, 50 runs in three overs were the most expensive numbers of his T20 career. But if he gets into form then you get these four strong bowlers. One challenge will be Surya Kumar Yadav. Surya Kumar Yadav scored 50 runs. 149 runs in 50 runs were scored either in lap shots, which are scoops, or in sweep shots.
Now, this area between fine leg to square leg and midwicket, how do you protect it? Gujarat’s camp has Ashish Nehra’s planning in which captain Shubman Gill will have a role in which the bowlers will have their own thinking about how to protect that area.
This battle is going to be very interesting. I would definitely like to see this. There will be a lot of Nirbhay in it because there you caught them and told them to hit over covers or in front and you also kept that fielder in front, so what plan does Surya Kumar Yadav bring, who are amazing batsmen, you all will be very eager to see that too.
Gujarat Titan’s Possible Playing XI
I am definitely going to have a look at Gujarat’s playing 12. An amazing Indian core is being formed. It is not necessary to play them four overseas because they have very good Indian players. Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan is an amazing opening pair. Jos Buttler comes and does his job, if wickets fall quickly then he takes some time.
If a partnership is formed and their entry point is later then their style of playing changes. They show aggression from the first ball. This is experience, right? It doesn’t happen without experience. Then if Washington Sundar loses a wicket early and they feel that we need an extra batsman, then they bring in Sherfane Rutherford. Otherwise, in his place, overseas fast bowler Gerald Coetzee, who can also bat, can play.
Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tiwatia or Rashid Khan, if you add Sherfane Rutherford. Then Sai Kishore, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Ishan Sharma. So brother, you have got good spinners as well. You have also got good fast bowlers. I don’t think there is a need to make any more changes than this.
Gujarat Titan’s Match-Ups
Rohit Sharma vs Rashid Khan and Washington Sundar
Now coming straight to the match-up, in the match-up, first of all I would like to see that from Gujarat, can Rashid Khan and Washington Sundar take wickets? Washington Sundar dismissed Rohit Sharma three times. He is an off-spinner, a right-handed batsman. But despite that, can he plan? Can we give Rashid Khan an over in the power play? It will be very important for Gujarat to run this game.
Prashid Krishna vs Surya Kumar Yadav
So the second match-ups I would like to see from Gujarat is Prasidh Krishna vs Surya Kumar Yadav. Look, he played the spinner very well. The stats against Rashid Khan are amazing, the strike rate, the average, everything is good. Now Prasidh Krishna who is an in-form bowler. Can he use the slower one more outside the off stump.
But in that it is important that the length should be forward. If it is a slower one into the pitch, then runs are scored over point and third man. So should we bowl the length by raising the mid-off or should we move the mid-off behind. Put the fine leg up. Move the squall in and bowl that slower one outside the off stump.
Third man will also be found behind and long off will also be found behind. Then tell me to watch which shot you play because I am not giving you pace. So this is one planning I would like to see. After that Rashid Khan vs Hardik Pandya, the stats are not good.
Hardik Pandya vs Rashid Khan
He has also got out twice. Hardik Pandya has also been kept quiet. So it is very important to keep one of his overs in front of Hardik.
Mumbai Indians Match-Ups
Now let’s come to Mumbai. In Mumbai, brother
Shubman Gill vs Deepak Chahar and Hardik Pandya
He can definitely make a plan in in swing after out swing and he is also the mid-wicket fielder. I always say keep the mid-wicket fielder a little towards mid-on in front of Shubman Gill and he should not play any shots. Second, bring Hardik Pandya in front of Shubman Gill. He has been out four times. And he gets trapped. But till then, Shubman Gill can play a bit. Before that, you will have to make a plan to get Shubman Gill out.
Sai Sudarshan vs Jasprit Bumrah
Look, I would like to see Mumbai Indians keep a fly slip. Take the ball outside and keep it a little ahead of the stumps. Tell them to try to hit it to mid-off. If they look at the wagon wheel, they play it less. They play square very well. They pull very well but they play less drives between mid-off and cover. Try to bowl it there.
Keep a fielder for H and a plan can be made to get you out that way and then if Bumrah’s over comes against Jos Buttler and mostly slow one can be used to target the stumps. Buttler can get trapped. If you are tried, you will also be rewarded.
Keep doing your work. You will get success. This is God’s promise. Never lose courage.
My Prediction
I think if we talk about Mumbai Indians, they got an early breakthrough, took two wickets in the power play, then Mumbai Indians will win the game, whereas only one wicket fell of Gujarat, I think if the middle order batsmen can also score runs here, then Gujarat will fight in this match and can also move ahead.
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