Xtra Time Web Desk: Shubman Gill (129 of 60) and Mohit Sharma (5/10) were the stars for the Gujarat Titans as the defending champions comprehensively beat the Mumbai Indians by 62 runs in IPL 2023 Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium to sail to the final on Friday. Hardik Pandya and his boys will now face Chennai Super Kings in the title clash on Sunday.
It was the show for Shubman Gill as he scored 129 runs from 60 balls as Gujarat Titans posted an impressive 233 for 3 from 20 overs. Piyush Chawla removed Wriddhiman Saha when the GT score was 54. After that, Gill and Sai Sudharsan sewed 138 runs for the second wicket to keep their team in the driving seat. Akash Madhwal sacked Gill only to prevent further damage, as Gill had already scored his third IPL century by then.
Chasing 234 to win The Mumbai Indians pooled for 171 runs. Suryakumar went all out and scored 61 off 38 balls. Tilak Varma also made a cameo appearance, scoring 43 of 14 balls. Mohit Sharma was the bowlers’ choice for the Gujarat Titans who picked 5 wickets to 10 runs in 2.2 overs.