IPL 2022, GT Vs MI highlights: Daniel Sams defends 9 runs in last over, wins the game for Mumbai

Daniel Sams bowls the last over and Miller hits the first ball towards sweeper cover for a single.

Sams beats Tewatia outside off with slow delivery.  Tewatia hits towards mid-wicket and gets run out in search of a second run. 

Rashid Khan comes at the crease and goes for a big hit, but manages only a top edge. Sams tries to cover the ground but fails to reach, a single taken.

Miller misses the ball outside off. Six runs were needed off the last delivery. Miller fails to put bat on the ball, and Mumbai wins. Daniel Sams wins it for Mumbai.

Jasprit Bumrah continues and Miller collects a couple of runs off the first ball.

Bumrah deceives Miller with a slow delivery, DOT. Miller works the third ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Rahul Tewatia collects a single of the 4th delivery. Miller pounces on the back of length delivery and deposits it into the mid-wicket stands for a SIX.

Miller collects a single off the last ball.

GT 169/4 (19) CRR: 8.92 REQ: 8.57
Gujarat Titans need 9 runs in 6 balls 

Riley Meredith [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack and Hardik hits first ball for FOUR.

Miller collects a couple of runs off the third ball. Hardik Pandya gets run out in search of a cheeky single.  

Rahul Tewatia joins Miller in the middle and collects a single off the 5th ball.

Miller keeps the strikes as he takes a single off the last delivery.

GT 158/4 (18) CRR: 8.8 REQ: 9.69
Gujarat Titans need 20 runs in 12 balls

Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack and Pandya drives the first ball down the ground for FOUR while collects a single off the second ball.

David Miller gets an inside edge off the 4th ball towards fine leg boundary for FOUR.

Bumrah concedes 11 runs in the over.

GT 149/3 (17) CRR: 8.76 REQ: 9.67
Gujarat Titans need 29 runs in 18 balls

Kieron Pollard [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack and concedes eight runs, including a SIX to Sai Sudharsan.

Sudharsan gets hit wicket off the last ball. 

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Gujarat 138-3 after 16 overs

Kumar Kartikeya [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack and concedes nine runs, including a boundary to Hardik Pandya.

Gujarat 130-2 after 15 overs

Riley Meredith [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack and concedes 10 runs, including a boundary each to Sai Sudharsan and Hardik Pandya.

Gujarat 121-2 after 14 overs

Murugan Ashwin continues...

Shubman Gill goes for a biggie but fails to get distance as Pollard completes the catch at long-on boundary. 

Hardik Pandya joins Saha in the middle.

Saha too throws his wicket away in search of a big hit.

M Ashwin concedes 5 runs and takes two wickets in the opener.

Gujarat 111-2 after 13 overs

Kieron Pollard comes into the attack...

Shubman collects a single off the second delivery and completes his 33-ball fifty.

Pollard concedes six runs.

GT 106/0 (12) CRR: 8.83 REQ: 9
Gujarat Titans need 72 runs in 48 balls

Riley Meredith [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack and concedes five singles.

Saha hits 34-ball 50.

Gujarat 100-0 after 11 overs

Murugan Ashwin [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack and concedes seven runs, including a boundary to Shubman Gill.

Gujarat 95-0 after 10 overs

Kumar Kartikeya continues and leaks 15 runs.

Shubman hits a boundary and a SIX. Saha too scores a boundary in the over.

Gujarat 88-0 after 9 overs

Daniel Sams [1.0-0-1-0] is back into the attack and concedes only two runs off the first three deliveries.

Shubman Gill smashes three consecutive boundaries to end the over.

Gujarat 73-0 after 8 overs

Kumar Kartikeya, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack and concedes five singles.

Gujarat 59-0 after 7 overs

Murugan Ashwin is back into the attack and Shubman greets him with a superb six towards the mid-wicket region.

Shubman Gill smashes the third ball for FOUR.

M Ashwin concedes 13 runs in the over.

Gujarat 54-0 at the end of powerplay

Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack and concedes only two runs off the first 4 balls.

 Shubman Gill just times the 5th ball towards deep square leg boundary for a SIX. 

Gujarat 41-0 after 5 overs

Riley Meredith, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack..

After failing to score off the first two balls, Saha smashes two boundaries in the over. He keeps the strike as he takes a single off the last delivery.

Gujarat 29-0 after 4 overs

Murugan Ashwin, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and concedes only four runs.

Gujarat 19-0 after 3 overs

Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm fast, comes into the attack and leaks 14 runs as Saha goes hammer & tongs against India's premier bowler.

Saha slams SIX and two boundaries in the over.

Gujarat 15-0 after 2 overs

Wriddiman Saha and Shubman Gill are at the crease. Saha on strike. Daniel Sams opens the attack and concedes only a single in the over.

Gujarat 1-0 after 1 over

Mohammed Shami bowls the last over

Tim David hammers the third ball into long-off stands for a SIX. David ends Mumbai innings on a high as he whacks the length ball into the mid-wicket stands for a SIX.

Mumbai 177-6 after 20 overs

Lockie Ferguson [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack and concedes 12 runs, including a SIX.

Ferguson takes the wicket of Daniel Sams.

Mumbai 164-6 after 19 overs

Alzarri Joseph continues and concedes 10 runs, including a SIX to Tim David.

Mumbai 152-4 after 18 overs

Rashid Khan continues and concedes 8 runs.

Mumbai 142-4 after 17 overs

Mohammed Shami [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack and Tim David smashes two back-to-back boundaries.

Tim David scores 14 runs in the over.

Mumbai 134-4 after 16 overs

Rashid Khan [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack and cleans up Kieron Pollard off the 5th delivery.

Tim David comes to the crease and collects a single off the last delivery.

Mumbai 120-4 after 15 overs

Lockie Ferguson comes into the attack and concedes only three runs.

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Mumbai 119-3 after 14 overs

Pradeep Sangwan continues and concedes five runs.

Mumbai 116-3 after 13 overs

Alzarri Joseph is back into the attack and Ishan Kishan drives the first ball through extra cover for FOUR. 

Alzarri deceives Ishan with a slow delivery as the southpaw hits the last ball of the over straight to mid-wicket.

Mumbai 111-3 after 12 overs

Pradeep Sangwan [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack and Suryakumar holed out to mid-wicket in search of a big hit.

Tilak Verma arrives at the crease and collects a couple of runs off the 4th ball. Tilak drives the 5th ball through mid-off for FOUR.

Mumbai 105-2 after 11 overs

Ferguson [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack and concedes Ishan Kishan collects a single off the first ball.

Ferguson sprays on the pads and Suryakumar flicks it towards fine leg boundary for a SIX. 

Ferguson concedes 10 runs in the over.

Mumbai 97-1 after 10 overs

Rahul Tewatia, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and concedes 11 runs, including a big six to Ishan Kishan.

Mumbai 87-1 after 9 overs

Rashid Khan [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack and traps Rohit Sharma in front of wicket.

Rohit throws his wicket away while playing a reverse sweep.

Surya joins Kishan in the middle.

Rashid concedes only 2 runs in the over.

Mumbai 76-1 after 8 overs

Pradeep Sangwan comes into the attack and concedes 11 runs, including a boundary to Ishan Kishan.

Mumbai 74-0 after 7 overs

Lockie Ferguson comes in the attack and Rohit defends the first ball.

Rohit hits the second ball towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR while collects a single off the next. 

Ishan Kishan drives the 4th ball towards sweeper cover for FOUR. 

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Mumbai 63-0 at the end of powerplay

Rashid Khan comes into the attack and Rohit collects a single off the first ball.

Ishan Kishan collects a single off the second ball. Rohit hits towards deep backward square leg for three runs. 

Ishan Kishan gets an inside edge towards fine leg boundary for FOUR. Ishan helps the last ball of the over through short fine leg fielder for FOUR.

Mumbai 53-0 after 5 overs

Alzarri Joseph continues...

Rohit Sharma taps the back of length delivery through point for FOUR while drives the next through extra cover for FOUR.

Alzarri replies with a peach of delivery, beats Rohit Sharma outside off.

Rohit taps the 4th ball towards the cover-point region for a single. Ishan gets a thick outside edge to third man for a couple of runs.

Mumbai 40-0 after 4 overs

Mohammed Shami continues and concedes 10 runs.

Rohit Sharma paddle-sweeps the 3rd ball towards fine leg boundary for a SIX.

Mumbai 29-0 after 3 overs

Alzarri Joseph, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and Rohit greets him for two consecutive boundaries upfront. 

Rohit smashes the last ball for SIX.

Mumbai 19-0 after 2 overs

Mohammed Shami bowls the first over and concedes five runs.

Mumbai 5-0 after 1 over

Ishan Kishan and Rohit are at the crease. Ishan Kishan on strike. Mohammed Shami opens the attack.

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Pradeep Sangwan, Lockie Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami

Murugan Ashwin replaces Hritik Shokeen in MI Playing XI

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Kumar Kartikeya, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith

Hardik Pandya wins the toss and elects to bowl first

Here's what Kevin Pietersen said about today's wicket

This is a beautiful wicket, as good as what it was last night. The curator said on record that he treats this wicket like it's his baby. Plenty of fireworks is expected today.

Suryakumar Yadav has been the star for MI in the batting department, which lacks cohesive effort.

Rohit and Ishan Kishan's terrible run at the top continued, while Kieron Pollard failed miserably to perform the role of a finisher till now in the season.

The likes of skipper Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan, who had produced stellar performances and played a key role in GT's success so far, have floundered against Punjab.

But the quartet would be very well aware about their importance in the side and look to rise to the occasion to make a comeback, in what has been a remarkable opening season.

Hardik, who has been GT's batting mainstay with 309 runs -- the highest among all in the team, has had two rare back-to-back failures and would be desperate to get his mojo back.

Miller and the six-hitting duo of Tewatia and Rashid too would be itching to prove their worth after a rare failure.

An inconsistent batting department, especially top-order has been GT's thorn in the flesh throughout the tournament so far and it's time the IPL newcomers fix the issue going into the business end of the league.

Despite the loss, GT are sitting pretty at the top of the 10-team standings with 16 points from 10 games and a win on Friday would make them the first team to cement their spot in the play-offs.

Young Shubman Gill has failed to live up to expectations at the top, while veteran Wriddhiman Saha, who was a great replacement for struggling Matthew Wade, got a start before fizzling out.

B Sai Sudharsan, who has been the team's weak link so far, was the only saving grace for GT in their last match, where everyone failed, scoring a 50-ball 65.

Gujarat Titans Squad: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Pradeep Sangwan, Lockie Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Matthew Wade, Varun Aaron, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Abhinav Manohar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dominic Drakes, Yash Dayal, Noor Ahmad

Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Hrithik Shokeen, Kumar Kartikeya, Riley Meredith, Jasprit Bumrah, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Fabian Allen, Basil Thampi, Anmolpreet Singh, Dewald Brevis, Rahul Buddhi, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Mayank Markande, Ramandeep Singh, Sanjay Yadav

We just need to win matches, play some good cricket. It’s all about confidence. As players, as a group it’s been tough for us, there’s nothing to hide,” Jayawardene stated, looking ahead at the remainder of the season.

“We were not satisfied with our execution; we were not satisfied with the way we played. But everyone stuck together and worked harder. I can’t complain about the work ethic of the group. We’ve stayed together and believed in our ability. The rest of the season is going to be the same. Stick to the processes that we’ve always worked on, and make sure we win matches and go out and enjoy our cricket.”

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Mumbai Indians head coach said that the team wanted to get to on to the park sooner but they have to wait for 4 days for their next fixture.  

“Unfortunately, we had to wait for another four days before we could play another game,” Jayawardene said. “The focus has been good, we’ve had a couple of good chats. Looking forward to the next game, which is a tough one. Probably the in-form best team in the competition, and looking forward to that.

(Photo credit: Mumbai Indians)

Mumbai Indians have signed South African Tristan Stubbs as a replacement for Tymal Mills, who has sustained an injury and has been ruled out for the rest of the IPL.

The 21-year-old, talented middle-order batsman, recently debuted for the national South African A Squad against Zimbabwe. Tristan has had a very promising domestic season and played an important role for his team in the recently concluded T20 domestic league.

Tristan will join the MI squad for the rest of the season.

Table-toppers Gujarat Titans would look to plug the holes in their top-order and seal a place in the play-offs by returning to winning ways against an already out-of-contention Mumbai Indians.

GT got a timely wake-up call in an eight-wicket loss to Punjab Kings in their last match, which snapped their five-game winning streak.

Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans lost their previous match to Punjab Kings but are still at the top of the points table with 8 wins in 10 matches. Gujarat has found new positive in the form of Sai Sudarshan, who played an impressive knock in the previous match. Hardik Pandya's fitness is still a concern as the Captain of the Gujarat Titans hasn't bowled in a few matches now.

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