Arshad Khan to Rohit Sharma, Shaping in, on a length, on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma flicks it towards deep square leg and gets off the mark with a single.
Arshad Khan to Rohit Sharma, Angled across, on a short of a length from over the wicket, Rohit Sharma hangs his bat out there a bit tentatively and it dribbles off an bottom edge back towards the keeper.
Arshad Khan to share the new ball with Mohammed Siraj.
Mohammed Siraj to Will Jacks, On a back of a length, on off, Will Jacks hangs back and steers it to backward point. End of an eventful first over.
Mohammed Siraj to Will Jacks, FOUR! Up and over! Honing in at the stumps, on a nagging length, Will Jacks swings through the line and pumps it over mid on for the first boundary of the night.
Mohammed Siraj to Will Jacks, DROPPED! Sai Sudharsan puts it down! Easier chance than the previous one, but Sai could not quite hold on. Will Jacks gets an early life. On off, on a good length, Will Jacks firms the drive and hits it uppishly and straight to short cover where Sai Sudharsan is a bit late to react and the ball gets a bit big on Sai. The ball hits Sudharsan high on the wrist at chest level and drops on the ground.
Mohammed Siraj to Will Jacks, A mix-up but no harm done! Siraj lands it nice and full, on off, Will Jacks pushes it down the deck. Mohammed Siraj stretches his right hand out and the ball grazes his fingertips. The ball deflects to the left of mid on and Jacks sets off for the run before being sent back by Rohit Sharma.
Will Jacks walks in early at number 3.
Mohammed Siraj to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! TAKEN! Mohammed Siraj with an early success for GT! Pushed across the southpaw, on a good length, Ryan Rickelton does not move his feet much and just checks his drive. He is unable to keep his shot along the ground and it goes towards cover where Sai Sudharsan dives in front and takes a good low grab.
Mohammed Siraj to Ryan Rickelton, Ryan Rickelton and Mumbai Indians are underway! Mohammed Siraj steams in from over the wicket and gets the ball to swing back into the left-hander, on middle and leg, on a length, Ryan is quick to get his front leg out of the way and clips it through square leg for a couple of runs.
All in readiness for this much-awaited clash to begin! The two umpires are the first ones to walk out to the middle, and the players of GT can be seen in a huddle before striding onto the field of play as well. The duo of Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma is all set to open the innings for Mumbai Indians. Mohammed Siraj is on top of his mark and is raring to get going with the new ball. Let's play...
Impact subs nominated by GT - Sherfane Rutherford, Washington Sundar, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror and Dasun Shanaka.
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan (In for Washington Sundar), Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Impact subs nominated by MI - Karn Sharma, Reece Topley, Robin Minz, Raj Angad Bawa and Ashwani Kumar.
Mumbai Indians (Unchanged Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
The skipper of the Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya, says that they were looking to bowl first as well. Mentions that there's a slight breeze this evening, which is a bit unusual, so bowling second might not be a bad option either. States that GT openers have scored a lot of runs, but it’s important to execute their plans to perfection. Feels that in IPL, anyone can come to the party and knock one or two down. Adds that they, as a team, want to stick to their plans and processes. He says they want to maintain discipline, focus on controllables and and things will fall in place. Informs that they are going with the same side.
The Gujarat Titans' skipper, Shubman Gill, says that they will bowl first. Adds that the wicket won't change much but it's always good to know how much you need to chase. Mentions that the talk has been all about turning up on the given day. Informs that they have one change with Arshad Khan coming back in for Washington Sundar. On Kagiso Rabada, Gill mentions that he just came back, so he might require a couple of more practice sessions. Ends by speaking on Sai Kishore's role and is happy that they can use him as and when required.
TOSS - Shubman Gill calls it correctly and the Gujarat Titans have elected to BOWL first.