After a 62-run loss to Gujarat Titans (GT) on Friday, May 26, Mumbai Indians’ (MI) IPL 2023 campaign came to an end.
Rohit Sharma, the captain of MI, won the toss for the game at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and decided to bowl first. It was a mistake in retrospect as Shubman Gill’s incredible 129-run innings helped GT reach 233/3.
Tim David dropped Gill when he was in his 30s, providing him with a lifeline. After that, he started committing atrocities, and MI and David were severely punished.
Before the chase even began, MI faced a setback when their star opener Ishan Kishan was unable to play because of a concussion. As the chase’s concussion replacement, Vishnu Vinod took his place.
The Mumbai management was compelled to advance Nehal Wadhera to the opening position. As a result, GT got off to a perfect start in their defense after Mohammed Shami sent him and Rohit Sharma back inside the 2-over line.
Then, until the 15th over, Suryakumar Yadav (61), Tilak Varma (43), and Cameron Green (30) played aggressively and kept their side in the game. Suryakumar Yadav was struck out by Mohit Sharma in that over, seemingly ending Mumbai Indian’s chances of winning. Ultimately, MI was bowled out for 171 in 18 point 2 overs, losing the game by a score of 62 runs.
After the Mumbai Indians’ defeat on Friday night, supporters posted their thoughts on Twitter. These are a few of the responses:
“Ambani ji, your refund has been initiated via NEFT”.#MIvsGT #GTvsMI pic.twitter.com/edAWuBQrqj
— 🇮🇳 Vikas Rai 🇮🇳 (@VikasRa44683652) May 27, 2023
"Ambani ji, your refund has been initiated via NEFT" – Fans troll Mumbai Indians after their loss against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2023#GTvMI #MIvsGT #ShubmanGill #IPL2023 #RohitSharma #IPL2023Qualifier2 #SuryakumarYadav #GTvCSKhttps://t.co/zES8ecDXyj
— Sports Lab (@SportsLab18) May 27, 2023
"Ambani ji, your refund has been initiated via NEFT" – Fans troll Mumbai Indians after their loss against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2023 https://t.co/5rZQsRFAeP
— Sport Tweets (@TweetsOfSportUK) May 26, 2023
Mumbai Indians Ko Hilane Ka Ghamand Hai😌 https://t.co/gvS2FH9BjT
— Kunal Goswami (@imkunal013) May 27, 2023
As an #MumbaiIndians fan, I am under dilemma. I don't want #CSK to win so that MI 5 title records doesn't get broken and I don't want #GujaratTitans to win because they can equal the record of consecutive titles by a team and enter the leagues of #CSK and #MI . What to do
— Shaswat (@itsshaswats) May 27, 2023
Completely shattered from last night, but proud of this team. The season has been a roller-coaster ride with ups and downs. Thankful for the wonderful memories. Pleased to see youngsters performing. See u #OneFamily until next time.#IPL2023#MumbaiIndians
(1/2) pic.twitter.com/KSfs1SOm3T— Prathamesh_Rajput_745 (@PMR_745) May 27, 2023
What makes me even more sad is we will miss Mumbai Indians for 1 year now pic.twitter.com/iPAULM7QNW
— Mumbai Indians FC (@MIPaltanFamily) May 27, 2023
All the Best Tomorrow match@ChennaiIPL @msdhoni sir Last match Win agi Cup From #MumbaiIndians fans pic.twitter.com/CgcFVkYsSo
— Nithin M N K🇮🇳 45 Rohit Forever (@NithinMNK1) May 27, 2023
Nita Ambani, Rohit Sharma look dejected after Mumbai Indians crash out of IPL 2023, Akash Ambani shares smile with Sachin Tendulkar as Shubman Gill dominates play https://t.co/hZiy4c8Nt8 pic.twitter.com/kmIdsz2V9h
— Neha Shrivastav (@Neha_Social) May 27, 2023
https://twitter.com/LoyleRohitFan45/status/1662356950544445440?s=20
When discussing their performance in the IPL 2023, Rohit Sharma said that coming in third would give them confidence going into the following season.
He emphasized that they had many young players who rose to the occasion in the batting department, which was a big advantage for them.
“Completing third gives us a lot of confidence. The young players who came through in our batting lineup were the biggest plus. This season has been difficult for every bowling team. In the prior game, we bowled incredibly well. To be optimistic, we considered giving it a good try, Sharma said”
He then continued: “We were required to utilize the powerplay fully, and that did not go well for us. Although Surya and Green did a good job batting in the middle, we were hoping for one batter to hit a home run. Anything is possible. Although you must give credit where credit is due, this is a good pitch to bat on. Gujarat performed well. You must give Shubman credit, and I hope he keeps up this form. Just the fact that Gujarat won today is all.”
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