GT vs MI, IPL 2025: Gujarat come on top in rain-affected slug fest - Action in Images

Gujarat Titans had to deal with multiple rain breaks during their chase of 156, which was eventually reduced to 147 needed off 19 overs. 

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A pulsating match that was marred by rain breaks in the second innings finally finished Gujarat Titans' way as they beat the Mumbai Indians by three wickets off the very last ball of the match. GT's 156-run target was reduced to 147 needed off 19 overs when a rain break forced players off after the 18th. GT hence needed 15 runs to win int he one over that could be bowled after resumption and they completed it with a single off the last ball of the match.  (AFP)

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Mohammed Siraj dismissed Ryan Rickelton off just the second ball of the match. Rohit Sharma then fell to Arshad Khan in the fourth over. (PTI)

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However, GT's good start was spoilt somewhat as they dropped catches after catches to give Mumbai Indians' Suryakumar Yadav and Will Jacks multiple lives. They dropped Jacks twice and SKY once, all inside the first six overs. Jacks went on to score 63 in 35 balls (Hindustan Times)

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MI slid again after the partnership between SKY and Jacks and Corbin Bosch provided a late push which took them to 155 (PTI)

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Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah stifled GT early on with rain helping their cause as well. GT's score stood at 29/1 at the end of the powerplay, with Boult dismissing Sai Kishore in the second over of the innings.  (AFP)

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The rains came in right after the powerplay ended, leading to a short break at which point GT were well behind the DLS par score. When it resumed though, Buttler upped the ante and put them ahead. However, the run rate dropped again and Buttler fell in the 12th over.  (PTI)

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Gujarat Titans seemed to be down and out when they lost Jos Buttler in the 12th over but then Sherfane Rutherford's big hits in the next two suddenly put them ahead of the DLS par score. Rains came in again and forced the players off right after that.  (ANI)

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The pendulum swung again after resumption though, with Bumrah dismissing Gill in the first over and then Boult sending back Rutherford in the next. (PTI)

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Bumrah then dismissed Shahrukh Khan and MI were suddenly ahead once again. Another blow came for GT in the very next over with Rashid Khan falling to Ashwani Kumar but then the players were forced to go off again due to another bout of rain. (Hindustan Times)

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The drama stayed alive right until the last action of the match with GT sealing off the run chase with a single off the last ball. Rahul Tewatia's four off the first ball and Gerald Coetzee's six off the third, couple with a no ball by Deepak Chahar, led to GT needing one run to win off the last two balls. However, Coetzee fell off the second last ball, which brought it down to GT needing one run to win off the last. They just about managed to take a single, with Pandya missing his throw from mid off and no one being present to collect the ball at the non-striker's end. GT thus won the match by three wickets and went back to the top of the table. (AFP)