Mumbai Indians will need their hitman, Rohit Sharma, to score big as they take on Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator fixture of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). Rohit has had a mixed season so far as he has scored 329 runs from 13 innings at an average of 27.41 and a strike rate of 147.53.
Rohit Sharma bats for Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2025 (PTI Photo)
New Delhi, UPDATED: May 30, 2025 12:03 IST
Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Eliminator fixture of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) on Friday, May 30 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh. The Hardik Pandya-led side lost their momentum right at the end of the league stage as they lost two out of their last three matches and missed the golden chance to finish in the top two spots on the points table.
As a result, MI find themselves in a must-win situation from here onwards and will need their big players to step up. In the face of their biggest challenge, who else can the five-time champions turn up to than their former skipper, Rohit Sharma, who has led them to all of their five trophies.
Rohit has had a mixed season so far as he has scored 329 runs from 13 innings at an average of 27.41 and a strike rate of 147.53 with three half centuries to his name. He began the season with a duck against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and had a string of low scores in his first seven innings.
However, he found his form in the repeat fixture against CSK, scoring a match-winning 76* (45). The opening batter further notched up fifties against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Roya
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