GT vs MI Live Score, IPL 2026: Gujarat opt to bowl in Ahmedabad

Sanity prevails and Shubman Gill opts to bowl after winning the toss. Tough match awaits Mumbai Indians. 

We are just 10 minutes away from toss, and the team winning it should be looking to bowl first. It isn't really a 200-run pitch.

MI should look to go for a few changes. Except for the first match of the season, despite having some of the best names in their team, they have struggled. Time to get in fresh blood.

GT have a upper hand heading into the contest against MI, as they latter are languishing at the bottom of the IPL 2026 points table. Out of 8 games played between the two sides so far, the hosts have won 5 games. Who will win today's match? Check the detailed match prediction here

Five matches, 122 deliveries, 0 wickets: Jasprit Bumrah has been on a lean patch. And that is a concern for Mumbai Indians. Even though Bumrah has bowled tidy overs at an economy rate of just 8.63, the lack of wickets has not helped Mumbai bounce back in matches. Will it be the day when he ends the drought? In IPL, Bumrah hasn't had success. Apart from a 3/14 in 2024, he went wicketless in two other ocassions. 

Rohit Sharma has undergone a fitness test today in Ahmedabad and we will know shortly whether he has cleared it. But it looks unlikely that he will be fit to play after a week following a hamstring strain. Even Hardik Pandya confirmed that he would miss up to two matches. 

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians have a contrasting story. They sit at the bottom of the IPL 2026 points table with four straight defeats and a bruising net run rate of -1.076. Injuries have not helped. Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Santner both missed the Punjab Kings fixture on Thursday. 

Jasprit Bumrah is searching for rhythm, with an unusual wicketless streak of 122 balls this season. Add out-of-form Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav, Mumbai’s batting has gone for a toss. Mumbai need a victory to turn things around in IPL 2026.

Gujarat Titans have built their IPL 2026 campaign on something Mumbai Indians can currently only dream of: stability. GT have used just 13 players across their five games so far, and the 13th only came in because an injury ruled Shubman Gill out of one game. That kind of continuity has translated straight into performance. 

The bowling unit looks balanced across phases, with Prasidh Krishna back among the wickets, Rashid Khan running the middle overs, and Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada coming off a superb new-ball spell against KKR. With the bat, Gill has scored a half-century in each of GT's three wins, while Jos Buttler has looked back to his belligerent best.

The biggest cricket stadium in the world has stayed true to its reputation this season: runs. The surface is expected to be a high-scoring belter, in line with the 195-run first-innings average at the venue this IPL 2026. There's usually some early zip for the quicks before it settles into a batter's paradise.

Dew will once again be the biggest tactical variable after sunset. Heavy dew is expected in the second half, making the ball tough to grip and tilting things towards the side batting second, which is why captains are likely to bowl first on winning the toss.

Quick Stats:

• Average 1st innings score this season: ~195
• Nature: Flat batting surface with early pace, gradual spin assistance
• Recent trend: Batting first has won 4 of last 7 games at the venue

Across the eight Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians meetings in IPL history, GT have firmly had the upper hand, winning five and losing three. The Narendra Modi Stadium, in particular, has been a difficult venue for MI. Mumbai have lost each of their last four visits there.

• Matches Played: 8
• Gujarat Titans won: 5
• Mumbai Indians won: 3