2.6
Jason Behrendorff to Wriddhiman Saha, no race, shorter this time and off pole. Wriddhiman Saha hits this towards the toe back fielder.
2.5
Jason Behrendorff to Shubman Gill, 1 run, this one has good distance and is out. Shubman Gill hits this onto the deck and takes one.
2.4
Jason Behrendorff to Wriddhiman Saha, 1 run, at a good length this time and on the pads. Wriddhiman Saha cuts this to the left of half the wicket and runs.
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Jason Behrendorff to Wriddhiman Saha, FOUR, FOUR! Wriddhiman Saha shows some intent now that he gets the first limit from him! Jason Behrendorff throws stuff once more and on a liner off stump. Wriddhiman Saha hits across the line and launches the ball long for four runs.
2.2
Jason Behrendorff to Shubman Gill, 1 run, throws this in a good length and off pole. Shubman Gill charges for the wicket and hits it overhead into a deep spot for a single.
2.1
Jason Behrendorff to Shubman Gill, no run, Jason Behrendorff throws like that full and in line with the stumps. Shubman Gill pushes this and gets an inside edge on his pads.
1.6
Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, 1 run, delivers this outside width at a good length. Shubman Gill guides this into a deep point back and takes one. 10 runs from the plus.
1.5
Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, FOUR, FOUR! The first cap for Gujarat and off the bat of Shubman Gill! Cameron Green is full and on the pads. Shubman Gill trims this to the deep square leg back over four runs.
1.4
Cameron Green to Wriddhiman Saha, 1 run, He continues to throw back a long and out. Wriddhiman Saha hits this on the opposite side and takes a quick single.
1.3
Cameron Green to Shubman Gill, 3 runs, Slightly short and off pole. Shubman Gill stays upright and hits this across the gap into a deep cover point and they run well to take three runs.
1.2
Cameron Green to Wriddhiman Saha, 1 run, throws this one length back and one leg slant down. Wriddhiman Saha pulls this fastball to the short fine leg and a fumble allows them to take a single.
1.1
Cameron Green to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, Cameron Green starts with a smooth out-swinger thrown full and into the stumps. Wriddhiman Saha blocks this towards the middle.
Cameron Green to share the new ball with Jason Behrendorff.
0.6
Jason Behrendorff to Wriddhiman Saha, 1 run, at a good length this time and on the pads. Wriddhiman Saha tucks this into the deep square leg back and runs to keep the strike.
0.5
Jason Behrendorff to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, Back to bowling full and on a leg stump line. Wriddhiman Saha moves this straight into the middle of the wicket.
0.4
Jason Behrendorff to Shubman Gill, 1 run, hit this at short and medium. Shubman Gill pulls this into deep square leg and takes one to get off the mark as well.
0.3
Jason Behrendorff to Wriddhiman Saha, 1 run, goes fuller this time and in line with the stumps. Wriddhiman Saha looks to cut this side of the leg, but gets a lead into coverage and launches into a single to open the count for him.
0.2
Jason Behrendorff to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, beaten! This leans away from the mass off the stump and is thrown slightly back a length. Wriddhiman Saha hangs the bat on him to dry and is hit on the outside edge.
0.1
Jason Behrendorff to Wriddhiman Saha, no run, Jason Behrendorff starts with a good length serve serve off the stump. Wriddhiman Saha chooses to leave this one alone.
We are ready for the play to begin! The two umpires make their way to the middle and the Mumbai players can be seen huddling together before taking their places on the pitch. As usual, Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill will open the tickets for Gujarat. Jason Behrendorff has been delivered the new ball and he’s itching to get started. Let’s Play…
Hardik Pandya, the Gujarat skipper, says they would have bowled first in the rain too, but it’s okay for them to bat. He admits that no matter how the group stage goes, the qualifiers are completely different and they need to be at their best. He adds that the team that breaks first will be in trouble and the opposition will have the advantage. He mentions that he has a few words with the group and tells them that if they play 100%, they will be satisfied regardless of the result. He claims that this is exactly the way the crowd supports them as Gujarati people are very loyal and says that he will bowl in this game. He informs that they have a couple of changes.
Rohit Sharma, the captain of Mumbai says they will chase him. He adds that the pitch looks a bit sticky and they want to get the most out of the pitch with the ball and he’ll get better at hitting. He adds that he talked to some guys and they hope to chase a total and it all depends on the playing conditions. He mentions that they have a lot of new faces on the side, but it’s just another game to them and it’s important to do your best. He says that the youngsters had some nerves at the beginning but they have done very well. He ends by informing that Kumar Kartikeya enters for Hrithik Shokeen.
Impact players for Mumbai: Ramandeep Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Raghav Goyal, Sandeep Warrier.
Mumbai (Playing XI) – Ishan Kishan (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal.
Impact players for Gujarat: Joshua Little, KS Bharat, Odean Smith, Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi.
Gujarat (Playing XI) – Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya (C), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Shami.
TOSS – The captains are out in the middle. The coin is tossed and lands in Mumbai’s favour. They have chosen BOWL first.
