Ishan Kishan‘s horrible run of kind continued as he was dismissed for a four-ball duck throughout Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2024 match in opposition to Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Kishan, who was snubbed from the BCCI central contracts checklist, has struggled to attain runs up to now few matches and as soon as once more, he was not capable of rating huge. Kishan confronted simply 4 balls within the match earlier than he was dismissed by Azmatullah Omarzai within the first over of the Mumbai Indians innings. Kishan ended up taking part in away from his physique whereas tackling an out-swinger from Omarzai and Wriddhiman Saha accomplished the catch comfortably.

Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah (3/14) was at his very best in his first IPL recreation in two years, firing in his specific yorkers at will to assist Mumbai Indians limit Gujarat Titans to 168/6.

Young left-hander B Sai Sudharsan top-scored with a forty five off 39 balls, whereas Rahul Tewatia made 22 off 15 balls down the order.

But the night, with out an iota of doubt, belonged to Bumrah, who missed the entire of final version on account of a decrease again stress fracture.

He dismissed David Miller and Sudharsan within the seventeenth over in an area of three deliveries in what might be a possible game-changer.

Assuming that there might be dew later within the night, MI’s new skipper Hardik Pandya invited GT to bat first, and Shubman Gill in his first recreation as captain was as much as the duty.

Looking to make an affect in opposition to his former crew, Pandya opened the bowling and Wriddhiman Saha (19) slapped a large ball by way of the off-side to start GT’s marketing campaign with a boundary.

Up in opposition to Gill, Pandya erred in line and the fashionable batter used his wrists to whip him off his pads for a 4, because the MI captain conceded 11 runs after his shock transfer to begin the proceedings on the expense of one of many world’s greatest bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah.

As Saha acquired a number of helpful boundaries, Gill discovered the fence with consummate ease as GT had been off to a flyer.

However, Bumrah’s introduction within the fourth over introduced MI immediate success because the lead pacer despatched again Saha with an specific yorker, hitting the bottom of the center stump. The former India stumper could not deliver his bat down in fast time.

Spin was introduced on in Shams Mulani and Gill rocked again to chop the left-arm spinner by way of covers for a 4. The GT captain then acquired down on one leg to slog-sweep Mulani for an enormous six over deep square-leg.

Piyush Chawla bowled a cost-effective first over, at the same time as GT managed 47 runs for the lack of one wicket within the powerplay.

Chawla continued and Gill tried to disturb his rhythm, however failed. He danced down the bottom to hoick him however didn’t get the mandatory elevation, as Rohit Sharma, who is often not seen fielding in such positions, judged it properly to finish a neat catch within the deep.

The skilled Chawla snared the large fish with a googly as Gill (31 off 22 balls) walked again after getting his eye in, a lot to the reduction of the hordes of Mumbai supporters on the Narendra Modi Stadium.

However, with Sai Sudharsan decided to begin from the place he left within the title conflict in opposition to CSK final season with an impressive 96, MI knew that they had their process minimize out.

South African pacer Gerald Coetzee accounted for Azmatullah Omarzai (17), whereas the sensible Bumrah despatched again David Miller and Sudharsan in a single over earlier than Rahul Tewatia lifted GT together with his lusty hits.

(With PTI inputs)