Second-placed Mumbai Indians are on a high after winning their last three games. Gujarat Lions, at 7th place, managed to win their previous game, after losing the first two.
Ahead of the game
Rohit Sharma’s batting woes continue to torment him and two-time winner Mumbai Indians. The captain of the team has looked all at sea against the spinners, especially the wrist-spinners. He has been bowled neck and crop twice and trapped twice, although he got a rough deal from the umpire against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium.
The Lions batsmen ran into form after seamer Andrew Tye made his IPL debut memorable with a five for 17 effort including a hat-trick. The Lions would be confident for two reasons — they have not lost to MI and chased down the RPS target of 172 with much ease.
