MI vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023: Rashid Khan late blitz in vain as MI clinch 27-run win

MI vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023, Match 57 Updates: Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans by 27 runs at the Wankhede Stadium to move to third spot on the points table. Rashid Khan smashed 79 runs in 32 balls, hammering 10 sixes and three fours but couldn't take his side past the finish line. Suryakumar Yadav's maiden IPL century (103*) proved to be worthy as MI bagged two crucial points in the playoffs race. Follow MI vs GT Live Score at Sportskeeda in IPL 2023.

Well, two important points for Mumbai Indians on the board and despite their net run-rate not receiving a huge boost, they will still be pretty satisfied having taken a big leap towards qualification. The Titans, on the other hand, wouldn't press the panic button just yet and will write this off as an off-day for them. The playoffs race is heating up now and it'll be interesting to see which four teams make the final cut. And that, time will tell. Join us back tomorrow for Super Saturday as we have two absolutely cracking games lined up! Until next time then, this is the duo of Maanas Upadhyay and Pratyush Rohra bidding you adieu! Good night!

Suryakumar Yadav (Player of the Match): Can say that (one of his best T20 innings) because whenever I get runs I think that the team should win. More importantly because we batted first today. We decided to keep the tempo up. (On his six over third man) There was a lot of dew on the ground and one side of the ground was 75-80m. So I was prepared for two shots, scooping one and flicking one. So I was pleased that it came off. There's a lot of practice that goes behind that. What I practice and how I practice is very important - when I come out, I play just those shots.

Mumbai Indians won by 27 runs.

Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians captain): Yeah it was interesting from our point of view - it was so important to win the game and get two points. That was from our perspective quite pleasing - to bat first and then come out there and defend it. We bowled well in the first fifteen overs and the conditions got tougher with the bowlers with the dew coming in. Just the confidence the guy (Suryakumar Yadav) has got. Before the tournament, we were deciding whether we should keep a left-right combination but Surya said no. That's the confidence that he brings and that rubs off on the guys batting with them. Every game he wants to start fresh and not worry about the previous game. Fingers crossed (about finishing in the top three).

strong>Akash Madhwal: There was a bit of dew and we were only focusing on executing what we've practiced. Rohit bhaiya said to start off with the hard lengths and stay wicket-to-wicket because I was getting some movement. [SKY] He plays at a different level. Even bowling in the nets to him is a challenge. He's a top player. I've been waiting for three years for this opportunity. Now that I've got it

I'm enjoying it and am very happy with it. [Best bowling figures tonight] These won't be my best figures. I've been working hard, so hopefully the best is yet to come.

strong>Hardik Pandya: Absolutely. It felt like he was the only one who turned up from our team. [Rashid] Full marks for the way he batted and bowled on this surface. We don't have to try too much. As a group

we weren't there in all departments today. We didn't have clear plans and didn't execute them. We gave 25 runs extra and it was only because of Rashid's innings that we didn't lose this by a bigger margin. [SKY] People have spoken about him. I feel he's one of the best batters around in T20 cricket and when he gets going, he's so difficult to stop. You have to execute your plans against him because if you don't, you can see what happens. He puts pressure on the bowlers. [Bowling plans] For me, it's important that the bowler is clear to execute the plans. After losing 5 wickets in the powerplay and then scoring 129 is great. Surya played an incredible knock and all credit to him but we lacked heart and execution tonight. We were quite flat intensity-wise and expected things to happen but everyone knows, at this level you can't wait and have to make things happen.

Mumbai Indians 218/5 (20) beat Gujarat Giants 191/8 (20) by 27 runs

Suryakumar Yadav 103*(49) | Rashid Khan 4-30(4)
Rashid Khan 79*(32) | Akash Madhwal 3-31(4)

Mumbai Indians will be mighty disappointed with the margin of victory after having the Titans at 103/8 at one stage. This has been Rashid Khan's show tonight and he has single-handedly produced what might be the greatest all-round show perhaps ever put up in the history of T20s. What could've been a win in the seventies or eighties has been reduced to a win in the twenties by Rashid Khan alone. However, it will be the two points that will matter to Mumbai Indians the most as they jump over Rajasthan Royals to be placed second in the points table.

Speaking of the TItan's innings - it never really got going initially, with them losing wickets in clumps initially. It was Wriddhiman Saha who departed off an umpire's call but immediately so, Behrendorff nicked Hardik Pandya out and Madhwal returned to send Gill's off peg cartwheeling! With the top three back in the hut, it spelt trouble for GT.

Vijay Shankar played a few nice strikes before being deceived by Chawla while Kartikeya sent back Manohar for not too many. Miller played a swashbuckling cameo but it was cut short by Madhwal and Tewatia immediately followed him. Noor Ahmad jumped out to Kartikeya and paid the price by being stumped. However, that's when the destruction began. Rashid Khan and Joseph stitched together an 88-run partnership to avoid a humiliating defeat for GT and saved their net run-rate too. Rashid's innings consisted of 3 boundaries and 10 maximums, and the MI bowlers looked completely clueless against his onslaught. His innings almost eclipsed SKY's hundred earlier in the day and that's the kind of belligerent hitting we are talking about.

In the end, MI will be pleased with the two points but will surely rue the missed opportunity of getting a big win under their belt. Their net run-rate is still in the negative while GT's isn't affected too much by this loss. However, this win will do MI a world of good as they have managed to defend a target batting first, a feat that they have not been able to consistently do this season. There are a few areas for them to scrutinise but it has largely been their batting which has once again carried them to a massive victory as they take a big step towards qualifying for the playoffs.

End of over 20 (20 runs), Gujarat Titans 191/8

Rashid Khan 79(32)
Alzarri Joseph 7(12)
Kumar Kartikeya 37/2

19.6 Kumar Kartikeya to Rashid Khan

andddd, that's the end of the Rashid Khan show. Thank you for coming. Low full toss outside the off-stump, he carves this out to backward point on the bounce where Green does well to make sure to stop. Hats off to Rashid Khan, who was cramping and limping but not throwing in the towel. It's the Mumbai Indians who come out on top at the end of the day, winning the game by 27 runs.

19.6 Kumar Kartikeya to Rashid Khan

wide. A bit of anti-climax. Fired down the leg side to keep Kishan on his toes

19.5 Kumar Kartikeya to Rashid Khan

DROPPED! Another one pitched up on the off-stump line. Rashid attempts another helicopter and mistimes it on this rare occasion. Jordan rushing in from long-off can't hold onto the catch, no run

19.4 Kumar Kartikeya to Rashid Khan

SIX! High and handsome this time! On the good length wide outside the off-stump. Rashid sits down on one knee for a slot sweep that clears long-on with the fielder only watching the ball sail over his head

19.3 Kumar Kartikeya to Rashid Khan

SIX! Limping on one leg but he's clobbering them for fun right now. Another one in the slot around off-stump, Rashid shuffles across and brings those wrists into play for another whip over mid-wicket for six

19.2 Kumar Kartikeya to Rashid Khan

quicker one darted across outside the off-stump. Rashid slashes and misses, no run

19.1 Kumar Kartikeya to Rashid Khan

SIX! In the slot this time. Stand and deliver stuff from Rashid, unleashing the helicopter like he is MSD on the night of 2nd April to launch it over long-on for half-a-dozen

19.1 Kumar Kartikeya to Rashid Khan

wide. Fires the first one flat and on the wrong side of the tramline

Kumar Kartikeya (2-0-17-2) is back into the attack
A decent over from Chris Jordan to finish his spell but he's still far from his best for MI. He's been terrific for England in international cricket but he's just failed to get wickets and contain the flow of runs in the IPL time and again. Meanwhile, it is the last over and MI will want a win of at least above 40 runs here so as to hopefully take their net run-rate into the positives.

End of over 19 (7 runs), Gujarat Titans 171/8

Alzarri Joseph 7(12)
Rashid Khan 61(26)
Chris Jordan 34/0

18.6 Chris Jordan to Alzarri Joseph

another off-cutter on the good length outside off. Joseph has a swing across the line and misses, no run

18.5 Chris Jordan to Alzarri Joseph

slower ball at the top of off-stump line. Joseph sits back to tap it to the bowler, no run

18.4 Chris Jordan to Alzarri Joseph

nails the wide yorker on this occasion. Joseph can't quite squeeze it out, no run

18.3 Chris Jordan to Rashid Khan

on the good length around the off-stump line. Rashid whips it with a bit of a helicopter motion for a single at cow corner

He's having a bit of trouble with his foot but he's not having any trouble hitting those maximums! This is his highest score in T20 cricket! Just brutal stuff from Rashid!

18.2 Chris Jordan to Rashid Khan

SIX! This is turning into the Rashid Khan show! This is now his highest score in T20 cricket. A half-tracker from Jordan and Rashid latches onto the pull to deposit into the stands, clearing the mid-wicket boundary. He's cramping up but he's not backing down.

18.1 Chris Jordan to Rashid Khan

off-cutter on the good length around off. Rashid drags it to deep mid-wicket and turns down the single again

Rashid is single-handedly keeping this GT batting afloat with his knock and even though they might not finish on the winning side, they might consider sending him up the order in the games to come. For now, there are a couple of overs left and MI will be disappointed that they are not going to get as big a win as they could've gotten after the kind of start they had with the ball in hand.

End of over 18 (13 runs), Gujarat Titans 164/8

Rashid Khan 54(23)
Alzarri Joseph 7(9)
Cameron Green 13/0

17.6 Cameron Green to Rashid Khan

another slower one into the pitch. Rashid pulls it to wide long-on and keeps strike, single-handedly keeping some drama alive in this contest

17.5 Cameron Green to Rashid Khan

wide. Rohit reviews. It was the slower one wide outside off that Rashid didn't connect with. The ball is close to the wide line but it's also within the batter's reach according to the third umpire. So the decision has been overturned.

Half century for Rashid Khan and he's gotten it in just 21 balls! He's striking it big and he's played the part of the perfect all-rounder tonight! Genius with the ball and terrific with the willow in hand now!

17.4 Cameron Green to Rashid Khan

SIX! FIFTY FOR RASHID! If anyone can, Rashid can? He takes off his helmet to soak in the applause and he's got that look in his eyes that suggests he's not done yet. Another short delivery that he was waiting for, crunching his pull over mid-wicket for another maximum

17.3 Cameron Green to Rashid Khan

AH! At the back of a length this time and Rashid attempted an unorthodox ramp over the keeper's head. He didn't manage to connect though, no run

17.2 Cameron Green to Rashid Khan

SIX! Another attempted bouncer but this one was a half-tracker. Rashid latches onto it in a flash and nails his pull for a flat-six over mid-wicket. Staggering hitting!

17.1 Cameron Green to Rashid Khan

BUMPER! Starts off with a sharp bouncer around head-height, making Rashid smell the leather on that one, no run

Cameron Green, right arm medium fast, is into the attack

Rashid is mercilessly striking it all around the park and it would seem like he's taken a leaf out of Suryakumar's book. He's gotten his best score in IPL already and he's doing everything in his power to not let GT sink to a big loss.

End of over 17 (15 runs), Gujarat Titans 151/8

Alzarri Joseph 7(9)
Rashid Khan 41(17)
Chris Jordan 27/0

16.6 Chris Jordan to Alzarri Joseph

at the back of a length outside the off-stump. Punched through the covers but they don't take the single

16.5 Chris Jordan to Rashid Khan

at the back of a length on the off-stump line. Rashid pulls it in the gap at cow corner and David does well to cut it off from long-on, keeping it down to a single with some help from Behrendorff

16.4 Chris Jordan to Rashid Khan

FOUR! And now he's pulled out the Nat-meg! Attempted yorker from Jordan and Rashid manages to squeeze it out through his legs, somehow finding the fine leg boundary. For anyone who captained him in fantasy cricket, congratulations.

16.3 Chris Jordan to Rashid Khan

back of a length outside the off-stump. Rashid steps out to mistime his flat-batted hit to long-on. Denies the single.

10 off the first two deliveries and Jordan is under pressure now! The ball is being wiped vigorously too!

16.2 Chris Jordan to Rashid Khan

SIX! Anything SKY can do, I can do as well! Another short delivery outside off and Rashid was expecting it, sitting back to slash this over third man to clear the ropes

16.1 Chris Jordan to Rashid Khan

FOUR! Everything is touching is turning to gold. Can he do the unthinkable? At the back of a length this time, Rashid swats it through mid-wicket to give wide long-on no chance of stopping that one

Chris Jordan (2-0-12-0) is back into the attack

Timeout! We've not seen too many yorkers by Madhwal tonight and he shows that he is pretty good while bowling the others too! He finishes with an excellent spell and his two overs in the powerplay did wonders for the side! Four overs to go now and it'll be Jordan to bowl a couple surely. Who'll be handed the ball to bowl the others? MI need to close this off and should be targeting a win in excess of 60 runs surely. Anything lesser than that and they will feel that they will have missed out on a few NRR points.

End of over 16 (6 runs), Gujarat Titans 136/8

Alzarri Joseph 7(8)
Rashid Khan 26(12)
Akash Madhwal 31/3

15.6 Akash Madhwal to Alzarri Joseph

skidding on from the hard length to angle it into Joseph. Once again ricocheting off the pads to find its way to short third, no run

15.5 Akash Madhwal to Alzarri Joseph

FOUR! Full toss wide outside the off-stump, Joseph slaps it through the covers where Behrendorff does well to cover a lot of ground before putting in the dive to parry it back into play. All that effort is a valiant one in the end, because he was in contact with the ropes as he parried the ball back into play