Gujarat Titans manage four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in rain-interrupted IPL match

GT became the second team with 16 points, but leapfrogged Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) due to a better net run-rate. Meanwhile, MI fell to the fourth spot.

GT were cruising with only 49 runs to get off 36 deliveries in their chase of 156, before the momentum swung MI's way post the first of two rain delays, led by Jasprit Bumrah's double-strike. With two overs to go, another rain interruption that lasted over 30 minutes brought down GT's equation to 15 runs needed off just one more over.

An eventful last over then left GT with one run to get off the final ball, and a missed run-out chance from MI saw Arshad Khan and Rahul Tewatia take GT through to a famous win.

After GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and put MI in to bat, there was no shortage of drama in the powerplay.

Mohd. Siraj struck early as the in-form Ryan Rickelton hit one straight to Sai Sudharsan at cover on just the second delivery of the match. GT’s excitement was short-lived as Sudharsan dropped a catch two deliveries later to give Will Jacks a lifeline.

Purple Cap holder Prasidh Krishna held onto a catch at mid-off as Arshad Khan sent Rohit Sharma (7 off 8) back to leave MI at 26/2 in the 4th over. But GT’s rollercoaster with catches continued. Amidst Jacks and Surya Kumar Yadav’s flurry of boundaries came two more dropped catches, both at mid-wicket by Sai Kishore (Yadav) and Mohd. Siraj (Jacks), respectively, and MI ended the powerplay strongly at 56/2.

The batting duo continued to score freely and MI were sitting pretty at 89/2 at the halfway mark. Jacks then brought up his 50 off just 29 deliveries.

However, GT were determined not to let those dropped catches define their effort with the ball. Surya Kumar (35 off 24) was caught at long-off off Sai Kishore, thus ending a 71-run stand, before Jacks holed out in the deep off Rashid Khan and walked back for a well-made 53 off 35.

GT latched onto five catches in the space of six overs, and MI lost five wickets in the space of 26 runs, to be left reeling at 123/7 in the 17th over.

Corbin Bosch’s impressive cameo of 27(22), which included an audacious shot for six over backward point, helped MI to 155/8 after 20 overs.

Each of the six bowlers used by GT was among the wickets, with Sai Kishore (2/34) being the pick.

A spirited MI were quick off the blocks in their defence of 155, with Trent Boult getting the in-form Sudharsan (5 off 5) caught-behind with a lovely outswinger. Gill and Jos Buttler ensured GT did not lose more wickets in the powerplay, but found it tough with the ball moving around on a windy night in Mumbai, and GT crawled through to 29/1 after six overs.

They were rewarded for their patience, with the next 29 runs coming off just two overs, courtesy of an 11-ball eighth over from MI captain Hardik Pandya.

GT were cruising at 76/1 after 11 overs, with 80 runs more to get, before Ashwani Kumar - who came on as a concussion substitute for Bosch - dismissed Buttler for 30(27) right after Gill was dropped on 35 by Tilak Varma.

A quickfire 26 off 12 from Sherfane Rutherford meant that GT began to run away with the game, needing only 49 from the last six overs. But a rain interruption that lasted over 20 minutes came at an ideal time for MI. After the restart, Jasprit Bumrah castled Gill (43 off 46) with a peach, before Boult trapped Sherfane Rutherford (28 off 15) in front.

Bumrah worked his magic again to rattle Shahrukh Khan's stumps and finished with 2/19 in his four overs, before Ashwani Kumar got Rashid Khan's wicket, and GT were suddenly 126/6, with 30 to get off 16.

With 24 to get off the final two overs, the second rain interruption saw another over being reduced and GT required to score 15 runs off the last over. The most dramatic action of the game was reserved for the final over. Rahul Tewatia and Gerald Coetzee brought GT's equation down to just two runs needed in three deliveries from Deepak Chaha's final over, but the match still went down to the final delivery with Coetzee dismissed.

Arshad Khan set off for a single after hitting the final ball towards mid-off, where MI captain Hardik Pandya missed a direct-hit run-out chance with Khan well outside his crease, and GT clinched a win for the ages.

(With inputs from IPL website)