GT vs MI: Gujarat Titans (GT) will lock horns with Mumbai Indians (MI) in the fifth match of IPL 2024. The game will go all guns blazing at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 24, Sunday at 7:30 PM (IST).

The Ahmedabad-based franchise made their IPL debut in 2022 season. Notably, they won the title in their debut season under Hardik Pandya's captaincy. In the subsequent season, they made it to the final but lost to Chennai Super Kings. On the other hand, MI are one of the most successful teams in the IPL with five trophies.

MI qualified for the playoffs last season by finishing fourth on the points table. In fact, they knocked Lucknow Super Giants out of the competition in the Eliminator but lost to GT in the second qualifier. Let's now stroll at the four batsmen from both teams who can pile up the most runs in the fifth match of the tournament.

1. Shubman Gill: Shubman Gill will be leading GT in the next season after Hardik Pandya was traded to Mumbai Indians in a historic deal. The youngster has never had the taste of captaincy at the domestic or international level and it will be quite interesting to see how he ticks the boxes in the areas of batting and captaincy.

Apart from leading the team, he is expected to lead the batting attack by example. He won the Orange Cap last season for scoring 890 runs in 17 games, laced with three centuries.

2. Rohit Sharma: MI think tank took a bold call by naming Hardik Pandya as the new captain. Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, MI won five titles. His batting form hasn't been up to the mark in the last few seasons but with no added burden on his shoulders this time around, he will be expressing himself as a pure batsman in the upcoming season. The senior pro scored 6211 runs at an average of 29.6 and a strike rate of 130, including 1 century and 42 fifties.

3. David Miller: David Miller has been one of the crucial performers for the Ahmedabad-based franchise in the last two seasons. The South African international who is known for his hard-hitting abilities has helped GT ace the run chases by playing according to the situation.

He might not have played many big knocks but played several substantial cameos for the team when it mattered the most. Overall, he scored 740 runs in 32 appearances for GT including two fifties.

4. Suryakumar Yadav: It is no secret that Suryakumar Yadav has been the ultimate batting weapon for Mumbai Indians over the last few seasons now. Popularly known as India's Mr 360 because of his ability to play shots all around the ground, Suryakumar will be licking his lips to score a chunk of runs for the team in IPL 2024.

The 33-year-old, who is the No.1 batter in ICC T20I rankings is the player to watch out for against GT. He mustered 3249 runs at an average of 31.9 and a strike rate of 143.3, laced with 1 century and 21 fifties.