Who Won Yesterday’s IPL 2025 Eliminator? GT vs MI on May 30: Rohit Fires as Mumbai Indians Storm into Qualifier 2 with 20-Run Win over Gujarat Titans

Who Won Yesterday's IPL 2025 Eliminator? GT vs MI on May 30: In a thrilling knockout clash under the gleaming lights of the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Mumbai Indians showcased their pedigree as five-time champions by eliminating Gujarat Titans from IPL 2025 with a commanding 20-run win.

The Eliminator on May 30 was a high-octane affair, brimming with explosive stroke-play, tactical brilliance, and a flurry of wickets – all culminating in MI marching into the Qualifier 2 with confidence and flair.

Match Summary

• Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh
• Toss: Gujarat Titans won the toss and opted to bowl
• Result: Mumbai Indians won by 20 runs

Captains

• Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill
• Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya

Mumbai Indians Innings – 228/5 (20 Overs)

The MI innings was set alight by Rohit Sharma’s poetic strokeplay. After Gujarat’s captain Shubman Gill inserted them in to bat, MI’s new-look opening combo of Rohit and Jonny Bairstow wasted no time. Bairstow, despite playing his first match of the season, belted 47 off 22 balls, taking GT’s bowlers to the cleaners with brutal precision.

Rohit, however, was the linchpin. Timing the ball sweetly and exploiting gaps with finesse, he built his innings smartly before exploding in the death overs. Despite being handed a couple of lifelines in the field, he didn’t flinch, turning the tide firmly in MI’s favour. “Somewhere down the line you got to be lucky and today was that day for me,” he said post-match.

Suryakumar Yadav added a brisk 33, while Tilak Varma blazed away with a 25 off just 11 balls, earning him the Curvv Super Striker of the Match award with a blistering strike rate of 227. Hardik Pandya and Naman Dhir chipped in during the death overs as MI closed their innings at 228/5.

Gujarat Titans Bowling Summary

• Prasidh Krishna: 4-0-53-2
• Sai Kishore: 4-0-42-2
• Mohammed Siraj: 4-0-37-1
• Rashid Khan: 4-0-31-0
• Gerald Coetzee: 3-0-51-0
• Washington Sundar: 1-0-7-0

Gujarat Titans Innings – 208/6 (20 Overs)

Chasing 229 was never going to be easy, but Sai Sudharsan made a gallant effort with an elegant 80 off 49 balls, laced with 10 sweetly timed boundaries and a six. Despite losing captain Shubman Gill early to a peach from Trent Boult, Sudharsan and Washington Sundar steadied the ship and accelerated around the halfway mark.

Sundar, batting at No. 4, impressed with a flamboyant 48 off 24 balls, keeping the chase alive. However, crucial wickets at key junctures – including Sudharsan’s dismissal in the 16th over and Rutherford’s in the 18th – stalled GT’s momentum.

Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan tried to swing the match back in GT’s favour, but the ever-reliable Bumrah delivered yet again, finishing with 2/27 and a staggering 11 dot balls, earning him the honour of Most Dot Balls in the match.

Mumbai Indians Bowling Summary

• Trent Boult: 4-0-56-2
• Jasprit Bumrah: 4-0-27-1
• Richard Gleeson: 3.3-0-39-1
• Hardik Pandya: 3-0-37-0
• Mitchell Santner: 1-0-10-1
• Ashwani Kumar: 3.3-0-28-1
• Naman Dhir: 1-0-9-0

Top Performers

• Most Runs for GT: Sai Sudharsan – 80 (49 balls)
• Most Runs for MI: Rohit Sharma – 81 (50 balls)
• Most Wickets for GT: Prasidh Krishna & Sai Kishore – 2 each
• Most Wickets for MI: Boult – 2/56

GT vs MI: IPL 2025 Award Winners (₹1 Lakh each)

• Curvv Super Striker of the Match: Tilak Varma (MI) – Strike Rate: 227
• My11Circle Fantasy King of the Match: Rohit Sharma (MI)
• Angel One Most Sixes: Rohit Sharma (MI) – 4 Sixes
• Rupay On-The-Go Fours: Sai Sudharsan (GT) – 10 Fours
• Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma (MI)

Captain’s Corner

Hardik Pandya (MI): “The way Jonny batted and started... for him to make his debut for us, it’s a special franchise. The way Ro batted, it was beautiful. We held our nerves. Jassi being Jassi. Ashwani... everyone chipped in well. It’s very simple – whenever you think the game is going away, just bring in Bumrah. It’s like Mumbai housing prices – he’s that expensive.”

Shubman Gill (GT): “Brilliant game of cricket, we were right in it. Definitely not easy when we drop 3 sitters. Message was simple – just play the game you want to play. Because of the dew, the wicket did become little easier for us. 210 would've been par.”

Rohit Sharma (MI): “Good day for us as a team. Really proud of a complete team effort. I had to make the most of the luck. I am glad I could do that. It was going to be challenging with the dew. The bowlers held their nerves really well. Jonny... never looked like he was playing the first game.”

GT vs MI Turning Point

The defining moment of the match arguably came in the 18th over of the MI innings. With Rohit set and looking to tee off, Gujarat dropped a sitter – his third reprieve of the innings. Rohit capitalised fully, smashing two more boundaries in the same over. That over added 17 runs and took MI past 200, turning the momentum irreversibly in their favour. “I got lucky as those catches were dropped. But even after that you got to play.”

GT vs MI Unsung Hero

Richard Gleeson might not have set the field ablaze, but his 3.3 overs included crucial wickets and dot deliveries at crunch moments. Especially his dismissal of the well-set Sai Sudharsan in the 16th over stymied GT’s hopes. Gleeson’s intelligent variations and calmness under pressure made him MI’s quiet match-winner.

Playing XI

• Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
• Impact Substitute: Sherfane Rutherford (GT)
• Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson.
• Impact Substitute: Ashwani Kumar (MI)