5 players to watch out for in the GT vs MI IPL 2025 match

The 9th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season will witness the Gujarat Titans (GT) hosting the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 29 March, 2025. Incidentally, both these teams are coming into this match after conceding poor losses in their respective previous games in the T20 competition. It was yet another challenging start for the IPL 2022 champions this year as the Gujarat Titans suffered a 11-run defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings while Mumbai Indians ended up losing their first match yet again this time against Chennai Super Kings. In this article post, we will take a look at the top five key players to watch out for in the GT vs MI IPL 2025 match. 

Top five contenders to watch out for in the GT vs MI IPL 2025 match

1. Deepak Chahar

While making his debut for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025, right-arm pacer Deepak Chahar had a brilliant start to his campaign with regards to his individual performance. The majority of the Mumbai Indians batting line-up failed to contribute the goods in the El Clasico against Chennai Super Kings after which Chahar came to the rescue. The former CSK cricketer smashed a quick-fire cameo of 28 runs off only 15 balls that helped Mumbai Indians reach a fighting total of 155 runs. He also picked up the opening wicket of Rahul Tripathi in the second innings. In his IPL career so far, Deepak has taken a total of 78 wickets in 82 matches at a fine economy of 7.99.

2. Shubman Gill 

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill came into the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League on the back of some impressive performances in international cricket. However, he failed to continue his impressive form in the first match of IPL 2025 against Punjab Kings. Shubman did get a start of 33 runs off just 14 balls that comprised of 2 fours and 3 sixes, but eventually he failed to convert it into a big innings. He ended up scoring a total of 426 runs from 12 games in IPL 2024 at a fine strike-rate of close to 150 that included 2 fifties and 1 hundred. The right-handed GT opener won the Orange Cap in IPL 2023 where he managed to smash a mammoth tally of 890 runs in 17 matches at an average of nearly 60.

3. Hardik Pandya

Mumbai Indians will surely be feeling very much high on confidence with the return of their skipper and premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya for their second match in IPL 2025 scheduled against Gujarat Titans starting on Saturday. Despite a poor performance in the previous edition of the IPL, Hardik played crucial roles both with the bat and ball during India's famous triumphs at the T20 World Cup 2024 and ICC Champions Trophy 2025. While talking about Hardik Pandya stats in IPL history, he has notched up 2525 runs at a strike-rate of 145.62 that includes as many as 10 half-centuries. Pandya has also taken a total of 64 wickets from 137 games at an economy of 9.10. He will be a key player to watch out for in the Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2025 match. 

4. Kagiso Rabada

It was a really tough day at office for the Gujarat Titans bowlers during their opening game of IPL 2025 against Punjab Kings at the very same venue. However, GT will be hoping that their premier pacer Kagiso Rabada comes good against the Mumbai Indians after picking just a single wicket and conceding as many as 41 runs in his four over against Punjab Kings. Rabada has the ability to pick wickets at regular basis across the three formats of the game. In his IPL career so far, the South African speedster has taken a total of 118 wickets from 81 matches at a fantastic economy of 8.5. 

5. Suryakumar Yadav

Mumbai Indians stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav failed to convert his start of 29 runs in the last match against Chennai Super Kings after he fell prey to MS Dhoni's lightning fast stumping. He will be hoping to come back strongly against Gujarat Titans and he will enjoy playing on the flat pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Suryakumar had an excellent IPL 2024 season with the bat for the Mumbai Indians as he notched up a fine tally of 345 runs from 11 games at a remarkable strike-rate of close to 170 that consisted of 3 fifties and 1 hundred.