Mumbai Indians have suffered their second consecutive defeat in IPL 2025. Gujarat Titans defeated MI by 36 runs. Earlier, Mumbai had to face defeat by 4 wickets at the hands of CSK. This was also the first time in IPL 2025 when the Mumbai team was playing under the captaincy of Hardik. Let us remind you that Hardik made a comeback in the match against Gujarat after completing a one-match ban. Captain Pandya looked very disappointed after the defeat against GT.
Hardik Pandya told the reason for the defeat
In the post-match presentation, Hardik Pandya told that small mistakes made by the team have become the reason for his team’s defeat. He said, “We made very small mistakes, which cost us 20-25 runs, which is a lot in a T20 match. The opening batsmen of Gujarat Titans batted well, they made very few mistakes, played very well and were able to score runs by playing shots without risk.” This work will have to be done in the future
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik said that this is still the beginning of IPL 2025 and a lot is yet to be tested. He also said that the batsmen will have to understand their responsibility as soon as possible. Hardik also stressed that catching the slower balls on this pitch was the most difficult task. If we look at the statistics, 37 slower balls were bowled by Mumbai, in which they got only one wicket. On the other hand, Gujarat bowlers bowled 32 slower balls, in which they took 3 wickets.
Gujarat Titans have scored a hat-trick of wins against MI at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Gujarat has defeated Mumbai in all the last three matches here. At the same time, Gujarat’s win-loss record against Mumbai at the Narendra Modi Stadium has now become 4-2.
