It seems like the rain could spoil the taste of the all-important second qualifier between the Gujarat Titans and the Mumbai Indians. The match is to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today from 7.30 PM. At the time of filling this copy, it’s raining at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Subsequently, a section of cricket fans immediately rushed to the micro-blogging site Twitter to react with some hilarious and interesting reactions. Some of the fans speculated a lot of assumptions amidst the rain at the stadium as it is still not clear if the match would be played or not.
Here’s how fans reacted:
— arnav.🏏 (@Cricket_Arnav) May 26, 2023
CSK fans didn't want MI to reach Finals.
— JP Chadda (@JP_Chadda) May 26, 2023
Lagata hai stadium ke bahar Wale fans ki badlua lagi hai 🤨
— $o7fan (@StkkoN52126) May 26, 2023
No reserve day.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 26, 2023
If 5 over is not possible then Super over at 12.50 am, if that is not possible GT in final
I know many will agree with me : Rain favours GT
— Santhosh Muthukumaran 📈🎋 💮 (@_MarketMaps) May 26, 2023
Fans who stood in line for hours & bought tickets of 5k to watch qualifier 2.
— Shakti Man 💥 (@IamShaktiMann) May 26, 2023
Meanwhile fans now when it raining : pic.twitter.com/CHuAPRIOSK
The stadium is 10 km from my home, and rain is quite heavy here
— Tejas (@cricket__143) May 26, 2023
CSK fans crying 😂😂😂😂
— Himank (@hitmank45) May 26, 2023
Disadvantage for GT cause their main Bowlers are spinners it will be difficult for spinners to grip the wet ball
— Ethan Hunt (@Huntlondon46) May 26, 2023
Hope it rains till 11
— Deepak Sharma (@deeppaaakkk) May 26, 2023
Mi is out of the league already then😭😭😭😭😭
— 🐐 (@sportyzzz527) May 26, 2023
— Nikhil (@Attitudist) May 26, 2023
Earlier in the playoffs, Gujarat Titans played against Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier of the tournament; the four-time champions Chennai Super Kings defeated the defending champions Gujarat Titans by a margin of 15 runs in the first qualifier to become the first team to reach the final of this season of the Indian Premier League.
Now, MS Dhoni’s men will take on the winning side of the second qualifier of the tournament between the Gujarat Titans and the Mumbai Indians.
Here’s a look at the predicted playing XIs of GT and MI for the second qualifier:
GT:
Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, and Mohammed Shami.
MI:
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, and Akash Madhwal.
GT vs MI, Qualifier 2, Details of the match:
Venue – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Timings and Date – 26th of May, 7.30 PM (Indian Premier League)
Broadcast Details – Television: Star Sports Network, Digital: Jio Cinema.