Jonny Bairstow, partnering with Rohit Sharma, is off to a flying start and giving Mumbai Indians the perfect platform in the IPL 2025 Eliminator against Gujarat Titans in Mullanpur
Mumbai Indians brought in Jonny Bairstow as a replacement for Ryan Rickelton -- and what a call that바카라™s turning out to be! The Englishman, who went unsold at the IPL 2025 auction just months ago, is off to a flying start alongside Rohit Sharma in this Eliminator clash against Gujarat Titans at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh.
Bairstow is known for his explosive opening partnerships, and he is back doing what he does best. This brings back memories of 2019, when he and David Warner smashed a 185-run opening stand for SRH, it was the highest ever partnership score in the league's history which was later broken by KL Rahul and Quinton De Kock.
In the eliminator match so far, Jonny Bairstow is playing like he never left the IPL -- hammering 44 off just 17 balls, including 4 fours and 3 sixes. His brutal 26-run assault on Prasidh Krishna in the 4th over has turned the heat up early.
Rohit Sharma, though lucky with two dropped chances, has capitalized with 33 off 19 balls, sweeping Sai Kishore for two fours and a six in the 6th over.
Just last season, Bairstow smashed a stunning century in Punjab Kings바카라™ highest chase of 262 against Kolkata Knight Riders. He now has 1,589 runs from 50 IPL games.
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik pandya own the toss and opted t bat first.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis(w), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
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