Who will win GL vs MI, IPL 2017 35th Match?
Gujarat Lions will be up against the Mumbai Indians in match no. 35 of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2017. Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot is set to be the venue for this upcoming contest. Live telecast of the action is scheduled to begin at 8 PM local time.
GL vs MI 35th Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
The pitch at the SCA has been great for batting and has produced some big first-innings scores this IPL. And also since the side batting first has won the last two matches here, the team that wins the toss on Saturday night will probably elect to bat first and will look to put the scoreboard pressure on the opposition. Gujarat Lions have played four matches at this ground this year and have won the toss in last three of them. We therefore predict the hosts to win the toss in this match.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and prediction for GL vs MI, IPL 2017 35th match....
GL Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Gujarat Lions have brought young allrounder Ankit Soni in place of chinaman Shivil Kaushik who has not been able to create much of an impact this season of the IPL. James Faulkner did a good job with the ball against RCB and he is likely to retain his place ahead of Dwayne Smith.
Key Players
The big runs are expected to come off the bats of Suresh Raina, Brendon McCullum and Dinesh Karthik, all three of whom have had good hits this IPL. The skipper is averaging 62 and he regained the orange cap in the last game against RCB. McCullum has a score of 64 in the reverse fixture and Aaron Finch too has returned to form. When it comes to bowling, the spotlight is going to be on none other than Andrew Tye who nearly took his second hat-trick of the season the other night. The Australian paceman has now taken 12 wickets from 5 matches and the Lions will want him to be at his best against the Mumbai Indians.
Recent Form
Gujarat Lions have managed to escape from the bottom of the points table after thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in their previous game. With two wins in their last three games, they have now moved up to the sixth place with six points.
GL Predicted Playing 11
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SK Raina (c), BB McCullum, AJ Finch, Ishan Kishan, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik (wk), JP Faulkner, AJ Tye, Basil Thampi, NB Singh, Ankit Soni
MI Team News & Playing 11
Team News
There are no injuries in the side and the team is unlikely to make any changes to their lineup despite a three-run loss at the hands of Rising Pune Supergiant in the last match.
Key Players
Rohit Sharma returned to form and he nearly took his team over the line with a valuable fifty in the last game against RPS. Nitish Rana has been consistent this season with three fifties under his belt and one can expect another good knock from him in this match. Mitchell McClenaghan and Jasprit Bumrah are the players to watch out for with the ball. The Kiwi fast bowler is among the leading wicket-takers of the season with 12 wickets while the local boy has been quite accurate with his lines and lengths.
Recent Form
As always, Mumbai Indians are playing quality cricket and are currently second on the IPL leaderboard with six wins and two losses from eight league matches. However, their six-match winning streak was snapped by the Rising Pune Supergiant in the last game. It has been an allround performance from them so far with batsmen and bowlers backing each other up.
MI Predicted Playing 11
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RG Sharma (c), PA Patel (wk), JC Buttler, N Rana, KV Sharma, KA Pollard, HH Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, MJ McClenaghan, MG Johnson, JJ Bumrah.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
GL: W L W L L
MI: L W W W W
GL vs MI Head to Head
Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Lions have played three matches against each other in the Indian Premier League. While the Lions had won the first two of them in the previous edition, MI won the third and the most recent encounter by six wickets at the Wankhede earlier in the season. The two teams will be meeting for the first time at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
GL vs MI Betting Odds
Mumbai Indians have been on a roll in this season of the Indian Premier League. They have been ticking all the boxes and there seems to be no major flaw in the side. Bookmakers feel confident of yet another victory for MI who are favorites to win this match at 1.92 with 1xbet. Gujarat Lions, on the flipside, have not been able to make a mark this year and are struggling to gain momentum. Betfair has the hosts as outsiders at 2.02 despite their big win over RCB in the last match.
GL vs MI Prediction
Beating an in-form side like Mumbai Indians will be a very tough ask for Suresh Raina's men. They are unarguably the most formidable batting unit this season but it is their bowling that has been their weak link. Their bowlers will have to play above their potential if they are to have any kind of chance against the two-time champions. Very rarely do Mumbai Indians falter with the bat which brings more bad news for the Lions.
MI have also been impressive away from home, winning two out of the three games they have played so far while the Lions have a poor home record with five defeats in their last six matches. Mumbai Indians emerged winners in the reverse fixture and we predict them to win this second round as well.
Final Verdict: Back Mumbai Indians to beat Gujarat Lions in the 35th match of IPL 2017 at 1.92 with 1xbet.
Apr 29, 2017
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium - Rajkot, India
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