IPL 9, Match 54: GL v MI Live social feeds

Playing XI-

Gujarat Lions:

Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina (C), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Aaron Finch, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Eklavya Dwivedi, Praveen Kumar, Shadab Jakati, Dhawal Kulkarni

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma (C), Martin Guptill, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jos Buttler (wk), Nitish Rana, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah

Ambati Rayudu is injured and thus Mumbai was forced to make a change and all-rounder Hardik Pandya comes in for him. Being asked to bat first MI captain Rohit Sharma said: “We watched a few footage as how the last game panned out. Looks like a good batting track and we have to post a good total and defend it later on. we have made one change. Rayudu is injured and Hardik Pandya takes his place. We have to keep doing what we’ve been doing as a team.”

After winning the toss GL skipper Suresh Raina said: “We gonna bowl first. Wicket looks really good for batting. We need to stick to the same plan and we need to bowl well. We are playing with the same side. We have to keep calm and stick to our strengths.”

In IPL 9 match no. 54 Gujarat Lions host the Mumbai Indians at the Green Park, Kanpur. Gujarat Lions won the toss and have decided to bowl first.