Twitter Reactions: Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Titans to move closer to playoffs

Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Titans by 27 runs in match 57.

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The breathtaking action continued in the Indian Premier League 2023 as Mumbai Indians hosted Gujarat Titans in match 57 on Friday, May 12 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and invited Mumbai to bat first.

MI openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan got their team off to a great start as they added 61 runs for the first wicket off 37 balls. Their partnership was broken by Rashid Khan who dismissed both Rohit (29 off 18) and Kishan (31 off 20) in the seventh over of the innings.

Suryakumar Yadav walked in at number three and got involved in a 65-run stand with Vishnu Vinod (30 off 20) off 42 balls for the fourth wicket. Mohit Sharma brought his side back into the game by breaking the partnership and getting Vinod out before he could hurt Titans more.

Following his dismissal, Suryakumar Yadav played one of the best knocks of his career and brought up his maiden IPL hundred scoring 103* off 49 balls smashing 11 fours and six sixes in his innings. Courtesy of his splendid knock, MI posted a massive total of 218/5 on the board. Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers for GT as he picked 4/30 in his four-over spell.

In reply, Gujarat got off to a miserable start as they lost their in-form batter Wriddhiman Saha in the second over itself with Akash Madhwal getting him out Leg Before Wicket (LBW). Captain Hardik Pandya also couldn’t do much and departed after scoring 4 off 3 in the third over.

Gujarat were in all sorts of trouble as Madhwal returned in the fourth over and destroyed the stumps of Shubman Gill (6 off 9). Vijay Shankar (29 off 14) also lost his stumps against Piyush Chawla to leave his team reeling at 48/4 in 6.1 overs.

Rashid Khan's spectacular all-round show goes in vain

David Miller (41 off 26) and Rahul Tewatia (14 off 13) kept their team’s hopes alive with a 45-run stand off 29 balls. However, after their dismissals on consecutive deliveries, Gujarat were staring down the barrel at 100/7 after 12.1 overs. When everything seemed over for GT, Rashid Khan rose to the occasion and played a blistering knock of 79 off 32 balls clobbering three fours and ten sixes in his innings. 

Gujarat were able to salvage some pride due to Rashid and managed to reach 191/8 in their allotted 20 overs handing a 27-run victory to Mumbai. Akash Madhwal was the pick of the bowlers for MI (3/31) while Kumar Kartikeya (2/37, 3 overs) and Piyush Chawla (2/36) picked up two wickets each. Following their win, Mumbai climbed to the third spot on the points table with 14 points to their name while Gujarat maintained their top spot with 16 points.

Here's how Twitter reacted to Mumbai's thumping victory:

mmbangwa
Mpumelelo Mbangwa@mmbangwa
Incredible Rashid Khan! What a game he’s had!! #MIvsGT #IPL
11:29 PM · May 12, 2023
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iamyusufpathan
Yusuf Pathanverified@iamyusufpathan
Congratulations @mipaltan on reclaiming the third spot at the business end of the tournament. @rashidkhan_19 was incredible with his all-round effort. #IPL2023 #MIvGT
11:29 PM · May 12, 2023
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s_badrinath
S.Badrinathverified@s_badrinath
Rashid Khan is my man of the match for tonight! What an incredible all round performance #MIvGT @rashidkhan_19 👏
11:29 PM · May 12, 2023
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yuzi_chahal
Yuzvendra Chahalverified@yuzi_chahal
gujarat_titans
Gujarat Titansverified@gujarat_titans
RRRashid bhai jordaar! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #MI- 88/3 (9 overs) #MIvGT | #AavaDe | #TATAIPL2023
11:12 PM · May 12, 2023
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Vector_45R
VECTOR⁴⁵🕉️@Vector_45R
No Jofra, No boom No problem Rohit Sharma is winning matches with a pathetic bowling lineup. Never ever dare to doubt Rohit Sharma- The Captain! #MIvsGT
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11:29 PM · May 12, 2023
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ok_uk_
ஒத்த கை உலககோப்பைverified@ok_uk_
Great Innings #Rashid 🔥🔥🔥💪 #MIvsGT
11:29 PM · May 12, 2023
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Bloody_Expiry
Mʀ.Exᴘɪʀʏ@Bloody_Expiry
We are coming to Playoffs da maakans 🤘 #MIvsGT
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11:30 PM · May 12, 2023
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AnkitSharma8878
ANKIT SHARMA@AnkitSharma8878
WE WIN 💙 MUMBAI INDIANS MOVES TO THIRD IN THE POINTS TABLE. #MIvsGT
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11:32 PM · May 12, 2023
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harimasss24
ROLEX Hari 🦂🔥@harimasss24
MI is the only team to defeat GT twice!! 🔥😍 #MumbaiIndians @mipaltan #MIvsGT
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11:32 PM · May 12, 2023
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itfaa2015
ritika das@itfaa2015
Fought like a true champion. This is how defending champions play like! #MIvsGT
11:35 PM · May 12, 2023
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yourtopicyt
Your Topic@yourtopicyt
Rashid Khan batting - bowling 🔥🔥 #MIvsGT
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11:35 PM · May 12, 2023
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CLyadav001
Anshu Yadav❣️@CLyadav001
Rashid Khan showing his all-round skills in Mumbai. #MIvsGT #CricketTwitter
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11:35 PM · May 12, 2023
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Shekar4266
Chandra Shekar@Shekar4266
Hardik Pandya said, "Suryakumar Yadav is one of the best. If you don't execute your plans, he'll get better off you". #MIvsGT
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11:35 PM · May 12, 2023
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NiteshKtweet
Nitesh Kumar 🇮🇳@NiteshKtweet
Today's 💯 from SKY is very special for him as it is his first in IPL and helped MI to win this match. But I think RASHID KHAN deserve the MoM award of this match 👏👏, incredible performance from him 🔥🔥🔥 4 wickets and then 79 runs in just 32 balls 😱😱🔥 #MIvsGT #RashidKhan
11:35 PM · May 12, 2023
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aajkiladkii
it's A girl@aajkiladkii
Appreciation Tweet For Champion Rashid Khan 💯🔥 Rashid You Beauty What a player Bowling 🔥 4/30 Fielding 🔥 Batting 🔥 79 off 32 10sixes Human being ❤️ Perfect Combination of True Champion..🏆 He Deserves award Like MOM , HST Of the match #MIvsGT #GTvMI #MIvGT
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11:35 PM · May 12, 2023
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