Match 5: Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will start their IPL 2024 campaign against Gujarat Titans (GT) in match number five of the season at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, March 24.
Mumbai Indians will be led by Hardik Pandya who was traded from Gujarat Titans ahead of the IPL 2024. Former captain Rohit Sharma will play as a specialist batter. Shubman Gill has been named the new captain of Gujarat Titans who have played in both the IPL finals since coming into existence in 2022.
Star batter Suryakumar Yadav is expected to be unavailable for Mumbai Indians in their opener due to his ankle injury. Gujarat Titans will also be without their pace spearhead Mohammed Shami, and uncapped youngster Robin Minz. Both the players have been ruled out of the entire tournament.
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Pitch Report
The venue has five black soil pitches and six red soil pitches. The black soil pitches offer better bounce compared to the red soil pitches, which dry soon and support the spinners. The black soil pitches allow the balls to come nicely on the bat, allowing batters to play their shot freely. In recent matches, the batters have scored freely when batting first at the venue.
Ahmedabad Weather Report on Sunday, March 24
No chances of rain in Ahmedabad on Sunday, March 24. The humidity level will be close to 24 percent, and the temperature will hover around 36 degree celsius. The wind speed will be 13 km/h at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Where to watch MI vs GT IPL 2024 fifth match?
JioCinema app and website will live stream all the IPL 2024 matches including MI vs GT Match 5 for free.
IPL 2024 Live Streaming details: Where to watch IPL 2024 matches for free?
Users can download the JioCinema app from App Store/Play Store and live stream the matches for free. They can also login to the official website of JioCinema. https://www.jiocinema.com/sports
Which TV channel will show IPL 2024 matches?
The Star Network has secured the rights to broadcast all IPL 2024 matches on TV. Viewers can catch IPL 2024 action on the Star Sports network.
Utkarsh Singh Mykhel
source: mykhel.com