Mullanpur, May 30 -- A clutch half-century from Rohit Sharma and fine finishing from Tilak Varma and skipper Hardik Pandya powered Mumbai Indians (MI) to a massive 228/5 in their 20 overs against Gujarat Titans (GT) in their eliminator on Friday at Mullanpur.

GT needs to score 229 runs to secure a position in Qualifier two against Punjab Kings (PBKS) and a shot at the final.

After electing to bat first, MI was off to a fine start thanks to their attacking opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Jonny Bairstow.

Rohit smashed two fours against Mohammed Siraj in the third over. But it was nothing compared to what Bairstow unleashed on Prasidh Krishna in the next over, smashing him for three sixes and a four, bringing up MI's fifty-run mark in 3....