India, May 31 -- Mumbai Indians stayed alive in the race for the final after defeating Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator in Mullanpur on Saturday. After opting to bat, MI were dominant from ball one, with Jonny Bairstow - the franchise's debutant for the marquee clash - turning up the heat with a lightning-quick 47 off 22 balls. Rohit Sharma, meanwhile, got two reprieves early in his innings as he was dropped twice before scoring a brilliant 81 off 50 balls.

Ravichandran Ashwin, India's former spinner who plays for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, made an interesting observation about MI's lucky reprieves in the Eliminator match. The spinner drew parallels from his own experience facing MI during a 2018 match to illustrate his point. ...