India, March 29 -- Gujarat Titans (GT) face Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 9 of the ongoing IPL 2025 season, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will also see Hardik Pandya return to the place where the booing and hate towards him first began. It was over a year ago when a hostile reception in Ahmedabad welcomed their former skipper, who left them after two excellent seasons. His return to MI wasn't well-received by GT fans, and what followed was continuous boos in most of the IPL venues.

The MI skipper missed the first match of the season, and will return to action on Saturday, with both bat and ball. Speaking ahead of the match, MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene said, "Fans are fans and the emotions are part of it and I'm...