India, May 31 -- Mumbai Indians, led by Hardik Pandya, might have irked out a 20-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2025 Eliminator on Friday in Mullanpur but the five-time champions would be the first one to accept that they were in one hell of a fight for a place in Qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings. Gujarat Titans tried their best to chase down 229 and for the bulk of the contest, the 2022 champions were in with more than a shout to upset the Mumbai Indians.

Despite losing Shubman Gill in the opening over of their chase, Gujarat Titans were up with the asking run rate as Sai Sudharsan (80) and Washington Sundar (48) put on 84 runs for the third wicket. When Sundar and Sudharsan were going strong at the crease, Mumbai Indians head c...