Gujarat Titans Beat Mumbai Indians to Reach Top of IPL Table

Gujarat Titans have defeated Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and climbed to the top of the points table.

The match was affected by rain, and Gujarat won by three wickets using the DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) method. They were given a target of 147 runs in 19 overs, which they successfully chased.

Earlier, Mumbai scored 155 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Will Jacks was the top scorer for Mumbai with 53 runs.

This was Gujarat’s eighth win of the season, and they now have 16 points with a net run rate of +0.793. With this win, they moved past Royal Challengers Bangalore to take the top spot. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians are now in fourth place with seven wins and five losses from 12 matches. Their winning streak of six matches came to an end with this loss.

The game had a dramatic finish. Rain interrupted the match after the 18th over when Gerald Coetzee and Rahul Tewatia were both on 5 runs. At that time, Gujarat were 132/6 and needed 24 runs from the last two overs to win. After the rain delay, the target was revised to 147 runs in 19 overs under the DLS method, which Gujarat managed to reach and secure victory.