Asked to bat first, hosts Gujarat Titans (GT) set a target of 196 runs for Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. While chasing, Mohammed Siraj opened the bowling and clean-bowled 'Hitman' Rohit Sharma in the very first over.
The crowd in Ahmedabad erupted in loud cheers as their team's pacer took the key wicket. However, many on social media deemed this wicket significant, especially since Rohit had dropped Siraj from Team India's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad.
Rohit Sharma started strong, hitting Siraj for back-to-back fours. However, Siraj had the last laugh. He delivered a length ball around off, which skidded through and sneaked past Rohit's defense, clipping the top of the bails. A slight nip back in¡ªjust enough to beat the bat¡ªmade it a perfect delivery from Siraj.
As soon as the wicket fell, fans took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to discuss the dismissal and recall Rohit's past comments about Siraj, including the reasons he gave for not selecting him for the Champions Trophy in Dubai. With Team India already missing Jasprit Bumrah and just welcoming back an injured Mohammed Shami, the debate gained traction.?
One fan wrote, "Siraj taking Rohit Sharma's wicket is peak cinema!"
Another said, "Ha bhai, kya bol raha tha? ¡®Siraj was not effective in the Powerplay¡¯?¡±
One sarcastically remarked, "What captain Rohit Sharma does for Team India is incredible¡ Got out to Siraj just to boost his confidence!"?
Interestingly, Siraj struck again, clean bowling the other MI opener Ryan Rickelton for 6 off 9. He celebrated the wicket with a signature CR7 celebration, electrifying the Ahmedabad crowd, who erupted in cheers.
Currently, after 5 overs, MI has managed to score 44 runs after losing both their openers to Siraj.?Mumbai Indians need 155 runs in 91 balls to win this clash.
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna?
Impact Subs: Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Phillips, Ishant Sharma, Anuj Rawat, Washington Sundar?
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Satyanarayana Raju?
Impact Subs: Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks?
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