IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians' defeat to GT adds fuel to fire; fans troll MI & CSK's performance

Mumbai Indians (MI) have had a rough start in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, suffering a 36-run defeat to Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This marks their second consecutive loss in the tournament.

GT dominated the match, with Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj picking up two wickets each, while Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore and Kagiso Rabada chipped in with one wicket each. GT had requested a black soil pitch, and they made full use of it, outplaying MI convincingly.

MI lose, but CSK gets trolled too

Following the game, fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to troll MI for their back-to-back defeats. However, they also dragged Chennai Super Kings (CSK) into the discussion, as both five-time champions lost their matches¡ªMI to GT and CSK to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Interestingly, both MI and CSK were chasing an identical target of 197 but failed to reach it.

One fan wrote, "CSK & MI fans watching their team chase 197."

CSK & MI fans watching their team chase 197

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Another posted, "5-time Champions CSK at 8. 5-time Champions MI at 9."

- 5 time Champions CSK at 8.

- 5 time Champions MI at 9. pic.twitter.com/nfPPijhQS6

¡ª Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 29, 2025

"CSK playing the worst, but MI also playing the worst at the same time," another user commented.

CSK Playing worst but MI also playing worst at same time. pic.twitter.com/alQCxkS5W0

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"MI and CSK fans' condition right now," wrote one fan, sharing a meme.

MI and CSK fans condition right now pic.twitter.com/jLhbEFA2s5

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"This season, CSK and MI are playing like RCB, while RCB is playing like CSK and MI," another fan joked.

This season CSk and MI playing like RCB . RCB playing like CSk and MI . ???#IPL2025

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¡ª Suresh balaji (@surbalutwt) March 29, 2025

GT vs MI match summary

For GT, Sai Sudharsan's 63 off 41 balls powered them to 196/8, with valuable contributions from Shubman Gill (38) and Jos Buttler (39). MI skipper Hardik Pandya, returning to action against his former team, took two wickets but couldn¡¯t stop MI¡¯s collapse.

In the chase, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj starred with two-wicket hauls. Siraj removed Rohit Sharma (8) and Ryan Rickelton (6) early, putting MI on the back foot. Tilak Varma (39 off 36) and Suryakumar Yadav (48 off 28) tried to revive the innings but fell short. Kagiso Rabada delivered the final blow, dismissing Hardik Pandya (11) in the 17th over, sealing MI's fate.

Thrilling the home crowd with a performance to cherish ?

Gujarat Titans get their #TATAIPL 2025 campaign off the mark ?

Scorecard ? https://t.co/lDF4SwnuVR #GTvMI | @gujarat_titans pic.twitter.com/iy60R0cOwZ

¡ª IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 29, 2025

Teams

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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