GT vs MI: Revealed – Who are the impact players nominated by GT and MI in match 5 of IPL 2024

Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians open their campaign in the ongoing IPL 2024 with a mouth-watering clash between themselves. The much-awaited GT vs MI match is scheduled to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The match will mark the start of a new journey for both teams. Both teams have a new captain for the ongoing season. Hardik Pandya will be leading Mumbai Indians after leading Gujarat Titans in the last two seasons. He replaced Rohit Sharma who led Mumbai for ten long years.

Pandya will be under immense pressure right from the word go and will have to deliver as captain after replacing one of IPL’s most successful captains of all time. By doing well for Gujarat, Pandya has shown that he can excel as a captain and will be keen to replicate that success with Mumbai Indians as well.

On the other hand, Shubman Gill has been named as Gujarat Titans’ captain. The right-handed batsman has never led a team on the big stage and will be looking to make an impression as a captain in IPL 2024. The India opener had a stunning season with the bat last year and would be keen to lead from the very front this season.

GT vs MI: Impact players

MI captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to field first in the GT vs MI clash. Speaking at toss, the India allrounder said: “We are gonna bowl first. Looks like a decent track, might get better if dew comes. Feels good to be back. My birthplace is in Gujarat, very grateful to this state. My cricketing birth happened in Mumbai, happy to be back. It’s been two weeks we started the camp.

“Boys are eager to perform. We had wonderful practice matches. The excitement is a different feeling. We have four quicks, three spinners and seven batters. Making sure all the departments are looked after,” he added.

GT captain Shubman Gill said: “Feels exciting to captain in a stadium where I have enjoyed a lot of success. The support has been tremendous. I was a week prior before this game, played a practice match. We have got three players making debuts for GT – Umesh, Johnson and Omarzai. “

Here are the impact players nominated by both the teams for the GT vs MI clash:

Gujarat Titans Subs: BR Sharath, Mohit Sharma, Manav Suthar, Abhinav Manohar, Noor Ahmad

Mumbai Indians Subs: Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi