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Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is all set to observe the Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians clash of IPL 2024. The 5th match of IPL 2024 takes place on Sunday, March 24. While Shubman Gill leads Gujarat Titans, Hardik Pandya is the skipper of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024.
Hardik Pandya will have a challenging time on the field. Pandya, who led GT in the previous two seasons, will face them as MI skipper in the opening game of IPL 2024. The GT vs MI will be a thrilling clash to watch out for.
Last season, Gujarat Titans got the better of Mumbai Indians by crushing them in Qualifier 2. With the victory, GT won a place in the final and displaced MI out of the league. Below we look at weather and pitch reports for Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2024 match 5.
Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Ahmedabad Stadium- IPL 2024 Match 5
The Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians clash takes place at night on Sunday, March 24 in Ahmedabad. IPL 2024 match 5 weather report, according to weather.com, the temperature of Ahmedabad City on Sunday will be 38° Celcius during the day and fall to 24° Celcius at night.
The sky will be a little cloudy during the day and night. There is no chance of rain in the day but 1% at night. The humidity will be at 35% during the day and rise to 42% at night.
Pitch Analysis
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is a high-scoring ground. The average 1st innings total at the stadium is 160 while the average 2nd innings total is 137 in T20Is. The stadium has witnessed 10 T20I games so far. Out of these, the team batting first won 6 games while the team batting second won 4 games.
India holds the record for the highest total of 234/4 at Ahmedabad Stadium against New Zealand in February 2023. India chased down 166 against England once, which is still the highest-ever chasing total at the stadium.
The pitch at Ahmedabad Stadium is considered high-scoring. Batters often piled up gigantic totals. Last season, some IPL games also observed 200-plus totals at the stadium. Bowlers too enjoy good support.
Weather Impact
Since the chance of rain is just 1% at night in Ahmedabad on Sunday, the Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians clash will not be affected by rain. The humidity is 42% and dew is unlikely to occur. Notably, the temperature will be quite high at 24° Celcius at night.
Conclusion
The Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians clash of IPL 2024 will not be affected by rain. Due to the summer season in India, the rains will hamper the initial games of the Indian Premier League 2024. The weather will be quite hot on Sunday. and players might have a hard time in the hot climate.
