Watch: Jonny Bairstow Smashes 26 Runs in a Single Over Against Prasidh Krishna in IPL 2025 Eliminator

Jonny Bairstow, who replaced Ryan Rickelton for the Mumbai Indians, arrived in style in the crucial IPL 2025 Eliminator against the Gujarat Titans, smashing 26 runs off a single over from Prasidh Krishna. Notably, this is his first match of the season and debut for five-time champions MI. The new opening pair smashed 79 runs in the powerplay to put early pressure on GT at Mullanpur Stadium.

MI vs. GT: Watch Jonny Bairstow Smash 26 Runs in a Single Over Against Prasidh Krishna

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In the fourth over of the match, Jonny Bairstow pulled the first ball of Prasidh Krishna for a gigantic six of 95m. The right-hand batter cuts the second ball for a four over the point. Prasidh beats the batter on the third ball, but Bairstow comes back on the fourth ball, missing a slog but going for a six with an edge. He smashed a clean six this time on the fifth delivery over the head of the bowler. He did not stop there and smashed a four to end the over on 26 runs.

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss in the Eliminator against Gujarat Titans and elected to bat first at Mullanpur Stadium. Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Raj Angad Bawa replaced Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, and Deepak Chahar in MI’s playing XI, while Washington Sundar and Kushal Mendis were named in GT’s XI.

Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis, M. Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Substitutes: Jayant Yadav, Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan, Anuj Rawat

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (c), Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson

Substitutes: Reece Topley, Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar

At the time of writing, MI smashed 79 runs in the powerplay.