What is Weather Forecast for MI vs GT in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai?

MI vs GT: The 56th match of the IPL 2025 promises to be an exciting clash between the Mumbai Indians and the Gujarat Titans. Taking on each other the arch rivals will be against one another for the second time during the IPL 2025. The match is scheduled to be played on the grounds of the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on May 6.

Mumbai Indians will welcome the Gujarat Titans to their home turf for this high-stakes encounter. Sitting next to each other on the points table with MI in the third and GT in the fourth spot, both will be eager to win in this match and confirm their playoff position. Coming from last match wins, both teams will be filled with confidence and will be eyeing the crucial two points. A win in their upcoming match will help them get better on the points table and will improve the chances of qualifying for the playoffs.

Heading into this clash,with similar recent match outings, both will be under pressure to perform. With so much to take on, fans can expect a thriller-filled match ahead. Let’s take a look at today’s cricket MI vs GT, Match 56 pitch report, Weather Report, Ground stats, and Probable XI ahead of the first match of IPL 2025 between Mumbai and Gujarat.

MI vs GT: Match Preview

Pitch Report

Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans– The 56th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The pitch here is a Batting friendly venue, and generally produces a high scoring wicket for batting. The pitch has a good bounce and pace which helps batters who can play shots from the start. Besides this, the team chasing here enjoys an upper edge as compared to the batting first teams. With dew in the second innings the chase even becomes more favorable. The good bounce on the pitch makes it sometimes a bowling friendly surface as well.

MI vs GT Weather Report:

The weather at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, is expected to have light rain during the start of the match, but as the match progresses further,r the weather will become more pleasant, ensuring an uninterrupted game. Rain showers are expected during the match hours as the rain probability is 45%, along with it there are 79% chances of humidity. The temperature at the ground is likely to hover around 28°celsius. With such weather, there is a probability that matches could be washed or even reduced to shorter duration, all would be solely dependent on the weather.

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai stats: MI vs GT

MI vs GT Predicted Playing XI

MI  Probable Playing XI:

Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

GT Probable Playing XI: 

Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna