Who Will Reach IPL 2023 Final If Qualifier 2 Between Gujarat Titans And Mumbai Indians Is Washed Out?

26.05.2023 - 13:43 sports.ndtv.com

Gujarat Titans take on Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday with the winner reaching the final where they will take on Chennai Super Kings.

While MI defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator, this will be GT's second shot at reaching the summit clash after they were outplayed by CSK in Qualifier 1.

While the match holds huge importance with respect to the tournament, the weather in Ahmedabad can play spoilsport. With rain pouring down, it is an advantage for GT as they had more points than MI in the group stage of IPL 2023.

GT finished first in the table with 20 points while MI had to wait for the last ball of the group stage to be confirmed of their place with 16 points.

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