AHMEDABAD: Playing the second qualifier is not the goal when a team goes through the training camps ahead of the IPL campaign. It does, however, beat the alternative. For seven teams, the season is over and one has entered the final. The rest two — Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) — have a second chance when they clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Friday.
The Titans are coming off a 15-run loss to Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier while the Mumbai Indians thumped Lucknow Super Giants by 81 runs to enter the second qualifier.
While the Titans have been consistent, with 10 victories in the league stage for the second consecutive season, they were undone in the first qualifier at Chepauk by Dhoni’s leadership guile.