IPL 2025: Trent Boult Reflects On Mumbai Indians’ Loss To Gujarat Titans

March 30, 2025: Following Mumbai Indians’ (MI) defeat to Gujarat Titans (GT) by 36 runs in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, left-arm seamer Trent Boult shared his thoughts on what went wrong for the five-time champions in the clash.

Speaking at the post-match press conference, Boult acknowledged the key differences between the two teams, stating that MI could have been just “1 or 2 percent better” to change the result of the match. He explained that Gujarat Titans played smart cricket by taking the pace out of the ball, forcing MI’s batters to take risks and play big shots, while applying scoreboard pressure. “They got 36 more runs than us. That’s what went wrong. I think we can just be 1 or 2 percent better. They took the pace out of the ball, making the batters play big shots combined with scoreboard pressure, that’s just good cricket,” Boult said.

Despite this, Boult also highlighted areas where Mumbai could have improved beyond their batting performance, particularly in the fielding department. The pacer pointed out that MI’s fielding was not up to the standard expected, and even small mistakes on the field could have contributed to the loss. “Fielding is a part of the game that can never be excused. I think we’re a little bit off the field today. Take a catch there on the boundary. Save a couple of boundaries. You know, there’s maybe 20 or 30 runs there. So, yeah, time to move on and look forward to doing that,” he added.

Mumbai Indians, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, are yet to win a match in IPL 2025, having lost their first two games – one against Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets and the other against Gujarat Titans. With their next match against the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders coming up at the Wankhede Stadium, MI will look to bounce back and find their form in front of home fans.