GT vs MI: Why Will Jacks Is Not Playing Today’s IPL 2025 Match?
Will Jacks is not in Mumbai Indians' playing XI but is available as an impact substitute for the match against Gujarat Titans.
The ninth match of IPL 2025 is being played between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both teams are looking for their first win of the season. Mumbai Indians lost their opening match against Chennai Super Kings, while Gujarat Titans were defeated by Punjab Kings.
No Will Jacks in the Playing XI
During the toss, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won and chose to bowl first. However, when the playing XI was announced, Will Jacks was not included in the team. This raised questions among fans about why the match-winner was missing.
Will Jacks in Impact Substitute List
Although Will Jacks is not in the starting XI, he is part of Mumbai Indians’ impact substitutes. This means he might get a chance to play in the second innings if the team needs his batting power.
Mumbai Indians Impact Substitutes
Robin Minz, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, and Will Jacks are named as Mumbai Indians’ impact substitutes for this match.
Playing XIs
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Satyanarayana Raju
Fans will be hoping to see Will Jacks in action if Mumbai Indians decide to use him as an impact player in the second innings.
