Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Hindsight thinking was one thing that the Mumbai Indians couldn’t resort to after a miserable campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, after they finished the season with a 30-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium. Batting coach Kieron Pollard refused to engage in thinking about what would have happened if they had done this or that, and admitted that MI were unable to play to their potential and could not string together wins even when they had re…
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Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Jofra Archer’s all-round performance was the main reason for Rajasthan Royals beating Mumbai Indians in their must-win clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Archer, surprisingly sent to bat at No.7 because Rajasthan wanted to bring in Ravindra Jadeja as an Impact Substitute after using Shubham Dubey, brilliant a vital cameo, scoring 32 runs off 15 balls and helped RR recover from 119/5 to post a challenging total of 205/9.Archer wa…
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag was happy as his team defeated the Mumbai Indians and qualified for the playoffs, but said they need to do better in the upcoming matches. Rajasthan Royals were cruising nicely with six wins in nine matches, after which they lost three successive matches. They eventually sealed victories in their last two matches to seal a playoff place.Claiming they should have qualified for the playoffs earlier, Parag gave credit to his bowlers, especi…
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Conceding 73 runs in the last five overs cost Mumbai Indians the match, said skipper Hardik Pandya after the five-time champions fell short by 30 runs against Rajasthan Royals in Match 69 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.Mumbai had claimed the prolific and aggressive Rajasthan openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi cheaply and had them on the ropes at 119/5. But Jofra Archer played a brilliant cameo, hitting three sixes in…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Manish Pandey and Rovman Powell played key roles under pressure as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by four wickets in Match 65 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, keeping alive their hopes of reaching the playoffs stage.Chasing a target of 148 on a tricky two-paced surface, KKR faced a few tense moments but crossed the finish line thanks mainly to Pandey’s steady 45 off 33 balls and Powell’s bold batting…
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) produced a clinical bowling performance led by the early strikes of Cameron Green and Saurabh Dubey before the spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy tightened the screws to leave Mumbai Indians (MI) struggling at 147/8 in 20 overs in Match 65 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.Asked to bat first, the Mumbai Indians could not recover from a terrible start on a challenging two-paced …
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Punjab Kings’ IPL 2026 campaign continues to spiral after another painful defeat, with former India spinner Piyush Chawla identifying the team’s bowling struggles as the biggest factor behind their slide in the points table. Following PBKS’ six-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians in Dharamshala, Chawla said the franchise now finds itself under enormous pressure heading into the final phase of the league stage. Punjab, who once looked firmly on course for the playoffs aft…
Dharamshala, May 15 (IANS) Jasprit Bumrah said the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) plan of consistently bowling hard lengths on a dry Dharamshala surface played a key role in restricting the Punjab Kings (PBKS) and setting up their thrilling chase of 201 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash on Thursday.Leading the Mumbai Indians for the first time in the IPL in the absence of injured captain Hardik Pandya, Bumrah guided his side to a memorable win with one ball remaining.“Both teams played goo…
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) With skipper Hardik Pandya sitting out because of back spasm, the Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in Match 47 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav is leading the Mumbai Indians in the absence of Pandya and said they have made a couple of changes in the playing XI from the side that lost to CSK in Chennai on Saturday.With Pandya out, t…
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings produced a clinical all‑round performance to outclass Mumbai Indians by eight wickets in their IPL 2026 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and youngster Kartik Sharma struck unbeaten half‑centuries to seal a comfortable chase in CSK’s favour after Anshul Kamboj and Noor Ahmad had restricted MI to 159/7.A target of 160 wasn’t a massive one for CSK, and Gaikwad hit 67 not out off 48 balls, laced with five fours…