3 major reasons for the defeat..., Mumbai Indians could not win even after scoring 243, Hardik Pandya made a big mistake

Mumbai Indians IPL 2026 has not had anything good so far. The team has lost 6 out of 8 matches. Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Mumbai lost 4 consecutive matches at their home ground (Wankhede), this has never happened before in history. In the last match, Mumbai had scored a huge score of 243 runs, but even then it never seemed that MI Paltan was dominating in bowling. Sunrisers Hyderabad achieved the target with 8 balls remaining and won by 6 wickets><.

Wrong decision winning the toss

Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match took place on Wankhede's pitch number-8, it was the same pitch where RCB scored 240 runs this season. Mumbai also scored 222 runs while chasing the target. In the match on Wednesday, it was known that there would be a dew effect in the evening, batting would be easier in the second innings.

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Jasprit Bumrah couldn't take any wicket

Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah rely heavily on him, but his magic has rarely been seen this season. Bumrah also scored 54 runs in 4 overs against SRH, he could not take any wickets. His partner Trent Boult also proved to be expensive, he is known for taking wickets in the powerplay but he did not take any wicket in the powerplay. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head had scored 93 runs in the powerplay, both shared a 129-run partnership for the first wicket.

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