After their loss to Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, MI have been practically eliminated from playoffs contention in IPL 2026. For a team that has won the trophy five times, it is a completely unexpected rite of passage.
Now, though, all four of them are woefully out of form, and that has resulted in the Mumbai Indians being ninth on the IPL 2026 points table. Not to mention that MI's five-time IPL trophy-winning skipper Rohit Sharma is currently out injured.
Mahela Jayawardene backed Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit BumrahSaid both players are close to regaining formMumbai Indians struggling near bottom of table
Tilak Varma made a century earlier in the season, but has managed only 193 runs in 9 matches with a high score of 101*. He averages just 24 but has a relatively fine strike rate of 165.
With the ball, Pandya has been worse. He has bowled more than 20 overs in the tournament but has taken just 4 wickets. He has been averaging 61.50 at an economy of almost 12 runs per over.
"It's just a matter of time" - Jayawardene on Suryakumar Yadav
Mahela Jayawardene spoke during the post-match press conference after MI's loss to Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, May 2.
"I don't think his output is down; if he gets a few scores together, I think he'll find that rhythm. He played really well today for that period, really took on the bowlers in that phase. I think another couple of overs he could have been off for a really good score."
Suryakumar Yadav has made just one fifty in IPL 2026. Interestingly, he was the stand-in captain for that one match.
"It's not just Booms; it's a collective effort from all the bowlers. When everyone's working together and you're picking up wickets here and there, that helps Bumrah to be bit more aggressive as well rather than doing a holding job. Everyone tends to have a slow season, but class is always permanent," he stressed.
Mumbai Indians' next match
MI and Suryakumar Yadav will take on an equally dubiously performing Lucknow Super Giants next.
Now that MI are pretty much eliminated from IPL 2026, they will hope that the nothing-to-lose attitude will help their players gain form.
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