Overview
- Mumbai Indians were knocked out following Sunday’s last-over, two-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Raipur.
- MI sit ninth with six points from 11 games at 3–8, face three league matches to play, and risk finishing last for the third time in five years.
- Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh said the team’s body language looked flat and that the players have lost confidence.
- Coverage points to injuries, frequent changes to the XI, a struggling bowling unit, and senior players failing in big moments as causes of the slide.
- The five-time champions are now six seasons without a title and have missed the playoffs eight times in 19 seasons, including four of the last five.