By Admin 
Mumbai Indians have lost their fourth consecutive match in IPL 2026. In the match played on Thursday, Punjab Kings defeated MI by 7 wickets in a one-sided match. Quinton de Kock’s century took Mumbai to the score of 195. This target looked modest due to the explosive innings of PBKS opener Prabhsimran Singh and captain Shreyas Iyer, Punjab won with 21 balls remaining. Once again Jasprit Bumrah could not take any wicket, Hardik Pandya flopped with the bat and proved expensive in bowling also. Suryakumar Yadav could not even open an account. Know who were the 5 culprits of Mumbai’s defeat.
Ryan Rickelton
Ryan Rickelton and Quinton de Kock came to open for Mumbai Indians. Wankhede pitch was favorable for batting, it was expected that both would get a good start. De Kock took advantage of the pitch, stood till the end and scored a century but Rickelton was out cheaply. He scored only 2 runs in 8 balls and was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh.
Suryakumar Yadav
Experienced Suryakumar Yadav, who came after Rickelton’s dismissal, was expected to handle the innings. He knows the Mumbai pitch very well but he disappointed. Suryakumar Yadav was out on his very first ball. Surya was also dismissed by Arshdeep Singh.
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hardik pandya
Naman Dheer supported Quinton de Kock well and scored a half-century. When he was out, Mumbai’s score was 134 runs in 13.4 overs. From here it seemed that Mumbai would comfortably reach 210-220. After Naman’s dismissal, captain Hardik Pandya came to bat, but he also returned to the pavilion cheaply. Pandya scored only 14 runs in 12 balls. Hardik also proved to be expensive in bowling, he conceded 39 runs in 3 overs with an economy of 13.
Jasprit Bumrah
Mumbai Indians had to defend 195 runs, so the bowlers had to do well but it did not happen. The team’s most experienced and world’s most dangerous bowler Jasprit Bumrah also could not take any wicket in his spell. Let us tell you that even after 5 matches in IPL 2026, Bumrah does not have any wicket in his account.
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Deepak Chahar
Deepak Chahar could not take any wicket in his spell of 2.3 overs and gave away runs at an economy of 18. Chahar spent 45 runs, but he could not trouble any batsman. Mumbai Indians had won the first match in IPL 2026, but who knows what has happened after that that the team is craving for victory. This is Mumbai’s fourth consecutive defeat.