By Admin 
The 13th match of IPL 2026 started late due to rain, which lasted for 11 overs each. Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl first. Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal attacked the bowlers from the first ball. While chasing the target, MI’s top order flopped, the team remained 28 runs away from the target. After the match, Hardik Pandya held the bowlers responsible for the defeat and defended the batsmen, he also praised Vaibhav’s courage.
Who is responsible for the defeat?
Hardik Pandya blamed the bowlers for the defeat. Let us tell you that Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar could not take even a single wicket. Pandya said, “We did not bowl as well as we should have. Rajasthan Royals’ openers batted well, but we could not perform as per expectations. I will not blame the defeat on the batsmen, definitely the bowlers have to take the responsibility of this defeat. It is always about bowling good balls, if we had bowled well, we would have stayed in the match. Their openers took us off our game and we just kept running after them.”
What did MI captain say about Vaibhav Suryavanshi?
Hardik Pandya praised Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s fearlessness and his playing style. He said, “It was interesting to see a 15-16 year old boy play like this, the way he bats and the fearlessness with which he does it was an amazing experience. I wish him all the best for his future.”
Regarding the next match, Pandya said, “Just learn from your mistakes. Tomorrow will be morning again, the sun will come out, prepare well for the next match.” This is Mumbai’s second consecutive defeat.
Talking about the match, Yashasvi Jaiswal was chosen as the player of the match, who scored a quick 77 runs in 32 balls. Vaibhav Suryavanshi played an inning of 39 runs in 14 balls. Batting first, Rajasthan scored 150 runs in 11 overs. While chasing the target, Mumbai could score only 123 runs and lost 9 wickets. The top 5 batsmen in the form of Ryan Rickelton (8), Rohit Sharma (5), Suryakumar Yadav (6), Tilak Verma (14), Hardik Pandya (9) could not even score 50 runs.