MI vs KKR: Mumbai Indians slip to new low after Ninth defeat in horror IPL 2022 marketing campaign

IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians are at risk of ending with the wood spoon for the primary time of their historical past. Rohit Sharma’s males have misplaced 9 out of their first 11 matches within the ongoing season.

MI vs KKR: Mumbai Indians slip to new low after Ninth defeat in IPL 2022 (Courtesy by BCCI/PTI Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSMI had been hammered by 52 runs as they didn’t chase 165 vs KKRJasprit Bumrah’s 5-wicket haul went in vainMI are at risk of ending final for the primary time of their historical past

Mumbai Indians’ 2-match profitable streak got here to a grinding halt on Monday, May 9 because the 2-time champions had been crushed by 52 runs by Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 56 of IPL 2022 on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The 5-time champions had been let down by a horror batting efficiency as they fell effectively wanting a 166-run goal.

Mumbai’s marketing campaign went from unhealthy to worse as they’ve misplaced 9 matches in a season for the primary time within the 15-year historical past of the match. Mumbai had misplaced 8 matches underneath Sachin Tendulkar in 2009, and eight in 2014 and 2018 underneath Rohit’s captaincy.

Rohit Sharma’s males had been winless after their first 8 matches however bounced again to win 2 on the trot.

It was anticipated that MI would carry the profitable momentum and put one throughout a KKR aspect that had been clueless about its mixture till Monday. Despite Jasprit Bumrah choosing up a 5-wicket haul in his best-ever T20 efficiency, MI had been handed one other defeat.

MOST DEFEATS FOR MI

9* – 2022

8 – 2009, 2014, 2018

Mumbai Indians are at risk of ending with the wood spoon for the primary time of their historical past. The 5-time champions are rooted to the underside of the 10-team factors desk with simply 2 wins in 11 matches. They are 4 factors behind the Ninth-placed Chennai Super Kings, who nonetheless have an out of doors probability of reaching the playoffs.

On Monday, MI didn’t chase regardless of Ishan Kishan’s fifty. Captain Rohit Sharma fell for two to a controversial caught behind name that left him pissed off. In the absence of Suryakumar Yadav, who has been dominated out of the rest of the season resulting from an arm damage, MI’s middle-order didn’t step up.

Kieron Pollard’s abnormal run continued as the previous West Indies captain scored 15 off 16 balls whereas new recruit Tim David flattered to deceive. Rookies Tilak Varma and Ramandeep Singh had been unable to get going as MI had been bundled out for 113 within the 18th over.

MI will probably be seeking to bounce again after they face an in-form CSK aspect in a much-anticipated conflict on Thursday on the Wankhede Stadium.