In the 33rd match of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 103 runs. Batting first, CSK had scored 207 runs, which should not have been very difficult to chase at the Wankhede Stadium, but in reply, MI was all out for 104 runs. This is Mumbai’s biggest defeat on the basis of runs in IPL history and Chennai’s biggest win. Know the 3 big reasons for Mumbai’s defeat.
All MI bowlers ineffective against Sanju
Jasprit Bumrah could not take wickets in the initial over, after which captain Hardik Pandya himself came but proved costly. Pandya gave away 38 runs in his 2 overs. Wankhede’s pitch is considered favorable for batsmen, of which Sanju Samson took full advantage and scored a century. Mumbai bowlers did not seem to have any strategy to get Sanju out. Spinner Mitchell Santner was also ineffective, he conceded 44 runs in 4 overs at an economy of 11.
bad captaincy
One of the reasons for the biggest defeat of Mumbai Indians is the poor captaincy of Hardik Pandya, who gives importance to himself before the main bowlers, whereas in the previous matches too, it was not giving any benefit. Hardik has to understand that he is a batting all-rounder, his priority should be about his batting and not about bowling. Pandya gave 38 runs in 2 overs. Whereas in batting he could score only 1 run.
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7 wickets fell within 20 runs
There was dew in Wankhede Stadium yesterday also in the second innings, so the target of 208 should not have been too big for Mumbai Indians. But Mumbai team was limited to 104 runs only. Danish Malevar was out on his very first ball in the first over, he was dismissed by Akil Hosein. Quinton de Kock was also out in the next over, he was bowled by Mukesh Chaudhary. On the score of 11, Mumbai Indians got the third blow, Naman Dheer was bowled by Akil Hosein. Chasing a target of more than 200, such a start became the major reason for the defeat.
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There was a partnership of 73 runs for the fourth wicket between Suryakumar Yadav (36) and Tilak Verma (37), but after the break of this pair, the entire Mumbai Indians team disintegrated. The fourth wicket fell on the score of 84 and the 10th wicket fell on the score of 104, that is, Mumbai lost 7 wickets within 20 runs. Hardik Pandya (1), Sherfane Rutherford (0), Shardul Thakur (6) also flopped.
Akeel Hosein took 4 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs. Noor Ahmed took 2 wickets. For the first time in Wankhede, spinners have taken 9 wickets in a single match.
