Mumbai Indians have lost 6 out of 8 matches. Batting first in the match on Wednesday, MI had scored a huge score of 243 runs, but due to poor bowling, the team could not defend even this big total. After the spectacular win, Sunrisers Hyderabad has moved up one place in the points table. Now the question in the minds of the fans is whether Mumbai is out of the race for the playoffs? Let us explain to you the equation of this team.
Mumbai Indians are in a very difficult situation at this time. This season has been very bad for MI. This is the first time that Mumbai has lost four consecutive matches on its home ground (Wankhede Stadium). In the match held on Wednesday, Mumbai had scored 243 runs. Ryan Rickelton played a historic inning of 123 runs. This has become the biggest innings by a Mumbai batsman in IPL history. However, despite having great bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult, Mumbai could not defend this big total.
While chasing the target, Sunrisers Hyderabad openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma scored 93 runs in the powerplay itself. Both of them made a partnership of 129 runs in 8.4 overs for the first wicket. Although due to continuous fall of wickets it seemed that Mumbai could make a comeback, but due to the explosive innings of Heinrich Klaasen and Salil Arora, the team won with 8 balls remaining.
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Where did SRH reach in the points table?
Sunrisers Hyderabad has won 6 out of 9 matches. With 12 points, Hyderabad has reached third place in the points table. Rajasthan Royals slipped to fourth place. Rajasthan and second-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore also have 12 points each, but on the basis of net run rate, RCB (+1.919) is at second place, SRH (+0.832) is at third place and RR (+0.617) is at fourth place. Punjab Kings is at number one with 13 points.
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Is MI out of the playoff race?
Mumbai Indians have won only 2 out of 8 matches and lost 6. MI is at ninth position with 4 points and -0.784 net run rate. That’s just ahead of LSG. Now Mumbai has 6 matches left. If Mumbai wins all the matches now, it will reach 16 points. In this situation they may have a chance to go to the playoffs, even then the net run rate can play an important role. But if Mumbai loses even one match now, it will be out of the race for the playoffs. Although many times in history a team with 14 points has also reached the playoffs, but such an equation is difficult to form this year.
