The Mumbai Indians franchise is likely one of the most profitable franchises within the Indian Premier League (IPL). Hence, it’s fairly laborious to consider that the five-time champions simply have not managed to get into their groove within the ongoing season of the cash-rich league event.
It all started with a change of guard on the coronary heart of the franchise with Hardik Pandya taking up as captain from Rohit Sharma. The transfer was not welcomed by an enormous part of followers and Pandya copped loads of verbal volleys after his appointment.
The season started on the worst potential word for Mumbai as they misplaced three consecutive video games on the bounce and had been languishing on the backside.
They gained their fourth and fifth fixture to breathe life into their derailed marketing campaign however didn’t preserve the profitable momentum going. Four consecutive losses within the later stage of the event deflated their spirits and their hopes of constructing it to the playoffs are hanging by a thread.
How can Mumbai Indians qualify for the playoffs?
Mumbai Indians at the moment are depending on different outcomes to cement a berth within the playoffs. They can now not make it to the enterprise stage of the event on their very own.
Mumbai have to win each their remaining video games and pray for the next final result:
- SRH vs LSG – LSG winÂ
- PBKS vs RCB – PBKS winÂ
- GT vs CSK – GT winÂ
- KKR vs MI – MI winÂ
- CSK vs RR – RR winÂ
- RCB vs DC – RCB winÂ
- GT vs KKR – KKR winÂ
- DC vs LSG – LSG winÂ
- RR vs PBKS – RR winÂ
- SRH vs GT – GT win
- MI vs LSG – MI winÂ
- RCB vs CSK – RCB winÂ
- SRH vs PBKS – PBKS winÂ
- RR vs KKR – Any end result
If the league progresses as per the above-mentioned outcomes then seven groups (SRH, CSK, DC, RCB, MI, PBKS and GT) will end with 12 factors and Mumbai need to have a rare internet run price (NRR) to grow to be the fourth group to make it to the playoffs.
However, if Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Lucknow Super Giants within the 57th fixture on Wednesday (May 8) then Mumbai will grow to be the primary franchise to be eradicated within the ongoing season.