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Mumbai Indians were defeated by Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs at Brabourne Stadium on Saturday. The latest loss is MI's 6th consecutive defeat.
Mumbai Indians were defeated by Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs at Brabourne Stadium on Saturday. The latest loss is MI's 6th consecutive defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. It's also the first time, Mumbai Indians have suffered six losses in a row, let alone at the start of a season.
Previously, teams like Delhi Capitals in 2013, and Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019 had suffered a similar fate where they lost the first six games of a new season.
Talking about the match between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants, skipper KL Rahul scored his maiden century of the season to guide LSG to 199 for 4 after being invited to bat first. Rahul remained unbeaten at 103 off 60 balls, while he was ably supported by Quinton de Kock (24 off 13).
In reply, MI were restricted to 181 for nine. Lucknow Super Giants' Avesh Khan finished with excellent figures of 3/30 in four overs.
A return to winning ways for @LucknowIPL!
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 16, 2022
The @klrahul11-led unit beat #MI by 18 runs and register their 4th win of the #TATAIPL 2022. #MIvLSG
Scorecard https://t.co/8aLz0owuM1 pic.twitter.com/sNTUkJNNYB
Rahul smashed 103 off 60 balls, and his unbeaten innings was laced with nine fours and five sixes. The LSG opener stitched together a 50-run partnership with his partner in crime De Kock.
The South African departed soon after, but then Manish Pandey (38) took the mantle upon himself.
For MI, medium pacer Jaydev Unadkat snared two wickets (2/32), while spinner Murugan Ashwin (1/33) and all-rounder Fabian Allen (1/46) took a wicket apiece.
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The latest defeat does complicate matters for Rohit Sharma's side, as they have never suffered six defeats in a row, so it's an uncharted territory for them as well.
The team will have to go on a roll to win seven or eight games on the trot in order to qualify for the playoffs from here onwards. Mumbai themselves have done the same in the past, but those sides were settled sides, however, this MI team is far from settled.
With inputs from PTI
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