It is not a new thing for Mumbai Indians to start their campaign with consecutive losses. They did the same in the past, in the years 2008, 2014, 2015, and 2018. In 2015 after losing their first three matches, they famously went on to win the title.
Among Mumbai’s problems has been the fact that new acquisitions Basil Thampi, Tymal Mills, and Daniel Sams have lost runs with the ball, while their elder batting hands Rohit and Kieron Pollard have failed to make an impact this season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are due to get a significant boost of their own, with newlywed Glenn Maxwell expected to return to action after missing the team’s first three games of the season. Maxwell’s arrival might lighten the batting strain for Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik while also providing them with an off-spin bowling option against the left-handed combo of Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma.
Playing XI
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Ramandeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Jasprit Bumrah, Basil Thampi
