IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians coach admits Jasprit Bumrah is having a bad season
COMPLETED / Match 41 / Wankhede Stadium
243/5 (20 ov)
249/4 (18.4 ov)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 6 wickets
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salil Arora | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 300.00 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 65 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 216.67 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Hardik Pandya | 3.4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 10.64 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 13.50 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 36 run (2.2 ov): Salil Arora: 30 (10), Heinrich Klaasen: 6 (4)
- Last Bat: Nitish Kumar Reddy 21(17) - c S Yadav b T Boult Trent Boult
- Fall of Wickets: 129 - 1 Abhishek Sharma, 129 - 2 Ishan Kishan, 133 - 3 Travis Head, 213 - 4 Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Reviews Remaining: Sunrisers Hyderabad - 2 of 2, Mumbai Indians - 2 of 2
- Toss: Mumbai Indians elected to bat
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rickelton Not out | 123 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 223.64 |
Will Jacks
c I Kishan b N K Reddy
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46 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 209.09 |
|
Suryakumar Yadav
c A Sharma b E Malinga
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5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
Naman Dhir
c H Dubey b P Hinge
|
22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 129.41 |
|
Hardik Pandya
c H Klaasen b S Hussain
|
31 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 206.67 |
|
Tilak Varma
c H Klaasen b P Hinge
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Robin Minz Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Extras: 8 ( b 0, lb 1, w 7, nb 0, p 0)
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Did Not Batting : Trent Boult , Jasprit Bumrah , Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar , Ashwani Kumar , Shardul Thakur
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Fall of wickets :93 - 1 ( Will Jacks , 7.1 ov ) ,110 - 2 ( Suryakumar Yadav , 8.3 ov ) ,165 - 3 ( Naman Dhir , 13.4 ov ) ,221 - 4 ( Hardik Pandya , 18.1 ov ) ,232 - 5 ( Tilak Varma , 19.3 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | 5 |
| Praful Hinge | 4 | 54 | 2 | 13.50 | 5 |
| Eshan Malinga | 4 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 6 |
| Harsh Dubey | 3 | 50 | 0 | 16.67 | 4 |
| Sakib Hussain | 3 | 39 | 1 | 13.00 | 4 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 2 | 31 | 1 | 15.50 | 2 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Abhishek Sharma
c T Boult b AM Ghazanfar
|
45 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 187.50 |
|
Travis Head
c WG Jacks b H Pandya
|
76 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 253.33 |
|
Ishan Kishan
b AM Ghazanfar
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Heinrich Klaasen Not out | 65 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 216.67 |
|
Nitish Kumar Reddy
c S Yadav b T Boult
|
21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 123.53 |
| Salil Arora Not out | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 300.00 |
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Extras: 12 ( b 0, lb 4, w 8, nb 0, p 0)
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Did Not Batting : Pat Cummins , Harsh Dubey , Praful Hinge , Eshan Malinga , Aniket Verma
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Fall of wickets :129 - 1 ( Abhishek Sharma , 8.4 ov ) ,129 - 2 ( Ishan Kishan , 8.5 ov ) ,133 - 3 ( Travis Head , 9.4 ov ) ,213 - 4 ( Nitish Kumar Reddy , 16.2 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | 8 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 54 | 0 | 13.50 | 6 |
| Will Jacks | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 1 |
| Allah Ghazanfar | 4 | 51 | 2 | 12.75 | 5 |
| Ashwani Kumar | 2 | 41 | 0 | 20.50 | 0 |
| Hardik Pandya | 3.4 | 39 | 1 | 10.64 | 7 |
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Ryan Rickelton Wicket-Keeper -
Will Jacks All Rounder
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Naman Dhir Batter
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Suryakumar Yadav Batter
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Tilak Varma Batter
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Hardik Pandya (C) All Rounder
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Robin Minz Wicket-Keeper
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Trent Boult Bowler
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Jasprit Bumrah Bowler
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Allah Ghazanfar Bowler
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Ashwani Kumar Bowler
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Travis Head Batter
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Abhishek Sharma Batter
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Ishan Kishan Wicket-Keeper
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Heinrich Klaasen Wicket-Keeper
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Salil Arora Wicket-Keeper
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Nitish Kumar Reddy All Rounder
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Pat Cummins (C) Bowler
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Harsh Dubey All Rounder
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Sakib Hussain Bowler
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Praful Hinge Bowler
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Eshan Malinga Bowler
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Mayank Rawat All Rounder
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Raghu Sharma Bowler
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Mitchell Santner All Rounder
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Krish Bhagat Bowler
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Shardul Thakur Bowler
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Raj Bawa All Rounder
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Danish Malewar Batter
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Atharva Ankolekar All Rounder
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Quinton de Kock Wicket-Keeper
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Sherfane Rutherford Batter
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Corbin Bosch All Rounder
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Keshav Maharaj Bowler
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Rohit Sharma Batter
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Deepak Chahar Bowler
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Mayank Markande Bowler
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Mohd Izhar Bowler
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Ravichandran Smaran Batter
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Aniket Verma Batter
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Liam Livingstone All Rounder
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Shivang Kumar Bowler
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Harshal Patel Bowler
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Amit Kumar Bowler
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Kamindu Mendis All Rounder
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Jaydev Unadkat Bowler
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Zeeshan Ansari Bowler
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Brydon Carse Bowler
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Shivam Mavi Bowler
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Krains Fuletra Bowler
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Onkar Tukaram Tarmale Bowler
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David Payne Bowler
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Dilshan Madushanka Bowler
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Gerald Coetzee Bowler
Commentary
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Mumbai Indians batting coach Kieron Pollard has defended ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah after the latter was subject to criticism following his poor performance in IPL 2026.
Pollard spoke to the media after MI's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 29, where the five-time champions failed to defend 243 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Bumrah was far from his best as he struggled with his lines and lengths and conceded 54 runs without taking any wickets in four overs.
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, and even rookie Salil Arora all treated Bumrah without any reverence, dispatching him beyond the boundary one after another.
Jasprit Bumrah's struggles in IPL 2026
Usually considered the best bowler in the world, Jasprit Bumrah has been anything but the best in IPL 2026. With just 2 wickets in 8 matches, he has been reduced to something even less than a shadow of his former self.
While Bumrah's economy rate of 8.8 runs per over is decent considering the way the game is played today, his bowling average of 132 is jarring. This was, after all, the same bowler who was anointed the player of the match in the final of the T20 World Cup just last month.
The lack of wickets has also been shocking considering the fact that Bumrah has taken at least 15 wickets in every IPL season since 2016 - even in 2022, where he had just 5 wickets in his first 10 matches.
"He is allowed to have a bad day, and he is allowed to have a bad season" - Kieron Pollard
After the match against SRH, Pollard jumped to Bumrah's defense and talked about how even the best players can have an off day.
"Again, when a cricketer is not doing well, we look at every single aspect as to why he's not doing well. And there's no difference with Jasprit Bumrah, all right? He has done this for years," Pollard said.
"As a human being, he's entitled as well to make mistakes, to not have a good day, not have a good season, not have a good couple of months. And I just feel that we need to sometimes remember the good things that he has done."
Pollard urged fans and the media to allow Jasprit Bumrah some leeway regarding his rough phase.
"Yes, we try to live in the present, and he hasn't been up to the mark. But he's still been the number one bowler for the Mumbai Indians and India over a period of time. So I just feel that sometimes we can cut some slack to us cricketers, because, as I always say, we are unfortunate to always be in the public eye."
Pollard also said that it would only help him if sections of the media were to write good things about Jasprit Bumrah. He pointed to the contrast between opportunities for non-sportsmen to correct their mistakes.
"When normal people have jobs, and they send the wrong email, they have the opportunity to edit the words and all these things. We don't have that opportunity. So it's fair and fine – when you're not doing well, you accept certain things. And knowing the individual, I know he's going to bounce back to greater heights and take wickets. And we're again going to be singing "Bumrah, Bumrah," not only for Mumbai Indians but for India. So again, let's cut him some slack, and let's see if that might help him as well – if we see some good things written about him."
Mumbai Indians' current position and next match
The loss to SRH has left the Mumbai Indians ninth on the points table with just 2 wins in 8 matches. One more loss would essentially spell closure on their chances of making it to the playoffs.
MI's next match is against arch-rivals and fellow five-time IPL winners Chennai Super Kings. MI have already lost to CSK once this season, and Jasprit Bumrah, among other players, would be raring to go.
Also Read: Mumbai Indians qualification scenario after loss to SRH in IPL 2026
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Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease to take outswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run, fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Heinrich Klaasen goes forward to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.
Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Trent Boult bowls a sharp delivery, and Nitish Kumar Reddy hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Trent Boult bowls a sharp delivery, and Nitish Kumar Reddy hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
End of over 15 (4 runs)
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Heinrich Klaasen, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers drive sending it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar delivers off break ball at full length, Nitish Kumar Reddy goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Heinrich Klaasen, Six, Six !! With a brilliant on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular reverse sweep to deep point for a colossal Maximum!
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease to take of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nitish Kumar Reddy hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
End of over 16 (19 runs)
Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Trent Boult delivers fast ball at full length, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Nitish Kumar Reddy c S Yadav b T Boult 21 (17) Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, no run, c S Yadav b T Boult, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Surya Kumar Yadav, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Trent Boult to Salil Arora, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Salil Arora hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Trent Boult to Salil Arora, 1 run, Salil Arora hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a short length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.
Trent Boult to Salil Arora, 1 run, Salil Arora hangs in the crease to take fast ball of fulltoss aimed on the stumps, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
End of over 17 (8 runs)
Jasprit Bumrah to Salil Arora, 1 run, Salil Arora hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease and slash pull towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Jasprit Bumrah delivers fast ball at good length, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Jasprit Bumrah to Salil Arora, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball, on the off stump, Salil Arora goes forward, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Jasprit Bumrah to Salil Arora, 1 run, Salil Arora hangs in the crease to take fast ball of fulltoss aimed on the stumps, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 18 (13 runs)
Hardik Pandya to Salil Arora, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Salil Arora hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Hardik Pandya to Salil Arora, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Salil Arora hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Hardik Pandya to Salil Arora, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Hardik Pandya bowls a sharp delivery, and Salil Arora hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
Hardik Pandya to Salil Arora, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Salil Arora hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!