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Mumbai Indians Face Tough Questions After Fourth Consecutive Loss
After Mumbai Indians (MI) lost their fourth game in a row in IPL 2026, their captain Hardik Pandya said they need to answer “some hard questions” if they are to turn their fortunes around.
Their latest defeat came against Punjab Kings (PBKS), who restricted MI to 195 for 6 and then chased it down in just 16.3 overs with seven wickets in hand. That meant MI remained ninth on the points table with just one win from five games.
Pandya Calls for Ownership and Tough Decisions
“We really need to see if we need to make some difficult calls, or if we need to keep continuing and hope that we turn things around,” Pandya said after the match. “These are some hard questions, which eventually we need to answer, and the ownership has to be taken.
“I don’t have much to say right now. I think we really need to go back to the drawing board and see where we are lacking. Is it individuals, is it as a group, is it as planning? We will figure it out and see what we can do next.”
Credit to the Opposition
At the same time, Pandya credited the opposition for beating them in all three facets of the game.
“I think you need to give credit to them as well. The ball started reversing, and at that same time, the dew didn’t come,” he said. “In the second innings, the dew came and the pitch got slightly better. But having said that, they just outplayed us: they bowled better, they batted better, and they fielded better definitely, and that cost us the game.”
- Mumbai Indians are currently ninth on the points table with one win from five games.
- Hardik Pandya has called for ownership and tough decisions to be made to turn their fortunes around.
- Punjab Kings outplayed Mumbai Indians in all three facets of the game.
