Mumbai Indians

The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians are the only side in IPL 2022 who are yet to open their account on the points table after losing all their six matches so far. They are at the bottom of the 10-team table, which is led by newbies Gujarat Titans with five wins from six matches.

"Life has not ended, sun is going to rise again tomorrow. This is the game of cricket, right? Somebody has to win or lose. We haven't lost everything in life right? We just lost a cricket game. That's the spirit which is there in our team. Nobody is as disappointed as we are. Nobody from the outside can see the hardwork we have put in," said Bumrah in the post-match virtual press conference.

Rohit Sharma also took "full responsibility" of being unable to give Mumbai the start they needed in a chase of 200, making just six while his counterpart K.L Rahul set up Lucknow's win with an unbeaten 103 off 60 balls in his 100th IPL match. "I take the full responsibility of no putting the team in the situation of what they expect from me. I back myself to go out there and enjoy the game and doing what I have been doing all these years.

After Rahul's unbeaten 103 off 60 balls laced with nine fours and five sixes enthralled fans in a sunny afternoon and powered Lucknow to 199/4, Mumbai didn't get any substantial score which they needed from their betters and could only get 181/9 in their 20 overs, slumping to their sixth consecutive loss of the ongoing tournament.

On a hot Mumbai afternoon, Rahul put out a treat for fans with his free-flowing strokes as he carried his bat throughout the innings for registering his third IPL hundred, also his second ton in the mega event against Mumbai in 60 balls, laced with nine fours and five sixes. For the Rohit Sharma-led side, it was another poor day with the ball as Jaydev Unadkat took two wickets while Murugan Ashwin and Fabian Allen had one scalp each apart from multiple misfields on the field.

Many in the cricketing circle have called Brevis 'Baby AB' due to resemblances in the batting styles of the youngster and de Villiers, who made a mark for himself in the IPL with his 360-degree game for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Brevis was picked by Mumbai after being the leading run-getter in Men's U19 World Cup with 506 runs in six matches at an average of 84.33, including two centuries and three fifties.

In the afternoon match at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday, Mumbai would be seeking to end their winless run while Lucknow are looking to bounce back from a narrow loss to Rajasthan Royals. "Obviously with Mumbai at the moment, I think we will try to get our momentum back after loss in last game. We would love to get another win but Mumbai are going to be very desperate for their first win.

After winning the toss, Sharma confirmed that West Indies all-rounder Fabian Allen comes into the playing eleven in place of pacer Basil Thampi, which means Mumbai will be using all four overseas slots for the first time in the competition. "Since it's a day game we tried to get another slower ball. It's a good pitch to play cricket and with his experience coming in, it will be good for us."

In a high-scoring thriller, Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Wednesday defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 12 runs. It was the fifth-successive loss for Mumbai Indians. MI players played well, but they also needed luck to win the matches. Here are the key highlights of the game:

"It was a good night, very very happy to contribute to the team's win but the crucial thing for us was the two points. I can't really say that it was just the runs on the board. I thought this game had a lot of ups and downs, there were a lot of crucial moments and more often than not we were nailing those crucial moments and winning those crucial moments," Agarwal said after the match on Wednesday night.