Mumbai aim for sixth IPL title

Jestha 18, 2082

AFP

Mumbai aim for sixth IPL title

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Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene believes that a player like Rohit Sharma is enough to help the team win the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the sixth time. This is why Sharma has a 'winning mentality'. He is also an evergreen player of Indian cricket.

The current captain of the team is Hardik Pandyo. His team is only two wins away from winning the title. Mumbai beat Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in the eliminator on Friday. Mumbai will now face Punjab Kings in the second qualifier in Ahmedabad on Sunday. It is expected to be fiercely contested. 

Its winner will play Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final on June 3. Mumbai did not get off to a good start in this tournament either, losing four of their opening five matches. Mumbai won 7 of the next 8 matches.

was able to reach the playoffs because of this. It was a 'do or die' situation against Mumbai in the playoffs. 

Why was Mumbai, which was ranked fourth, defeated by Gujarat both times in the league stage. However, Mumbai managed to get it when the team needed a win. "When the team has a culture of playing for victory, then it is easier to move forward," believes coach Jayawardene. 

"Now the Mumbai team is definitely new, but there is still no shortage of the most experienced players in the team," he added. Mumbai will now face a team that lost to Bengaluru in the first qualifier. The captain of Punjab is Shreyas Iyer. He says, 'We have lost the battle, but not the war.' 

Punjab's batting was weak in the match against Bengaluru. The entire team was bowled out for 101 runs. Then the team was forced to lose by eight wickets. But Punjab is buoyed by their performance in the league stage. Punjab, one of the teams that have not won the IPL title so far, was at the top of the 10 teams at the end of the league stage.

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