New Delhi, Online Desk. In the 15th season of the Indian Premier League, in the second match of the double header on Saturday, Mumbai Indians team has to play against Rajasthan Royals in the evening. This is going to be the 9th match of Mumbai’s team this season and it has not got any win so far. In the last match when the team came out to play against Lucknow, it was the birthday of mentor Sachin Tendulkar and this evening the team will play on the birthday of captain Rohit.
IPL’s most successful team Mumbai, which has won the trophy for the most five times so far, is longing for the first win this season. The team has suffered eight consecutive defeats so far and this is its worst performance till date. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma is celebrating his 35th birthday on Saturday, 30 April. Team members can make this day even more special for them if they are successful in giving the gift of victory. With this win, the team can break their losing streak and open the account of victory.
Mumbai has lost eight consecutive matches
Mumbai’s team had lost in the first match against Delhi Capitals in a very close match. After this, the team of Rajasthan defeated the team by 23 runs and against Kolkata Pat Cummins’s thunderstorm gave the team its third defeat. The team was expected to win against Bangalore but lost in a close match here too. Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai and forced them to suffer their fifth consecutive defeat.
Mumbai went in search of victory after five defeats against the team of Lucknow Super Giants, but once again they were disappointed. The team took the match against Chennai Super Kings but Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 16 runs in four balls in the last over to win the match. On the birthday of the team’s mentor Sachin Tendulkar, on 24 April i.e. in the last match, Lucknow defeated him.
