IPL 2017: MI vs RPS, 5 things that went wrong for Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma was back in form but that wasn’t enough to lead Mumbai to victory

The IPL table toppers Mumbai Indians hosted the Rising Pune Supergiant in the 28^th match of the season. The in-form hosts who had been on a six-game winning streak were the favourites to win the game as RPS have had an inconsistent run in this season so far.

But as it turned out, RPS once more surprised MI and won for the second time in the season against the same opponent. For a large part of the game, MI looked in control but somehow they ended up on the losing side.

Let’s take a look at the five things that went wrong for MI

#5 Not bowling Harbhajan in the powerplay

Harbhajan Singh has been excellent for Mumbai Indians with the ball

The off-spinner has done well for Mumbai in the league so far. He was being introduced into the attack inside first six overs and his witty bowling didn’t allow the opposition to score big from the start.

The veteran off-spinner has produced wickets at the start that pegged the opposition back and played a crucial role in MI’s victories. But this time, he was called on to bowl in the 7^th over when the two RPS openers had got their eyes in.

Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Tripathi went after the fast bowlers and collected 48 runs in 6 overs without losing a wicket that gave them the momentum. If Bhajji had picked up an early wicket, the story could have been different. At the end, Bhajji finished with magnificent figures of 1/20 in 4 overs.