It is testament to Mumbai Indians’ reputation that despite suffering five losses in seven games, and playing Royal Challengers Bangalore away from home on Tuesday, May 1, they have still not been counted out of the race to the IPL 2018 crown.
Mumbai have made a habit of it, after all. For most of their 11 seasons, Mumbai have started poorly, before putting together a string of wins to surge into the playoffs. Thereafter, they are a real threat – with three titles so far, they are IPL’s most successful side.
For all the talk of Mumbai being late-comers to the tournament, there have been occasions when Bangalore too have started poorly, only to string on a series of wins – they did so in 2016 when they lost to Hyderabad in the final.
Both teams have played seven matches, and there are as many games left in the league stages. The time is now to make something of their sputtering campaigns.
