Bengaluru: Pushed to the wall after four successive defeats, Mumbai Indians would look to bounce back when they take on a formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier league cricket match here on Sunday.
Mumbai were in a similar situation even last season, losing all their five matches in the early stage, but roared back to form winning almost all games before bowing out to Chennai in the semifinals.
Mumbai Indians is the only team, which has not opened its account on the points table after back-to-back defeats to defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings.
Captain Rohit Sharma and his team would look to start afresh.
Mumbai have been searching for the right combination at the top of the order and have tried Sharma, Aaron Finch, Parthiv Patel and West Indian Lendl Simmons without much success.
Mumbai tried shuffling their batting order, without much success, as was reflected in Friday’s match against Chennai.
Corey Anderson was pushed to number three but could make only four runs after he was out to a horrendous shot.
Harbhajan Singh’s promotion, however, bore fruits as he set the tempo for Mumbai to get a competitive score after they were three for 12. (PTI)
