IPL 2021: Defending champions Mumbai Indians fail to reach the playoffs after 3 years

IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians's fate was decided in the second half of the league game against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Zyed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

It all came down to just 65 runs on Friday which decided the fate of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 as the defending champions crashed out of the playoffs race after they failed to stop Sunrisers Hyderabad at 65 in Match 55 in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Mumbai Indians posted 236 for 5 on the board and then had to stop SRH at 65 to beat Kolkata Knight Riders' net run rate and grab the fourth knockout berth. But Rohit Sharma's bag of tricks fell flat as SRH reached 193 for 8 in reply to MI's highest-ever score in T20 cricket.