IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians' Power-Packed Batting Finding Chennai Pitch Tough

Cricket Image for IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians' Power-Packed Batting Finding Chennai Pitch Tough (Mumbai Indians (Image Source: Google))

Mumbai Indians' strength - the power-packed middle-order - has not done well in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) so far, leaving the defending champions with below-par totals.

In two of the four matches MI has won, they have survived thanks to their bowling as well as some poor batting from their opponents.

However, in the two games, they have lost, it was their power-hitters failure that stood out. Despite a strong batting line-up, they are yet to reach 160 even once.

Neither of the two Pandya brothers has done well in the tournament so far and Kieron Pollard has clicked in only one game with the bat which MI won against SunRisers Hyderabad thanks to the West Indian's batting.

MI pace bowler Trent Boult acknowledged that his team's middle-order batting has failed but said that the bowlers will have to be better prepared.

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