IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians’ worst phase! Far from the trophy for the sixth consecutive season, could not win the match even with CSK-RCB

The performance of five-time champions Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2026 was very disappointing. The team became one of the first teams to be out of the playoff race this season, which has given a big shock to the fans.

Mumbai Indians, once considered the most successful team of IPL, has now failed to win the trophy for the sixth consecutive season. The team last won the title in the year 2020. After this, six consecutive seasons passed from 2021 to 2026, but Mumbai Indians could not win a single trophy.

Such a long drought had never been seen before in the history of Mumbai Indians. IPL started in 2008 and the team won its first trophy in 2012. Then it took five years for him to win his first title, but now the wait for the trophy has become even longer.

This season the team’s performance appeared weak in many big matches. The special thing was that for the first time in the entire season, Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings And Royal Challengers Bengaluru Could not win even a single match against both.

In the match played on 23 April, Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 103 runs. After this, in the second match also, Chennai won by 8 wickets. Mumbai also had to face defeat in both the matches against RCB. In the first match played on 12 April, RCB won by 18 runs, while in the second match played on 10 May, Mumbai Indians lost by 2 wickets.

Discussion has intensified among fans and cricket experts regarding the team’s continuous poor performance. The lack of consistency in both the batting and bowling departments was clearly visible. Despite many star players, the team failed to finish the match.

Now the biggest challenge before Mumbai Indians will be to prepare a strong strategy for the next season and return to their old winning form. Fans hope that the team will return with new enthusiasm and new strategy in IPL 2027.