Midas touch

With Suryakumar Yadav: After their first home match ended in an embarrassing defeat to Rajasthan Royals in which they managed to score only 125, five-time Mumbai Indians go into their next match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Delhi Capitals with their title hopes on the line.

Mumbai Indians are 0-3 from their first three matches having lost to Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad in their opening match and followed it up with disquieting defeats to Sunrisers Hyderabad in a match in which they conceded 277/3 in 20 overs, the highest total ever scored in IPL.

The three defeats have also exposed the frailties in their squad, leaving them groping for answers for the brittleness of their batting order -- in three outings, only Tilak Varma has scored the lone half-century for them, and the innocuousness of their bowling which has conceded the highest team total-ever in IPL history. To add to their misery, they have not been great in the field too, putting down some catches.