Mumbai Indians Is Team to Beat, Will Finish In Top Two: Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh has labeled his former aspect, Mumbai Indians, because the “team to beat” and prophesied that the five-time champions will end within the prime two of the group standings within the 18th version of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Mumbai Indians, identified for his or her customary slow-start type after which going full throttle in direction of the tip of the group stage, have finished it once more. On Thursday, MI ensured Rajasthan Royals’ try to gun down their goal slumped down the drain as they sealed their sixth victory on the trot to transfer to the highest of the desk.

MI discovered its misplaced muse and continued to sing in concord, as they’ve finished on quite a few events prior to now. Mumbai’s successful pedigree was up for present on Thursday as they trounced Rajasthan Royals with a thumping 100-run triumph within the scorching warmth of Jaipur.

With Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton going berserk with the bat whereas Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult bowling in tandem to hang-out the opposition batters with their tenacious pace, Harbhajan sees Mumbai ending within the prime two.

“Total dominance from MI. They are a champion team playing like a champion team. It will be hard for any team to catch up to them. Of the 11 players, nine or 10 can win the game singlehandedly. MI is the team to beat. I believe they will finish in the top two spots. They can finish anywhere with 18 or 20 points,” Harbhajan stated on his YouTube channel.

MI’s success story started with Rohit and Rickelton going all weapons blazing to elevate a 116-run opening stand in 11.5 overs. Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya added the icing on the cake by decimating Rajasthan’s bowling assault with a ruthless onslaught and propelling MI to a frightening 217/2.

In reply, Boult, Bumrah, and seasoned ball tweaker Karn Sharma wreaked havoc with the ball to put Rajasthan out of its distress and present them the way in which to exit the race for playoffs.

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