Mumbai Indians crash out of race for playoffs after 8th defeat in a row, LSG win by 36 runs

Whatever little hopes Mumbai Indians had of qualifying for the playoffs were dashed on Sunday as Rohit Sharma’s men suffered their 8th defeat in a row, at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants. Propelled by a century from their skipper KL Rahul, LSG posted a total of 168/6 in 20 overs. 

In reply, MI got off to a decent start, but suffered yet another uncharacteristic collapse, resulting in a record-eighth consecutive loss in IPL 2022 season. 

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