Mumbai, April 8 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene admitted that the team's performance in the powerplay, both with bat and ball has been a significant concern this season. Following their 12-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Monday, MI have now suffered four defeats in five matches in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Jayawardene urged his side to be more "ruthless" and avoid "losing discipline" before it's too late to salvage the campaign, as per ESPNcricinfo.

"The powerplay is a concern for us with the ball and the bat. In the last few games as well, we were leaking too many runs with the ball in the powerplay as well," Jayawardene said at the post-match press conference, as quoted from ESP...