Hardik Pandya is unfazed by the Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2024 problems, saying, “Never leave the battlefield.”

The Mumbai Indians lost their most recent IPL (Indian Premier League) 2024 match. The matchup was with the Kolkata Knight Riders. On Friday, May 3, the 51st game of the tournament took place at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium between the two teams.

The match saw Kolkata bat first and amass 169 runs in the first inning. The Mumbai Indians’ hitters attempted to chase down the goal but were once again unable to complete the job for the five-time winners. MI was shut out for 145 runs, and the team lost by a margin of 24 runs.

Hardik Pandya, the captain of MI, spoke candidly about his team’s performance against KKR following the match. Despite a run of poor performances, the star all-rounder stated that he is not yet prepared to retire from the game.

Evidently, we were unable to establish partnerships and continued to lose wickets. Answers to many of the questions will take some time. But there is not much to say at this time. During the post-match award ceremony, Pandya remarked, “Bowlers did an amazing job on this track.

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“I hope I’m not incorrect; the wicket improved. The second inning brought Dew. We’ll play the game through and evaluate what we can improve on. I remind myself to never give up and to never quit the battlefield—just keep fighting. There are bright days as well as difficult ones. It’s difficult, but difficulties make you stronger,” he said.

The Mumbai Indians suffer their eighth loss of the year as KKR triumphs.

With a target of 170 runs to pursue, the Mumbai Indians were off to a poor start when openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma were dismissed for 13 and 11 runs, respectively. Nehal Wadhera and Tilak Varma scored six and four runs apiece, while Naman Dhir added eleven.

The highest run scorer, Suryakumar Yadav, amassed 56 runs in 35 deliveries, but his effort was insufficient to lead MI to victory as the five-time champions ultimately fell short by 24 runs.