India Deep Research · 6 sources May 02, 2026 · min read

Hardik Pandya admits 'Not the season' after MI's 8-wicket defeat to CSK in IPL 2026

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya admitted their IPL 2026 campaign never took off after MI suffered an 8-wicket thrashing against CSK. MI now sit 9th with just 4 points from 9 matches.

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Hardik Pandya admits 'Not the season' after MI's 8-wicket defeat to CSK in IPL 2026

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TL;DR — Quick Summary

Hardik Pandya accepted that MI's season never got going after CSK handed them an 8-wicket defeat. MI managed only 159/7, with Naman Dhir scoring 57, and now sit 9th on the table with 4 points from 9 games.

Match Result

Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets

MI Score

159 for 7 in 20 overs

Top Scorer for MI

Naman Dhir (57 runs)

CSK Target Chased

160 runs in 18.1 overs

MI Points

4 points from 9 matches

MI Position

9th on the points table

CSK Points

8 points from 9 games

Hardik Pandya's Admission

"Our campaign never really got off the ground"

Mumbai Indians ke skipper Hardik Pandya ne bilkul seedha-saacha baat kahi hai. Unhone maan liya ki IPL 2026 ka season unke liye kabhi shuru hi nahi hua. Yeh baat tab aayi jab MI ko Chennai Super Kings ne 8 wicket se pata nahi chalne diya.

PTI ke mutabiq, Chennai mein Saturday ko huye match mein MI ne pehle batting karte hue sirf 159 runs hi banaaye 7 wickets ke nuksaan par. Naman Dhir hi ek aise batsman the jo khade rahe — unhone 57 runs ki shandaar innings kheli. Lekin yeh target CSK ke saamne kaafi nahi tha.

CSK ne yeh target 18.1 overs mein hi chase kar liya. Is jeet ke saath CSK ke 9 matches mein 8 points ho gaye hain aur unki playoff ki umeedein abhi bhi zinda hain. Woh table par abhi bhi race mein hain.

MI ki haalat — 9 matches mein 7 haar

Mumbai Indians ki baat karein toh haalat bahut kharab hai. PTI ke mutabiq, MI ne 9 matches mein se 7 haar diye hain. Unke paas sirf 4 points hain aur woh points table par 9th number par hain. Mathematical toh abhi bhi playoff mein jaane ka chance hai, lekin raasta bahut mushkil hai.

Hardik Pandya ne match ke baad kaha ki unka campaign kabhi start hi nahi hua. Yeh ek honest admission tha ki is baar MI ki team woh performance nahi de paayi jo unse expect ki jaati hai.

Hardik Pandya ka honest admission

Instagram par bhi Hardik Pandya ki baat viral hui hai. Unhone kaha ki team ne bahut zyada wickets gawaaye aur runs bhi leak kiye. Yeh ek honest assessment tha ki is baar MI apne standard ke hisaab se perform nahi kar paayi.

ABP News ke mutabiq, Hardik ne yeh bhi maana ki is season unke paas zyada options nahi hain. Bowling resources bhi limited hain aur team management ko solutions dhundhne honge.

Naman Dhir — ek positive point

MI ki is mushkil season mein ek positive point Naman Dhir rahe hain. Unhone 57 runs ki innings kheli jo MI ki taraf se sabse badi innings thi. Lekin akele woh team ko jeet nahi dila paaye.

Cricket Country ke mutabiq, Hardik ne maana ki powerplay mein early wickets ne MI ko bahut nuksan pahunchaya. Jab top order jaldi out ho jaata hai toh team kabhi recover nahi kar paati.

Hamaari Baat: Hardik Pandya ki honesty — ek lesson for MI

Seedha baat karein toh Hardik Pandya ne jo kaha woh bilkul sahi hai. Is baar MI ka season kabhi shuru hi nahi hua. Jab aap 9 matches mein se 7 haar jaate ho toh koi bahana nahi bachta. Hardik ne honestly maana ki unki bowling resources stretched hain aur options limited hain.

Lekin sawaal yeh hai ki aage kya? MI ke paas abhi bhi kuch matches bache hain. Agar woh unmein bhi aise hi haar jaayenge toh yeh season unke liye bhoolna mushkil ho jayega. Hardik ki honesty toh achi hai, lekin ab team ko performance bhi dikhani padegi.

CSK ki baat karein toh woh abhi bhi playoff race mein hain. Unke paas 8 points hain aur woh consistent performance de rahe hain. MI ke liye ab har match do ya teen — survival ka sawaal hai.