MI vs SRH | Collective failure of group, admits Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians' IPL 2021 campaign ends

In the post-match presentation ceremony, Rohit Sharma reckoned that his team lost the mometum due to the Covid-enforced break and failed collectively as a group. He added that fans have high expectations from the 5-time champions and therefore not qualifying for the playoffs was disappointing. 

"When you play for a franchise like Mumbai, you are always expected to go out and perform. I wouldn't call that as pressure. More than anything, it's expectations. It was very tough (to drop big players), I want to back the players and keep the same squad going. We have had on and off season this time around. We have had a fabulous run as a franchise. It was wonderful to be part of this set-up, we can be very proud of that. We were getting momentum in Delhi and there was a break, that didn't help the team. It was a collective failure of group. Very happy with win today, we gave everything, I am sure it was entertaining for the fans as well. They have always been supportive, they have always stood by us. Little disappointed we didn't go through," Rohit sahram said. 

The MI captain heaped rich praises on Ishan Kishan, who was adjudged Man of the Match for his stellar show against the Sunrisers. The 23-year-old wicketkeeper batsman hit IPL 2021's fastest fifty off just 16 balls before accumulating 63 runs of his own in the powerplay overs. Only Suresh Raina and Adam Gilchrist have hit more runs than Kishan in powerplay overs of a single match. The Patna-born now also holds the record for the fastest fifty by a Mumbai Indians batsman.