What’s going wrong for Bumrah, Surya, Tilak? MI head coach Jayawardene explains

Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene struck a composed and reassuring tone in the post-match press conference, backing his senior players and calling for patience as Mumbai Indians navigate a challenging phase in IPL 2026. The performance of Mumbai Indians' (MI) key trio, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma, has been a major talking point in IPL 2026, as the team struggles at the bottom of the points table. Suryakumar Yadav is enduring a difficult run in IPL 2026 for Mumbai Indians (MI), following his record-breaking 2025 season where he scored 717 runs.

Despite the high expectations surrounding India's T20 World Cup captain. In 9 matches, Surya has just scored 183 runs. Jayawardene dismissed concerns around Suryakumar Yadav’s recent returns, insisting that the flamboyant batter is not far from rediscovering his best touch.

"I don't think his output is down; if he gets a few scores together I think he'll find that rhythm. He played really well today for that period, really took on the bowlers in that phase. I think another couple of overs he could have been off for a really good score.

Sometimes when things are not going your way it doesn't fall in place; I think it was a pretty good shot went straight to the fielder. He's definitely up for it, I think he's in a good space, it just that hasn't worked like the amount of times he's got caught on the boundary this season with some of those shots. It's just a matter of time but I think he himself is disappointed but just have to keep on working harder," he said.