India, April 30 -- Devoid of options amid the carnage unleashed by Sunrisers Hyderabad batters at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night, the Mumbai Indians brought in an additional bowler in the second innings. Shardul Thakur was introduced as an Impact Player, but he did not bowl a single over in a match where Mumbai succumbed to their sixth defeat of the season, remaining ninth in the points table. The situation became even more bizarre when MI's batting coach, Kieron Pollard, admitted he had no clarity on the decision during the post-match press conference.

It was right after the powerplay that Mumbai introduced Shardul as the Impact Sub. That meant they sought his bowling services after the SRH opening pair of Travis Head and Abhis...