India, April 24 -- The Mumbai Indians, a five-time IPL-winning side, have been left battered and clueless after a fifth defeat in the ongoing 2026 season, which has pushed them into the bottom half of the table at the halfway mark. On Thursday, Mumbai were thrashed by 103 runs by arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings at home, marking their third defeat of the season at the Wankhede - a first in any IPL edition.

Even amid growing concerns over their campaign slipping away, MI found themselves in the middle of a controversy during the game against CSK, when Shardul Thakur replaced Mitchell Santner as a concussion substitute, despite the latter suffering a shoulder injury.

Santner hurt his shoulder during the 17th over of CSK's innings, when he ...