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Suryakumar Yadav may have entered an exclusive Mumbai Indians club during the defeat to Rajasthan Royals, but the milestone also arrived in the middle of one of the toughest IPL seasons of his career. The MI batter became only the second player in franchise history after Rohit Sharma to score more than 4000 runs for the team across the IPL and Champions League T20 combined. Rohit still leads the chart comfortably with 6432 runs. Suryakumar reached the landmark during his fighting 60 off 42 balls against RR at the Wankhede Stadium. However, the knock was only his second fifty-plus score of an otherwise underwhelming campaign. Across 13 matches in IPL 2026, Suryakumar managed just 270 runs at an average of 20.77 and a strike rate of 147.54, numbers well below the standards expected from one of MI’s most important batters. His inconsistency became one of the major reasons behind Mumbai Indians’ disastrous season, with the five-time champions never really recovering from repeated batting collapses and poor powerplay performances. MI eventually finished ninth on the points table after another disappointing defeat, this time against a Rajasthan Royals side that secured the final playoff spot. Against RR, Suryakumar once again tried to rescue the innings after MI collapsed to 49 for 4 inside the powerplay following a devastating spell from Jofra Archer. But despite his efforts and a late cameo from Hardik Pandya, Mumbai fell short by 30 runs, bringing an end to a forgettable campaign for both the franchise and one of its biggest stars.
