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 "I think we had areas to do well in bat and ball. I think it was a pretty rusty day, to be honest. The boys realise where they could have done better," Karthik said after the game. "Don't want to be too analytical. It's very unfair to judge Cummins right now. He's just off quarantine. At 3.30-4:00 he got the permission to come and play the match. This is not the game where we need to judge him at all. He's a world champion bowler. He's one of the best going around and I trust him completely. I am sure he'll come good."

It wasn't all doom and gloom though for Knight Riders. If Mavi's early wicket came as a positive, the way the bowlers managed to pull things back will also please the think-tank. Mumbai looked set to cruise past 200 and had to eventually settle for 195 for 5 with Mavi bagging two wickets and Russell finishing well against Pollard. "Upfront Mavi was really good. The poor guy missed out last year because of an injury and he's really looking forward to the tournament this year. He's shaping up well and that's a good sign for the team," Karthik said about his young pacer.

While Knight Riders don't have a lot of time ahead of their next game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, things will only improve after the rusty outing. What will worry the side though is the negativ