IPL 2018: 5 reasons why Mumbai Indians can make it to the playoffs easily

#2 In-form openers

Evin Lewis (Source: BCCI)

The new opening combination of Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis has worked well for the Mumbai Indians in their third match. They together put a hundred run partnership in 9 overs and helped Mumbai reach 194. In spite of a failure in the next match, Mumbai will look to continue the same combination at the top.

Surya Kumar Yadav has been in good form and has scored 124 runs in four matches with a strike rate of 133.33. He scored a half-century as an opener in the third match. Him batting along with Evin Lewis will also give Mumbai a right-left combination at the top.

After his failure in the first IPL match, Evin Lewis is looking to make a name for himself the world's most prestigious T20 league. Lewis is the highest run-getter for Mumbai Indians with 142 runs from four matches, at a strike rate of 159.55. With Lewis and Yadav firing at the top, Mumbai Indians can go a long way in the tournament.