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Mumbai coach Boucher laments injuries after IPL exit

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The loss of fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer to injuries left a hole that was difficult to fill for Mumbai Indians, coach Mark Boucher said after his team's IPL exit.The five-time winners went down to holders Gujarat Titans in the final playoff on Friday to bow out of the T20 competition they last won in 2020.On a batting-friendly pitch in Ahmedabad, Mumbai's bowlers were at the receiving end of Shubman Gill's 60-ball 129 which powered Gujarat to 233-3.South African Boucher, in his first season with Mumbai, said the replacement players offered their best efforts but were still not good enough for a place in the final."If you are losing out on your quality players, yes it's going to leave a hole," Boucher told reporters after his team's 62-run hammering."Not to put any blame on anyone, those things happen in sports, injuries happen in sports and you've got to deal with it."He added: "I thought that the guys that we brought in, they did their best in a situation where they probably weren't selected upfront."The side, skippered by Rohit Sharma, were aware Bumrah would miss the season as the yorker specialist underwent lower-back surgery in March and has been out of action since September last year.But the team suffered a major blow when England's Archer, who was recovering from an elbow injury, left for home after playing just five matches, to be replaced by fellow countryman Chris Jordan.Mumbai bought Archer for $1.06 million in last year's auction despite the speedster not being available for the whole season. 'Stressful competition' Boucher, regarded as one of the world's best wicketkeepers during his playing days, said Mumbai may have to replace some of the team down the line."Hopefully the guys can get over

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