MI mentor Sachin Tendulkar termed LSG batter Ayush Badoni's dismissal in IPL 2023 Eliminator as the turning point, adding that MI's "incredible" fielding forced Badoni to play the shot which cost him his wicket. "There were...few dot balls and then Badoni played across the line," added Sachin. "[We were defending 183] but...fielded as if we were defending 145," he stated.