IPL 2026: MI vs KKR Updates: MI down KKR by 6 wickets

Sun, 29 March 2026

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23:20

Win their first IPL opener since 2012

MI 224-4 (19.1 ovs) vs KKR 220-4 | Scorecard

MI beat KKR by 6 wickets to win their IPL opener in Wankhede on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma (78) and Ryan Rickelton (81) batted with brilliance at the top of the order to help MI script a record chase -- this is MI's most successful chase ever in the IPL and most successful chase at the Wankhede.

This is the first time since 2012 that MI have won their opening match in the IPL.

MI need one run for victory as Anukul is back in the attack. And Dhir hammers the winning runs down the ground. Mumbai Indians win by 6 wickets.

This is the first time since 2012 that MI have won their opening match in IPL.

Naman Dhir is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to the off side.

Hardik then pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a four. 8 come off the over.

Narine is finally in the attack and Hardik plays the ball to the off side for a single.

Tilak then turns the ball around the leg side for a single.

Hardik then swing his bat but gets only a single to the leg side.

Tilak then goes for the slog sweep only to mishit and hole out to Manish Pandey at long on. He is out for 20 off 14.

Vaibhav Arora is back in the attack and he starts with a dot as Hardik goes for the cut and misses.

Quicker ball next and Hardik pulls the ball to the leg side for a single.

Tilak then cuts the ball square on the off side for a four.

15 needed off 15 now.

Arora comes around the wicket and Tilak plays the yorker down the ground for a single.

Hardik then plays it to third man for a single.

Good ball but Tilak gets his bat in the nick of time and the ball runs past the keeper for a four! 11 come off it.

Tyagi continues as MI need 28 off 24 balls.

And Tilak and Hardik takes a single each off the first two balls.

Another dot later, Tyagi appeals for a leg before as Tilak is hit on the pad. No says the umpire. The batters take a single off a leg bye. KKR review and ball tracking shows it was pitching outside leg and he survives. KKR lose review.

Hardik then takes a single before Tilak gets cheeky and scoops the ball over fine leg for a four as 8 come off it!

22:56

Rickelton run out for 81

MI 193-3 (16 ovs) vs KKR 220-4 | Scorecard

Hardik Pandya is the new man in.

Tilak takes a single to the off side.

Hardik is now off the mark with a slap off a wide ball to cover point for a four.

Another four for Hardik who cuts the short and fast ball past point for a four.

A dot to end the over as 10 runs and a wicket come off it.

Muzarabani is back in the attack and Rickelton slaps the ball to extra cover, comes for a single, turns back for a couple, sent back by Tilak but a direct hit has him short of his crease at the non-strikers' end and he is run-out for 81 off 43.

Tilak Varma is the new man in and he comes down the track and creams the ball through covers for a four to get off the mark.

He then swings and misses next ball.

Two more dots to end the over as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.

Tyagi back in the attack and Surya crouches and plays it between short third man and backward point for a four.

Surya then pulls the short ball only to hole out to Rinku at the deep mid-wicket boundary. He is out for 16 off 8.

22:42

Rickelton, Surya keep MI in the hunt

MI 175-1 (14 ovs) vs KKR 220-4 | Scorecard

Chakravarthy is back in the attack and Suryakumar starts the over with a four off a flick over deep mid-wicket.

The batters then take three singles.

A wide and a dot later, Rickelton slaps the ball to the wide long-off boundary. 12 come off it.

Left-arm spinner Anukul Roy in the attack now and he gives four singles and a wide before Rickelton ends the over with a six as 11 come off the over.

22:36

Rohit makes splendid 78 off 38 balls; Arora finally gets a breakthrough

MI 152-1 (12 ovs) vs KKR 220-4 | Scorecard

Impact Player Suryakumar is the new man in and he is off the mark with a six as he comes across his stumps and just scoops the ball over fine leg for a four as a wicket and 17 runs come off it.

Vaibhav Arora is back in attack and Rohit comes down the track and smacks the short ball over mid-wicket for a four!

Rohit then slaps the full toss over deep extra cover for a six off a straight bat.

Rohit then takes a single to backward point.

Rickelton then takes a single.

A wide later, KKR finally get the breakthrough as Anukul Roy runs back and takes a fantastic diving catch to dismiss Rohit for 78 off 38 as MI lose the first wicket.

Chakravarthy is back in the attack and he gives 13 in the over as Rickelton takes him out for a six and a four in the over!

22:25

Rickelton-Rohit put on highest opening stand by MI at Wankhede

MI 122-0 (10 ovs) vs KKR 220-4 | Scorecard

Tyagi is back in the attack and the short full toss has Rohit hit on the hand even as he sneaks in a single. No ball called for height.

Rickelton is then hit in the tummy off a slower short ball.

Rickelton pulls the next ball to deep mid-wicket but Arora puts him down and the batter gets a couple. This is a second life for Rickelton.

Rickelton then gets a single to the off side.

Rohit then plays the ball past backward point for a four. 119 on the board now and this is the highest opening stand by MI at the Wankhede.

Rohit then takes a single to mid-on.

Rickelton then pulls the ball to deep backward square leg for a couple as 12 come off it.

Narine continues and Rickelton smashes two sixes off the first three balls in the over.

Rickelton then brings up his 50 with a single to long-on.

Rohit then takes a single to deep cover.

A dot to end the over as 14 come off it.

22:13

Chakravarthy denied a wicket

MI 96-0 (8 ovs) vs KKR 220-4 | Scorecard

Chakravarthy back in the attack and Rohit starts the over with a single.

Rickelton then attempts to go big, the ball is in the air, Ramandeep runs back from cover but can't make it and drops the catch.

Rohit then slaps the ball over extra cover for a four!

Rohit then takes a single to cover.

A dot and a single to end the over as 8 come off it.

Sunil Narine in the attack now and Rickelton starts the over with a single to long-off.

A dot and a single later, Rickelton slog sweeps the ball over mid-wicket for a six!

Two dots to end the over as 8 come off it.

22:05

KKR leak runs as Rohit goes after bowling

MI 80-0 (6 ovs) vs KKR 220-4 | Scorecard

Medium pacer Katik Tyagi in the attack now and Rohit welcomes him with a six inside-out over extra cover.

Rohit then takes a couple past square leg.

A slower ball next and Rohit plays a dot.

Short ball and Rohit pulls it over backward square leg for a six!

Rohit then digs out the yorker for a dot.

Rohit then brings up his 50th IPL half-ton with a couple to deep mid-wicket as 16 come off it.

There is a slight delay in play as Rahane is down with cramps.

The physio is out to check on him. Rahane is going off the field and Rinku will wear the captain's arm band. Manish Pandey comes in as substitute fielder.

Varun Chakravarthy is in the attack now and Rohit takes him on for back-to-back boundaries over point and then a six down the ground as he goes inside out.

A dot later, Rohit slog sweeps the ball over long leg for a four.

A dot later, Rohit takes a single to backward square leg as 15 come off the over.

21:50

MI up the ante

MI 49-0 (4 ovs) vs KKR 220-4 | Scorecard

Muzarabani continues and Rohit makes room and creams the ball over extra cover for a six!

Rohit and Rickelton then take three singles before Rickelton swings the ball over long on for a six!

Slower ball again and Rickelton misses out as he attempts a shot past short third man for a dot as 15 come off it.

Arora continues and after a dot, Rohit goes with the angle and swings it wide of long on for a six!

Rohit then gets a single to long-leg.

Rickelton is beaten on the outside edge.

Rickelton then smashes the ball over extra cover for a six!

Rickelton then pulls the ball over deep square leg for a six as 19 come off it.

21:39

Rohit yet to fire

MI 15-0 (2 ovs) vs KKR 220-4 | Scorecard

6 foot 8 inch Blessing Muzarabani opens the attack at the other end and he starts with a dot.

Rohit then plays the ball to square leg for another dot.

Rohit then swivel pulls and the ball runs off the inside edge to fine leg for a four.

Rohit then plays the ball to backward point for a single.

Rickelton then just swings the ball and plays it to deep mid-wicket for a four.

A dot to end the over as 9 come off it.

Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma come out to chase 221 for victory as Vaibhav Arora opens the attack for KKR and Rickelton is off the mark with a single to the off side.

Rohit is then off the mark with a single to the on side off a leg bye.

Rickelton then cuts the ball past third man where Muzarabani misflields at the boundary and concedes a four.

Anukul Roy then puts in the dive at point to deny Rickelton any runs.

Arora then gets one to shape out as Rickelton is beaten on the outside edge. Another swing and a miss as just 6 come off it.

21:22

Rahane, Raghuvanshi Rinku take Kolkata past 200

KKR 220-4 (20 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Captain Ajinkya Rahane hit a fine half-century, but it was debutant Angkrish Raghuvanshi who lit up the stadium with a 29-ball 51 to help Kolkata Knight Riders post 220 for four against Mumbai Indians in their season-opening Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Sunday.

Opener Rahane made 67 off 40 balls with the help of three fours and five sixes, while Raghuvanshi decorated his knock with six boundaries and two hits over the fence.

Towards the end, Rinku Singh made an unbeaten 21-ball 33.

Opting to bowl, Shardul Thakur (3/39) turned out to be the top wicket-taker for MI.

Bumrah is back in the attack and he starts with a no-ball as he oversteps.

A wide later, Rinku only gets a single off the free-hit.

Ramandeep then squeezes out the yorker for a single.

Rinku then slices the ball over point for a four!

Rinku gets a couple over deep square leg for a couple.

A single later, Ramandeep reviews for a wide down the leg side but replays show it was a fair delivery and KKR finish with 220 for 4 in their 20 overs.

Ramandeep is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Rinku takes a single before Ramandeep ends the over with a couple thanks to a misfield. 10 runs and a wicket come off it.

Hardik is back in the attack and Rinku starts the over with a single.

A wide later, Raghuvanshi brings up his 50 with an outside edge over the fielder for a boundary.

Raghuvanshi is out next ball as he miscues the ball to long on. He is out for 51 off 29.

21:05

The batters put on 50-run stand

KKR 199-3 (18 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Bumrah is back in the attack Raghuvanshi sweeps the ball over backward square leg for a four to bring up the 50-run stand.

A dot later, the batter takes a single to long-on.

Two runs come off the next three balls as just 8 come off it.

Thakur is back in the attack and Rinku and Raghuvanshi take him for a 6 and a 4 as 14 runs come off the 16th over.

20:54

Ghazanfar taken to the cleaners

KKR 177-3 (16 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Boult is back in the attack and the full ball is carved through covers for a four!

A dot later, Rinku and Raghuvanshi take a single each.

Rinku then gets under the short bouncer, wide called for height.

Rinku then plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Rinku then drives the ball to long off for a single as 10 come off it.

Ghazanfar is back in the attack and Rinku starts the over with a four through backward point.

Rinku then takes 3 runs off the next 2 balls.

A dot later, Raghuvanshi lofts the ball to Rohit at long on who puts it down as 4 given.

Raghuvanshi ends the over with a six down the ground as 17 come off it.

20:45

Can KKR get to 200?

KKR 150-3 (14 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

KKR has lost momentum in the middle overs as 40 runs have come off the last 30 balls, losing one wicket.

Rinku Singh is the new man in and he starts with a single off the inside edge.

Raghuvanshi then throws the kitchen sink at the bouncer as it flies to third man boundary for a four!

A dot to end the over as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

Thakur is back in the attack and he starts with a dot as Raghuvanshi plays and misses as he is too early on the slower ball.

Raghuvanshi then flicks the ball to the leg side for a single.

Full and straight next, cross seam ball, Rahane goes for the big shot as he swings and he loses his shape in the bargain, mishits and Hardik takes the catch at covers and Rahane is out for 67 off 40.

Boult is back in the attack and Rahane starts with a dot.

A full toss is next played over mid-on for a single by Rahane.

Raghuvanshi then plays and misses at a slower yorker.

Another yorker, and Raghuvanshi plays it to deep backward point for a couple.

Fulll and on the leg side next and Raghuvanshi guides it to fine leg for a four.

Raghuvanshi then plays the full ball to covers for a single as 8 come off the over.

Bumrah is back in the attack and Rahane and Raghuvanshi take a single each off the first two balls.

Rahane then plays out the yorker for a single.

A dot later, Raghuvanshi plays the next ball to the leg side for a single.

Rahane ends the over with a single to deep mid-wicket as just 5 come off it.

20:27

34th IPL 50 for Rahane

KKR 131-2 (11 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Ghazanfar is back in the attack and Rahane welcomes him with a six over deep mid-wicket.

Rahane then takes two twos off the next two balls.

A dot later, Rahane goes for the swing, the ball goes off his shoulder to fine leg and he takes a single off a leg bye. A dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

Boult is back in the attack and Raghuvanshi starts the over with a single to long on.

Rahane then tries to guide the ball to third man, ball falls short of the short third man fielder, he takes a couple to get to his 34th IPL half-century.

Rahane takes a single to mid-wicket.

Length ball outside off, Raghuvanshi just plays it past backward point for a four!

Raghhuvanshi and Rahane then take a single each off the next two balls as 10 come off it.

20:18

Breaks the partnership as Green is out for 18 off 10

KKR 110-2 (9 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Angkrish Raghuvanshi is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single as a wicket and 9 runs come off it.

Thakur is back in the attack and Green starts the over with a couple to long-off.

Short ball and Green latches on to it and cuts it past backward point for a four.

Green and Rahane then take a single each.

Green then goes after the next ball, mistimes it and Rutherford runs in from the deep to take a good catch diving in front at covers. Green is out for 18 off 10.

20:12

No respite for MI bowlers

KKR 101-1 (8 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Ghazanfar is back in the attack and he starts with a straighter and faster ball and Rahane plays it to long on for a single.

Green then turns the ball around the corner for a single.

Rahane then plays the ball to the off side for another single.

Green plays the ball to the leg side for another single.

A wide down the leg side next. Rahane then plays the ball to the leg side to bring up the 100 with a single. A single to end the over as 7 come off it.

Leggie Mayank Markande in the attack now and Green starts the over with a single down the ground.

Rahane then takes a couple wide of cover.

Big shout for LBW next, no says the umpire. MI review. Gap between bat and ball, ball-tracking shows missing leg-stump. MI have lose a review.

Rahane then hammers the next ball over the bowler's head for a six!

A single later, Green slog sweeps the ball over long-on for a six as 16 come off it.

20:01

Thakur gets the breakthrough; Allen out for 37 off 17

KKR 79-1 (6 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Cameron Green is the new man in and he is off the mark with a quick single to cover.

Full next and Rahane creams it through covers for a four.

Short ball next and Rahane pulls it over long on for a four. A wicket and 10 runs come off it.

Shardul Thakur in the attack now and Rahane takes a single off the first ball.

Slower ball next, Allen goes for the pull only to be caught in the deep at the boundary and he is out for 37 off 17. KKR lose their first wicket.

Bumrah in the attack now and drifts it down the leg side and Rahane plays it to backward square leg for a four!

A single later, the slower ball is slogged over short mid-wicket for a four.

Allen then gets a single to mid-off. A dot later, Rahane ends the over with a single to square leg as 11 come off it.

19:54

Allen, Rahane in full flow

KKR 57-0 ( 4 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Hardik continues, straightish ball, Rahane uses the pace and plays it over fine leg for a six!

Down the leg side again, short and Rahane pulls it over deep square leg for a six!

Rahane then gets hit on the pad, big shout for LBW but Rahane steals a single.

Short again and Allen pulls the ball through backward square leg for a four.

Wide called for height next.

Full ball next and Allen then creams the ball down the ground for a four.

Allen then comes towards the off stump, gets across the line and plays it to fine leg for a four!

Mystery spinner Allah Gazanfar is in the attack now and Rahane plays it to the leg side for a single to start the over.

Allen then goes on the backfoot and clips it to the leg side for a dot.

Short and on the leg side next and Allen pulls it over deep square leg for a four.

Short ball again and Allen lofts it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Allen is hit on the back leg next ball and he it's a dot.

Short again and Allen pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a six as 15 come off the over.

19:40

Allen struggling; Rahane off the mark with a six

KKR 14-0 ( 2 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Hardik Pandya opens the attack at the other end and Allen starts the ball with a dot as he plays it to the leg side.

Allen then drives the ball down the ground, Hardik gets a hand to it to keep it to a dot.

Allen then mistimes a drive and again finds the fielder.

Leg side ball next, Allen plays it to fine leg for a four to get off the mark.

A dot later, Allen swings and misses and only four runs come off the over.

Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen will open the batting for Kolkata Knight Riders while Trent Boult will open the attack for MI and he starts with a wide down the leg side but gets a bit of swing. KKR's account opens with that wide.

Rahane then plays the next ball towards mid-on for a dot.

Boult continues over the wicket as Rahane plays the next ball to backward point for a dot.

Another wide and this time he bowls it wide down the off side.

Next one is in the slot and Rahane just lofts it over the in-field for a six over wide mid-on.

A dot later, Rahane uses the pace of the ball and guides it to backward square leg and Dhir puts in the dive at the boundary to keep it down to 2.

A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

19:29

Jasprit Bumrah included in MI's Playing XI

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and invited Kolkata Knight Riders to bat in their Indian Premier League opener at the Wankhede on Sunday.

Jasprit Bumrah has been brought into the MI's Playing XI. They have 6 bowlers and 5 batters.

KKR have four foreigners in their Playing XI in Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Sunil Narine and Blessing Muzarabani. Kolkata also field 6 bowlers and 5 batters tonight.

Playing XIs:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

A robust Mumbai Indians begin their bid to end a five-year title drought in the Indian Premier League when they take on a depleted Kolkata Knight Riders in their tournament opener in Mumbai on Sunday.

It's been a while since Mumbai Indians, the joint-most successful team in the IPL, laid their hands on the trophy they won five times between 2013-2020.

Last year, the Hardik Pandya-led side finished third after losing to runners-up Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2, but Mumbai Indians will feel they have all bases covered to have a crack at what would be a record-extending sixth title win this year.

MI haven't won their opening match since 2013 and will be looking to break that jinx on Sunday.

A new-look Rohit Sharma will be keen to be back among runs while Mumbai Indians' all-round strength makes them a side to beat in the tournament once again. It includes a heavy chunk of India's T20 World Cup-winning squad in skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Pandya, Tilak Varma and Jasprit Bumrah.

MI's rich overseas talent bench consists of another wicketkeeper-batter option in Ryan Rickelton, Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner, Will Jacks, AM Ghazanfar and even Trent Boult, who is will be expected to team up with Bumrah.

In Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar, MI have two seasoned Indian operators while Naman Dhir could once again continue playing the role of a finisher, which he executed with a lot of success last year.

The challenge, thus, will not only be to find the right playing combination and utilise that Impact Player rule to their benefit but also notch a few wins at the start which gives them a momentum, as IPL's perennial slow-starters Mumbai Indians are notorious on this aspect.

Visitors Kolkata Knight Riders carry some local flavour in skipper Ajinkya Rahane and the young Angkrish Raghuvanshi to Mumbai but they have some pertinent questions to answer even before the first ball is bowled.

The biggest task for the KKR leadership group would be to zero in on a bowling attack which looks far too different than what they would have envisaged after the auction.

Mustafizur Rahman was released by the franchise on BCCI's instructions, while two of KKR's India bowlers Akash Deep and Harshit Rana are out of the tournament due to injuries.

Blessing Muzarabani, a man who has earned a lot of his reputation in white-ball cricket, may find himself in thick of things right from the word go but there is no question that a lot will ride on Varun Chakravarthy in that bowling line-up.

KKR also carry two of CSK's former players in Rachin Ravindra, who should bolster their batting, and Matheesha Pathirana. Tim Seifert looks the only starting choice for wicketkeeper-batter among while they also have two quality all-rounders in Cameron Green and Sunil Narine.

Mumbai Indians have completely bossed Kolkata Knight Riders over the years24 wins in 35 matches. No team has beaten KKR more. Even Chennai Super Kings trail behind with 20 wins.

Pitch Report And Weather

The Wankhede Stadium is known as a batter's paradise and for good reason. The pitch is flat, the boundaries are short, and scores are high.

One big factor here is dew in the second innings. It makes life tougher for bowlers, especially when gripping the ball becomes tricky. That's why teams winning the toss usually prefer to bowl first.

In recent matches, both pacers and spinners have had their moments, so it's not completely one-sided. Fast bowlers need to be accurate, while spinners can still make an impact if they mix things up well.

The weather looks clear with no rain expected, but the humidity will be high. That could make things tiring for players, so managing energy on the field will be important.

IPL 2026: MI vs KKR Updates: MI down KKR by 6 wickets

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