MI vs KKR highlights: Ryan Rickelton 81(43) and Rohit Sharma 78(38) made a mockery of the chase with their 148-run opening partnership. Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane’s 67(40) and Angrkish Raghuvanshi’s 51(29) half-centuries helped Kolkata Knight Riders to get 220/4 from 20 overs after Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bowl first against Ajinkya Rahane’s Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
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They may be one of two most succesfull teams in the history of the league and may have shown signs of a revival last season. But what has remained a constant for the Mumbai Indians through all their highs and lows is them generally getting off to poor starts, and particularly losing their opening matches of every season since 2012 which is a record they broke today.
MI vs KKR IPL 2026 Live Cricket Streaming online: know here
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani
MI vs KKR Playing 11, IPL 2026 Today Match: Know here
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2026 – Match 2
Mumbai Indians
224/4 (19.1)
vs
Kolkata Knight Riders
220/4 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Match 2 )
Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets
IPL 2026: Can Mumbai Indians end title drought? Captain Hardik Pandya sure has the squad to deliver
As they head into their IPL 2026 opener against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, this version of MI feels different. Not louder or more glamorous, but more complete. (Sportzpics)
For a franchise that measures success in trophies, the gap since winning the IPL last in 2020 has stretched longer than the Mumbai Indians would have liked. In those years, they have often looked like a side in transition – searching for identity, juggling combinations, and at times carrying imbalance.
As they head into their IPL 2026 opener against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, this version of MI feels different. Not louder or more glamorous, but more complete. And that might be exactly what Hardik Pandya needs to lead the side towards ending a five-season drought. READ MORE
