Lord Ganesha of victory! MI break 14-year-old ‘curse’ in IPL; Hitman’s storming innings against KKR

Mumbai Indians storm the Wankhede
The opening pair washed KKR clean
14 years old record broken and won

Tata IPL 2026 MI vs KKR Live: Finally our tradition of 14 years Mumbai Indianshas been destroyed by After 14 years, Mumbai Indians have won their first match in the league. Hitman Rohit SharmaHe played a brilliant innings of 78 runs. Mumbai Indians have won by wickets against KKR. It has also broken the tradition of 14 years by winning the first match.

Rohit Sharma scored 78 runs for Mumbai Indians. Rickleton played an important innings of 80 runs. Suryakumar Yadav made his intentions clear by hitting a four on the very first ball. Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed after scoring 16 runs in 8 balls. Tilak Verma also contributed significantly to the team’s victory. Hardik Pandya stayed on the field till the end and led the team to victory.

Knocked like an almond shake! Rohit Sharma blasts Wankhede in just 22 balls, washes KKR

KKR scored 220 runs

Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders match was played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mumbai Indians won the toss. Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders set Mumbai Indians a target of runs to win. Ajinkya Rahane scored a half-century against Mumbai.

Sealed in style @mipaltan begin their #TATAIPL 2026 campaign with an impressive 6⃣-wicket victory at home

Scorecard https://t.co/JmJcgsoHQ7#KhelBindaas | #MIvKKR pic.twitter.com/zOnWb5Sc8U

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 29, 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders came out to bat first. Captain Ajinkya Rahane and Fein Allen opened the innings. Fein Allen scored 37 runs off 17 balls. Then came Cameron Green to play. He scored 18 runs off 10 balls. Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed after scoring 67 runs. Rinku Singh scored 33 runs in 21 balls.

Rohit Sharma has hit hard at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Rohit Sharma has scored 52 runs in 25 balls. Rohit Sharma has scored a half century against KKR. Mumbai Indians openers batsmen put on a century partnership. Rickleton has also completed his half century.

KKR’s ‘invincible’ chariot halted by bowlers? MI platoon need 221 runs to break 14-year-old record

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar/Ashwani Kumar, Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Will Jacks

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (captain) and Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Bhava Arora, Varun Chakraborty, Umran Malik and Suyesh Sharma (Impact Player).