IPL 2026 | Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton Hammer KKR, Carry MI To 1st IPL Opening Game Win In 14 Years

Mumbai Indians rode on blistering half-centuries from former skipper Rohit Sharma (78) and Ryan Rickelton (81) to comfortably beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets, thus breaking the hoodoo of not winning any of their opening games in the last 13 editions of the IPL, in Mumbai on Sunday. While they had lost each of their first matches of an IPL edition since beating Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in 2012, five-time winners Mumbai Indians hit full throttle in their chase of 221, replying with 224/4 in 19.1 overs. NDTV's Rica Roy brings you the details.