Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Highlights & Results

Fresh start beckons - Up next on Monday, 30th March, the Rajasthan Royals go up against the Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati. Two teams that endured disappointing campaigns last season will be eager to turn a new leaf. The game will get underway at 2 pm GMT (7.30 pm IST), but as always, you can join us early for the build-up. See you then. Cheers!

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - In a game that saw 444 runs being scored, Shardul Thakur returned figures of 3 for 39 from his 4 overs. He says that it was a challenging situation when he came into bowl the 6th over, but he thrives in such situations. Adds that this venue has given him bitter and sweet memories. He was a net bowler here back in 2012, and is finally playing for the Mumbai Indians after a long wait. Shardul says that he would be more than happy to spend the rest of his career at MI. Reckons that the backing from the management and the skipper have been very helpful, and he feels pleased to represent the MI family. He ends by saying that the 'Lord' tag is given by the fans and that is how they show love towards him.

Happy that the money is off the back - The skipper of the Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya says it's been a long wait of 13 years to start the season with a win, and he is very glad the team has finally managed to do that. He adds that having seen how the wicket played, especially during Kolkata Knight Riders' powerplay, they knew it was a good batting surface and credits the bowlers for keeping things in check. Pandya mentions that 220 is always gettable if you get off to a strong start, and praises Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton for the start they provided. When asked how tough it was to choose between Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton, Hardik replies that de Kock is a top man and took the decision in his stride when Rickelton was picked ahead of him. He adds that the team backed Rickelton because of what he has done for the franchise in the past, and is glad that faith has paid off. Hardik shares that he told Thakur that it was time to stop hopping franchises and settle here for the rest of his career. Mentions that Shardul is someone with a big heart who is always looking to outthink the batters.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

Ryan Rickelton is up for a chat - Ryan says that he feels pretty good. Adds that finding the middle of the bat early on alongside Rohit was pretty special. Mentions that he thought Tilak said yes on his run out, and he could not get around Blessing, but also admits it was not the bowler's fault. Rickelton further adds that Sherfane Rutherford came up to him and said it was a solid knock. Says the surface had been used just a few weeks ago during the World Cup, so it wasn’t the easiest to get going on. It took a bit of time to adjust, but he felt he adapted well and made the most of the conditions once he got in.

A learning curve for the bowlers - The captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, Ajinkya Rahane says that he is feeling fine. Adds that he was suffering from a lot of cramps in both calves, but hopefully he will be okay. Mentions that he thought 220 was a good score, but MI batted really well, and it is a learning curve for their bowlers like Blessing, Tyagi and Vaibhav. Rahane reckons that when Green starts to bowl, their combination will get much better. On being asked why he can't bowl, he says that the question should be asked to Cricket Australia. Ends by saying that there were still a lot of positives, Tyagi bowled well, playing a game after a long time, and they will try to come back stronger in the next one.

A flying start, a muted finish - On not many nights, when a team scores 220, do you say they left a few runs out there, but it was one of those nights for KKR. The toss fell MI's way, and they opted to bowl first on a Wankhede surface that was greener than usual. Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen got Kolkata off to a flying start, and while Allen departed early, Rahane continued to anchor the innings with intent. MI brought the scoring rate down during the middle phase, before Angkrish Raghuvanshi injected life back into the innings, but the finish lacked the final flourish.

Set up and sealed - Not a single over in the chase went without a boundary, highlighting KKR's struggle to build any sustained pressure. The 148-run opening stand set it up for Mumbai, and cameos from Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya ensured there were no late twists in the chase.

Trump cards taken down - MI's Powerplay followed a similar pattern to KKR’s. After a watchful start in the first couple of overs, the floodgates opened, with Mumbai racing to 80 in the first six overs. The outcome largely hinged on the eight overs of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, but MI's openers took them on decisively. Varun conceded 48 runs from his four overs, while Narine went for 30 in his three.

Mumbai Indians break the hoodoo - For the first time after 2012, Mumbai have won their first game of an IPL season, and they have done so by pulling off their highest successful run chase in the league's history. The chase was pretty much a one-way traffic. With the opening pair motoring along, it seemed like MI would get the job done with plenty to spare. However, it was dragged to the final over, and if anything, that is something Kolkata Knight Riders can take a bit of heart from.

Anukul Roy to Naman Dhir, Four!FOUR! Naman Dhir hits the winning runs! MUMBAI INDIANS WIN BY 6 WICKETS. Anukul Roy drops it short and on off, Dhir stays back and muscles it past mid off for a boundary. MI finally break their opening game jinx after a gap of 14 years.

Anukul Roy has been tossed the ball now with Mumbai Indians needing 1 more run.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, Four!FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Sunil Narine goes short again and on middle. Hardik Pandya picks up the length early and gets hold of it, smacking it wide of long on for a boundary.

Sunil Narine to Naman Dhir, 1 run.Shortish and on off, Naman Dhir punches it to long off for one.

Out goes Tilak Varma and in walks Naman Dhir.

Sunil Narine to Tilak Varma, OUT! c sub Manish Pandey b Sunil Narine.OUT! CAUGHT! Tilak Varma tries to go for the big one but holes out here. Sunil Narine slows it up, full and on off. Varma looks to loft it down the ground but mistimes the shot. It is spooned towards long on, where the sub fielder, Manish Pandey, takes an easy catch.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.Drags his length back, on off, Hardik Pandya loses his bottom hand and drags it towards deep mid-wicket for another run. MI are one big hit away from the win now.

Sunil Narine to Tilak Varma, 1 run.Short and on middle, Tilak Varma stays back and clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

Sunil Narine to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.Flighted, full and around off, Hardik Pandya drills it hard but straight to long off for a single.

Just 9 more needed for the Mumbai Indians. Sunil Narine to bowl the 19th over. Can he manage to take the game to the last over?

Vaibhav Arora to Tilak Varma, Four!FOUR! Nothing wrong with the ball, just unlucky! Vaibhav Arora bowls a good yorker, following the batter, right at the toes. Tilak Varma just about gets his bat down. The ball catches the inside edge, goes between his legs and past the keeper for a boundary. 9 needed in 12 balls.

Vaibhav Arora to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.Short and outside off, Hardik Pandya stays leg side and guides it to deep backward point for one.

Vaibhav Arora to Tilak Varma, 1 run.A good yorker, on middle, Tilak Varma jams it out down to long off for a run.

Vaibhav Arora to Tilak Varma, Four!FOUR! Up and over! Back of a length and outside off. Tilak Varma gets the width to free his arms and scythes it over backward point for a boundary. 15 needed in 15 now.

Vaibhav Arora to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.Bangs in a quick bouncer, on middle, skids through. Hardik Pandya gets hurried onto his pull shot and miscues his pull shot towards square leg for a single.

Vaibhav Arora to Hardik Pandya, No run.Short of a length and just outside off, angles away with extra bounce, Hardik Pandya goes for the cut but misses.

Vaibhav Arora comes back into the attack, replacing Blessing Muzarabani. 3-0-41-1 so far for Arora.

Kartik Tyagi to Tilak Varma, Four!FOUR! That will release the pressure, if there was any! Kartik Tyagi goes for the yorker, on middle and off, but ends up serving a full toss. Tilak Varma anticipates that length and goes down and across early to scoop it over short fine for a boundary. 20 needed in 18 now.

Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.Bangs this into the pitch, on off, Hardik Pandya flat-bats it towards long on for one.

Kartik Tyagi to Tilak Varma, Leg bye.Not out! Pitched up at a good pace. Tilak Varma stays back and tries to slog it but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards point and the batters get a leg bye. However, Tyagi looks interested and Angkrish Raghuvanshi signals to his skipper to take the review. The UltraEdge shows nothing and Ball Tracking shows it is just pitching outside leg. KKR lose the review.

A confident shout for LBW. Turned down by the umpire and KKR have taken the review. It has hit Tilak Varma in line, but where has it pitched? The ball has pitched just outside the line of the leg stump. The decision of NOT OUT stands.

Kartik Tyagi to Tilak Varma, No run.Nails the wide yorker, outside off, angling away, Tilak Varma throws his hands at it but fails to connect.

Kartik Tyagi to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.Full and on middle, Hardik Pandya swings but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards point. They cross.

Kartik Tyagi to Tilak Varma, 1 run.Short of a length and around off, Tilak Varma swivels and pulls it in the air but on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single. 27 needed in 23 balls now.

Blessing Muzarabani to Hardik Pandya, No run.Short of length and around off, Hardik Pandya slaps it hard but straight to extra cover.

Blessing Muzarabani to Hardik Pandya, Four!FOUR! Pace on now, but the result is the same. On a hard length, width offered again by Blessing. Hardik does not miss out as he stands tall and cuts it right between deep backward point and deep cover for four more.

Blessing Muzarabani to Hardik Pandya, Four!FOUR! Hammered! Pace taken off by Blessing Muzarabani and he bangs it into the strip but gets the line wrong. Pandya cashes in on the width as he slaps it wide of extra cover for a four.

Blessing Muzarabani to Tilak Varma, 1 run.Full and wide on off. Tilak extends his hands and slices it to deep backward point for a single.

In walks the skipper of the Mumbai Indians. Here is Hardik Pandya.

Blessing Muzarabani to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! run out (Anukul Roy).OUT! RYAN RICKELTON IS RUN OUT! Is there a twist still left in this game? Blessing Muzarabani hits the length hard and around off, Ryan punches it wide of long off. He turns around for the second but Tilak Varma sees the fielder get to the ball and sends his partner back. Rickelton tries to get in his crease, while Blessing gets in position to collect the ball without knowing where the batter is. Ryan has to get around him to get to the crease, but before he can do that, Anukul Roy hits the bullseye at the bowler's end. A much-needed wicket for KKR, but Ryan Rickelton has done his job here.

Direct hit! Ryan Rickelton is walking off. The decision has been given on-field by the umpire.

Blessing Muzarabani to Ryan Rickelton, No run.Slower one, short of a length and outside off, Ryan Rickelton only manages to stab it out to short cover.

Strategic Break! Mumbai Indians are very much ahead in the chase at the moment, and with a lot of firepower left, they will be confident of getting over the line. There was a phase where KKR slowed down, but MI made sure they didn't, and that is exactly proving to be the difference in this game. The only way Kolkata can make things interesting is by picking up a couple of wickets quickly, or else the result is pretty much inevitable here.

Kartik Tyagi to Tilak Varma, No run.Three dots to end the over! Tyagi nails the yorker, outside off. Varma jams it out to short third. 8 runs and a wicket from the over. Mumbai Indians need 38 runs in 30 balls.

Kartik Tyagi to Tilak Varma, No run.Another swing and a miss! No pace offered by Tyagi, into the wicket, outside off. Tilak does not pick the change of pace and has an ungainly swipe across the line.

Kartik Tyagi to Tilak Varma, No run.On a back of a length, outside off, slower one. Tilak flashes but the ball sneaks under the blade.

Kartik Tyagi to Tilak Varma, Four!FOUR! Just like Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma is off the mark with a boundary on the first ball. Across off, on a good length, Varma charges down the track and extends his hands to crunch the drive between cover and mid off for a four.

Who joins Ryan Rickelton out in the middle now? It will be Tilak Varma.

Kartik Tyagi to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! c Rinku Singh b Kartik Tyagi.OUT! CAUGHT! High but not long enough. First wicket for Kartik Tyagi on his return to IPL for the first time since 2024. This is on a back of a length, outside off. Another off pace ball by Tyagi. Suryakumar Yadav clears the front leg and has a swing across the line. This comes more from the bottom half of the blade. It goes a long way up and Rinku Singh has to wait for an eternity at deep mid-wicket. He knows where the rope is and settles under it to take a good catch.

Kartik Tyagi to Suryakumar Yadav, Four!FOUR! Threads it through! Off-cutter from Tyagi, on a shortish length. The ball spins back a touch to cramp SKY for room. Suryakumar arches back to play the upper cut and splits the two fielders present inside the circle at short third.

Kartik Tyagi replaces Anukul Roy. 28 runs from his first couple of overs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, Four!FOUR! Smashed! Tossed up, fuller and outside off. Ryan Rickelton uses his reach and smacks it down the ground. The long off fielder does not have much ground to cover but he is still beaten. A boundary off the last ball denies what could have been the first over in this innings without a boundary.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, No run.Angled into the left-hander, on a nagging length. Ryan Rickelton defends it out.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, Wide!Wide! Sprayed beyond the tramline on off, on a good length. Ryan Rickelton lets it go.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.Short and quick, on off, Yadav taps it to deep cover for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run.Shorter and on off. Ryan swipes it in front of square on the leg side for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.Good stop! This is shorter and quicker, on off. Fast hands from SKY as he cuts it wide of backward point. Kartik Tyagi moves to his left quickly and flings himself at the ball to make the stop. Just a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Suryakumar Yadav, Four!FOUR! Lovely wristwork! Tossed up, full and on the pads, Yadav presses forward, brings his wrists into play and whips it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Double change? Yes, Varun Chakaravarthy to bowl out now.

Anukul Roy to Ryan Rickelton, Six!SIX! Into the stands! Anukul Roy tosses it up but looks to keep it away from the batter's hitting arc. He fails to get it wide enough and Rickelton manages to get under the ball. He takes a step close to the ball and launches it over long off for a six.

Anukul Roy to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.Low full toss, angled in at the pads. SKY knocks it to long on for one.

Anukul Roy to Suryakumar Yadav, Wide!WIDE! Anukul Roy sees the batter back away and fires this full, but a bit too outside off. Suryakumar Yadav leaves it alone. Wided.

Anukul Roy to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run.A full toss, on middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton uses his feet and whips it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Anukul Roy to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run.Quicker, shortish and angling into the pads, Suryakumar Yadav flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Anukul Roy to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run.Floated, full and outside off again, Ryan Rickelton fetches out for it and drags it to long on for a single.

Anukul Roy to Ryan Rickelton, No run.Flatter, short and outside off, angles away, Ryan Rickelton tries to cut it away but misses.

Vaibhav Arora to Suryakumar Yadav, Four!FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav is away in trademark fashion. Arora takes pace off and this is bowled across the right-hander, on a back of a length. Suryakumar walks across the stumps and waits for the ball to arrive. He does not have much pace to work with but he manages to clear the man at short fine leg with the scoop.

Finally, a wicket for KKR in the 12th over, breaking the extraordinary 148-run opening stand. Mumbai Indians bring in Suryakumar Yadav to bat at number 3, as their Impact Sub, replacing Jasprit Bumrah.

Jasprit Bumrah is substituted by Suryakumar YadavJasprit Bumrah is substituted by Suryakumar Yadav

Vaibhav Arora to Rohit Sharma, OUT! c Anukul Roy b Vaibhav Arora.OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A fine grab from Anukul Roy. End of a brilliant knock from Rohit Sharma. Vaibhav Arora goes searching for the yorker but it comes out as a low full toss, bowled from around the wicket. Rohit hangs low and looks to drag it away on the leg side. Skies it towards wide mid on. Roy stationed inside the circle at mid on runs over his right shoulder. He keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through and dives forward to complete the catch. The ball stays in his palm even after his elbow hits the turf.

Vaibhav Arora to Rohit Sharma, Wide!Wide! Dug in short, over off. The ball sails over Rohit's head for a wide.

Vaibhav Arora to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run.Banged in short at 130.4 kph, on off. Rickelton pulls it to deep mid-wicket. They cross.

Vaibhav Arora to Rohit Sharma, 1 run.Vaibhav switches to around the wicket and goes to the wide yorker plan. Rohit takes it on the full and slices it to deep point for a run.

Vaibhav Arora to Rohit Sharma, Six!SIX! Easy pickings! Arora looks to go full but ends up serving a full toss, outside off. Sharma hangs deep in the crease and opens the bat face to carve it over the deep cover fence for a six. The replays show Rohit holding the pose with a straight bat while looking downtown.

Vaibhav Arora to Rohit Sharma, Four!FOUR! The boundaries keep coming. Vaibhav Arora steams in from over the wicket and bashes the ball on a hard length, on middle. Rohit Sharma gives the bowler the charge, and with a bit of flair, he pulls it through mid-wicket for a four.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, Four!FOUR! Width offered and Rickelton cashes in! Varun Chakaravarthy drops it short and this is near the tramline on off. Ryan reaches out and cuts it wide of backward point for a four. 13 runs off the over. MI need 86 runs in 54 balls.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, 1 run.Loopy ball, dropping on the batter, on middle and leg. Rohit jams it out to long on for another single.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run.At the stumps, another one quicker through the air. Ryan chops it down to point for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, No run.Drags the length back and this is pushed through, on off. Rickelton rocks back to cut but is beaten for pace.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, Six!SIX! Flat hit! Tossed up, outside off, on a length, Ryan Rickelton reaches out in front and gets low. Slog sweeps it flat and to the left of long on for a six.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, 1 run.Short and quick, on middle. Rohit clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Halfway through the chase, the Mumbai Indians are coasting. They need 99 runs in 60 balls. Varun Chakaravarthy is back.

Kartik Tyagi to Ryan Rickelton, 2 runs.Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Ryan Rickelton pulls it away wide of deep mid-wicket. Cameron Green runs to his left and dives to make the stop. Two taken. There is a check for the boundary. After watching a few replays, the third umpire is happy with the stop.

Kartik Tyagi to Rohit Sharma, 1 run.On a length and on middle, Rohit Sharma works it through mid-wicket for one.

Kartik Tyagi to Rohit Sharma, Four!FOUR! Effortless batting! Kartik Tyagi lands this on a good length and just outside off, gets some extra bounce. Rohit Sharma opens the face of the bat and uses the pace to steer it past point for a boundary.

Kartik Tyagi to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run.Hits the length hard, on off, Ryan Rickelton gets hurried by the pace and stabs it towards extra cover for a single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses, and the ball goes to the deep. It does not cost KKR any extra run.

Kartik Tyagi to Ryan Rickelton, 2 runs.DROPPED! You have to take those! Back of a length and on middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton swivels and heaves, but hits it much flatter. It flies towards deep square leg, where Vaibhav Arora runs forward and dives but spills out with the ball coming rapidly at him. Two taken.

Kartik Tyagi to Ryan Rickelton, No run.Gets away with it! Short of a length and on middle, takes pace off, Ryan Rickelton goes through his pull shot early and takes a blow on his midriff.

Kartik Tyagi to Rohit Sharma, No ball!Oh dear! Kartik Tyagi loses the grip of the ball and bowls a high full toss, on the body of the batter. Rohit Sharma gets taken aback and tries to heave it away, but the ball catches him on the index finger and rolls towards square leg for a single. Rohit looks to be in some pain here. It is also called a No Ball for height. Free Hit up next...

Sunil Narine to Ryan Rickelton, No run.Dragged back, on off, Ryan Rickelton steers it to point.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma, 1 run.Short and outside off, Rohit Sharma cuts it away to deep point for one.

Sunil Narine to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run.FIFTY FOR RICKELTON! The southpaw has started his IPL season with a bang here, getting to a 24-ball half-century, much to the delight of the MI fans. This is slower through the air, full and on middle, Ryan Rickelton works it to long on for one. Just a raise of the bat from him.

Sunil Narine to Ryan Rickelton, Six!SIX! Ryan Rickelton is taking on Narine here! Sunil flights this up, full and around middle. Ryan gets down on one knee and slogs it flat and hard over the deep square leg fence for another biggie.

Sunil Narine to Ryan Rickelton, No run.Flatter delivery, full and on middle, Ryan Rickelton pushes it back to the bowler.

Sunil Narine to Ryan Rickelton, Six!SIX! Gets enough to clear the fence! Tossed up, full and just around off. Ryan Rickelton fetches it from there and slog sweeps it. He does not get it from the middle of the bat but gets enough power to clear long on for a biggie. 100 UP FOR MI.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run.Arm ball, full and on the pads, Ryan Rickelton flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one more. Back-to-back 8-run overs.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, No run.Drags his length back and outside off, Ryan Rickelton stabs it out towards short cover.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, 1 run.Flighted, full and on middle, Rohit Sharma tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Rohit Sharma, Four!FOUR! Classy shot! Flatter delivery, full and just outside off. Rohit Sharma extends his arms to reach out and smacks it wide of long off for a boundary.

Varun Chakaravarthy to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run.In the air...SAFE! Tossed up, full and around off, Ryan Rickelton looks to slog it away but gets a top edge high in the air. Ramandeep Singh from extra cover runs backwards but never looks settled. He dives and stretches his arms but fails to reach it. They cross.