Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored half-centuries as Kolkata Knight Riders reached 220/4 in 20 overs in a start-stop-start innings against Mumbai Indians in their opening match of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.Asked to bat first, Rahane provided the early impetus to the KKR innings with a 40-ball 67, while Raghuvanshi provided the late finish with a 28-ball 51 after the Mumbai Indians had fought back with a …
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Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Mumbai got a boost on the eve of the match as pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah rejoined the squad after a short dash to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for a consultation. Bumrah was among the first to mark his run-up.Both Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickel…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Mumbai got a boost on the eve of the match as pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah rejoined the squad after a short dash to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for a consultation. Bumrah was among the first to mark his run-up.Both Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickel…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has picked his strongest playing 12 for five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of their opening clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Mumbai have been dealt an early blow as two key overseas players, Will Jacks and Mitchell Santner, will miss the opening match. Their absence has forced a rethink in team combination, espec…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) A historic landmark awaits the Mumbai Indians as they gear up for their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 opener against Kolkata Knight Riders at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Beyond the immediate goal of ending a five-year title drought, the five-time champions will mark another feather in their cap, becoming the first IPL franchise to play 300 T20 matches. MI will be only the third team to reach 300 or more T20 matches, after Pakistan and Somerset, each with 303…
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will start their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against the three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. MI head into the 2026 season with a clear goal- to lift their sixth title in the tournament. The side will once again be captained by Hardik Pandya, who is leading the team for the third consecutive year and will be eager to deliver a successful campaign this time ar…
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene praised captain Hardik Pandya for his development in leadership skills ahead of the team’s opening match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to be played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.“The first time I met Hardik was in 2017. Young, raw talent with a lot of energy, and that is something I have admired in Hardik. Even today, with that energy to play the ga…
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will launch their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 with a clash against three-time winner Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, hoping to add another title to their tally.Mumbai Indians, who jointly hold the record with Chennai Super Kings as the most successful team of IPL, won their fifth title five years back in 2020 and have struggled to impose themselves and reach the final since then. They underwe…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will look for dominance as they enter the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 with their core squad and some new faces. Several key players, including former captain Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya, are leading a settled squad and hope that experience will help them find their way back to having a winning formula through stability and some smart additions.Strengths: The MI’s main advantage is that they have well-defined roles on a well-es…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) For the first time, all ten IPL franchises will be led by Indian captains in the upcoming season starting on Saturday, and Jatin Paranjape, the former cricketer and national selector, feels that fact makes the tournament worth watching from a leadership perspective.“This IPL feels quite significant from a leadership point of view. For the first time in a while, you have all teams being led by Indian captains, Ruturaj Gaikwad at CSK, Axar Patel at Delhi Capitals, Shub…