When did the Mumbai Indians last win in their IPL opening match?
In this article, we will discuss When did the Mumbai Indians last win in their IPL opening match?. This year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) opener for Mumbai Indians (MI) was another loss. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, April 2, they were defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by an eight-wicket margin.
For those who are unaware, five-time champions MI haven’t prevailed in the T20 tournament’s opening match since 2012 when Rohit Sharma served as captain. Under Harbhajan Singh’s direction, they defeated the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) that season by an eight-wicket margin.
When did the Mumbai Indians last win in their IPL opening match?
Since 2012, MI has suffered defeats to the following teams: RCB (2013), Kolkata Knight Riders (2014), now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants (2016), CSK (2018), Delhi Capitals (2019), CSK (2020), RCB (2021), and DC (2022), in that order.
Surprisingly, despite losing their first match in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020, Rohit Sharma and company have won five IPL championships.
The Mumbai-based team will now attempt to get back on track when they take on CSK at home on Saturday, April 8.
Tilak Varma’s 84 is ineffective as Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis thrive in their IPL 2023 debut
On Sunday, the hosts defeated Mumbai Indians handily by the margin of eight wickets with to the RCB openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis’s slick batting display.
With five sixes and six boundaries, Kohli’s 82 off 49 balls kept him unbroken. Contrarily, Du Plessis hit 73 off of 43 pitches, including six maximums and five boundaries.
For the first wicket, the pair collaborated on a partnership of 148 runs. With two sixes and a score of 12 off just three balls, Glenn Maxwell also managed to avoid defeat.
Tilak Varma earlier assisted MI in posting 171/7 in their stipulated 20 overs after being selected to bat first with a score of 84* off 46 balls. Throughout his sparkling innings, the southpaw blasted nine boundaries as well as four sixes.
After the team’s top batsmen, including skipper Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, and Tim David, failed to perform, Nehal Wadhera and Arshad Khan added 21 and 15 respectively.
Karn Sharma, who finished with stats of 2/32, was chosen as the RCB’s preferred bowler.
Michael Bracewell, Akash Deep, Akash Topley, Harshal Patel, and Mohammed Siraj all made do with one wicket each.
When did the Mumbai Indians last win in their IPL opening match?