Mumbai Indians beat KKR by 6 wickets
The second match of the IPL 2026 season kicked off at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where the Mumbai Indians (MI) won the match by six wickets. MI captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl. Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) performed brilliantly, reaching a score of 220/4. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane top-scored for his side with 6, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored a superb 51 off 29 balls. Finn Allen also scored 37, while Rinku Singh scored an unbeaten 33. Shardul Thakur impressed everyone with his bowling for MI in this match, taking three wickets, while Hardik Pandya also took one wicket.
Chasing the target for Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton took charge. Together, they gave the team a solid start that turned the match completely one-sided. Rohit and Rickelton shared a 148-run opening partnership for the first wicket, the third-highest opening partnership for Mumbai Indians in IPL history. Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring 78 runs off 38 balls, while Ryan Rickelton scored 81 runs. Mumbai Indians achieved this target in 19.1 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. For KKR, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, and Sunil Narine took 1 wicket each.
Mumbai became the first franchise to play 300 matches
The Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders began their IPL 2026 campaigns on Sunday. Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first in the match being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The MI team made history as soon as they took the field. Mumbai became the first franchise to play 300 matches.
Apart from the Mumbai Indians, no team in any league cricket, let alone the IPL, has played 300 matches. Mumbai became the first franchise to achieve this feat. However, two teams have done so before, one of them being the Pakistan national team.
No automatic double checks for DRS referrals
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed the IPL teams that there will be no automatic double check during DRS referrals. Specifically, reviews will be limited to the original point of appeal, and any additional checks will only be conducted if the other team has reviewed within the stipulated time.
The BCCI stated that if the bowling team reviews for a caught-behind, the umpires will not subsequently check for a wide. This will only be checked if the batting team opts for a review. BCCI experts said that there will be no automatic check for a high wide. From now on, it will only be reviewed if the batting team opts for a review within the stipulated 15 seconds. The batsman will not be given an additional 15 seconds. BCCI Chief Match Referee Javagal Srinath and Chief Umpire Nitin Menon were addressing the teams during a recent captains’ meeting at the office.
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