When was the last time the Mumbai Indians won their opening match of an IPL season?

Mumbai Indians (MI) as soon as once more did not win their opening Indian Premier League (IPL) sport this 12 months. They misplaced to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by eight wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, April 2.

For the uninitiated, five-time champions MI haven’t won their opening sport in the T20 extravaganza beneath Rohit Sharma’s captaincy since 2012. That 12 months, they beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight wickets beneath Harbhajan Singh’s management.

Since 2012, MI have misplaced to RCB (2013), Kolkata Knight Riders (2014 & 2015), now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants (2016 & 2017), CSK (2018), Delhi Capitals (2019), CSK (2020), RCB (2021), and DC (2022), respectively.

Interestingly, Rohit Sharma and Co. have won their 5 IPL titles regardless of shedding their opening fixture in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.

The Mumbai-based franchise will now look to return to successful methods in their subsequent IPL sport in opposition to CSK at residence on Saturday, April 8.

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis shine in their IPL 2023 opener as Tilak Varma’s 84 goes in useless

A scientific batting efficiency from RCB openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis helped the hosts register a complete eight-wicket win in opposition to Mumbai Indians on Sunday.

Kohli remained unbeaten on 82 off 49 balls, together with 5 sixes and 6 boundaries. Du Plessis, on the different hand, hit 73 off 43 deliveries, together with six maximums and 5 boundaries.

Together, the duo shared a partnership of 148 runs for the opening wicket. Glenn Maxwell additionally remained unbeaten on 12 off simply three balls, hitting two sixes.

Earlier, Tilak Varma scored 84* off 46 balls to assist MI submit 171/7 in their allotted 20 overs after being requested to bat first. The southpaw hit 4 sixes and 9 boundaries throughout his glittering knock.

Nehal Wadhera and Arshad Khan additionally contributed 21 and 15 after massive weapons – captain Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, and Tim David – did not ship with the bat.

Karn Sharma emerged as the choose of the bowlers for RCB, ending with figures of 2/32.

Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Akash Deep, Harshal Patel, and Michael Bracewell settled for one wicket apiece.