Mumbai Indians players celebrates the wicket of Madhav Tiwari of Delhi Capitals during match 63 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals held at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on the 21st May 2025 Photo by Vipin Pawar / Sportzpics for IPL
In the Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians began with a historic, emphatic win by achieving one of the biggest run chases in league history.
Playing at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night, Mumbai defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets. After losing the toss and being invited to bat first, Kolkata posted a strong total of 220 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.
Chasing a target of 221 runs, Mumbai completed the chase in 19.1 overs, scoring 224 runs while losing 4 wickets.
Mumbai’s victory was powered by explosive batting from captain Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton. Sharma scored 78 runs while Rickelton made 81 runs. The duo put together a spectacular opening partnership of 148 runs, recorded as the second-highest opening stand in IPL history.
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