Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets at Wankhede on Sunday, chasing 221 in 19.1 overs. Rohit Sharma’s 78 and Ryan Rickelton’s 81 forged a 148-run opening stand, reports said. Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane’s 67 and Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s 51 helped KKR post 220/4. Shardul Thakur starred with 3/39 for MI.

Mumbai: Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton put up a splendid display of opening batting as Mumbai Indians registered their first home win of a new IPL season since 2012, beating Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium, here on Sunday.

It was stupendous batting from the MI openers with Rohit’s 78 off 38 balls with six fours and as many sixes knocking the wind out of KKR’s sail in the company of an unstoppable Rickelton, who struck 81 off 43 balls that landed Mumbai Indians their first win in the opening game of an IPL season after 13 seasons.

The opening-wicket partnership of 148 runs off 72 balls laid the solid foundation on which Mumbai Indians were able to mount their chase of 221 and the five-time champions eventually cantered home at 224/4 in 19.1 overs for a record-breaking victory.

Hardik Pandya and Naman Dhir were at the crease on 18 and five respectively.