IPL 2026 - Rayudu: Green not being allowed to bowl 'absolutely absurd'
Piyush Chawla agrees with Rayudu after the allrounder did not bowl in KKR's opening game
29/03Result
2nd Match (N), Indian Premier League at Mumbai, Mar 29 2026
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![Kolkata Knight Riders]( "Kolkata Knight Riders")
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![Mumbai Indians]( "Mumbai Indians")
224/4 (19.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
29/03Result
2nd Match (N), Indian Premier League at Mumbai, Mar 29 2026
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![Kolkata Knight Riders]( "Kolkata Knight Riders")
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![Mumbai Indians]( "Mumbai Indians")
224/4 (19.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
IPL 2026 - Why was Ryan Rickelton picked ahead of Quinton de Kock?
Piyush Chawla thinks playing "so much cricket" recently favoured Rickelton
Rohit Sharma's confidence and fitness 'a great sign for MI and him' - Rayudu
The MI opener smashed 78 off just 38 balls against KKR, as MI chased down 221
Rayudu: Calm Raghuvanshi knows he can catch up
Ambati Rayudu says that the batter has developed the skills to bat at No.4
Is Varun Chakravarthy under pressure?
Piyush Chawla says that Varun was too desperate to take wickets and missed his lengths during the T20 World Cup
IPL 2026 - KKR should open with Finn Allen, Sunil Narine against MI - Rayudu
He also feels KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane adds best value at No. 3
IPL 2026 - MI vs KKR - Who should MI give the new ball to? Where does Bumrah bowl?
Mumbai Indians face Kolkata Knight Riders in the teams' season opener at Wankhede
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRohit Sharma's IPL 2026 version - vintage and new-age
Now a one-format player in international cricket, he looked in pristine touch as he scored his fastest-ever IPL fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahane says Green not bowling disrupts KKR's 'balance with the ball'
KKR captain feels Green's unavailability is a challenge but framed it as an opportunity for other bowlers
Rahane, Raghuvanshi fifties lift KKR to 220
Shardul Thakur impressed on his MI debut, taking 3 for 39
MI opt to bowl vs KKR; Ghazanfar, Thakur and Rutherford debut for hosts
KKR also had three debutants in Finn Allen, Blessing Muzarabani and Cameron Green
The middle-overs riddle - KKR's 2025 problem continues into 2026
Against MI, KKR slowed down in the middle overs, which cost them the game - an issue that dogged them through 2025
