MI Vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2026: Trent Boult Leaked Six As Ajinkya Rahane Smashes First Ball

Trent Boult bowls a good-length delivery just outside off, and Ajinkya Rahane smashes it with perfect timing, wrists in, ball flies over wide mid-on for a huge SIX! What a start.

Game on! Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen walk out to open the innings for Kolkata Knight Riders, with Rahane taking strike. Trent Boult is steaming in from the other end to kick things off, let’s see how this one unfolds.

Mumbai Indians are playing it smart, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s captain, is listed as the impact substitute. A precautionary move after his recent workload, but fans can expect him to take the crease when it’s time to bat.

Kolkata Knight Riders are making interesting calls too. Bowling second, they’ve gone with a couple of promising options in Kartik Tyagi and Saurabh Dubey, both of whom shone during the warm-up matches. The KKR management is clearly rewarding form and potential ahead of experience, setting up an intriguing contest.

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact subs: Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Kartik Tyagi, Saurabh Dubey, Tejasvi Dahiya

Mumbai Indians Impact subs: Suryakumar Yadav, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Ashwani Kumar

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Blessing Muzarabani

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

The captains are talking ahead of the action at Wankhede, and the energy is high.

Ajinkya Rahane says Kolkata Knight Riders were always planning to bowl first. “Never seen this much grass at Wankhede,” he laughs. Camps in Kolkata and Mumbai have set them up well, but he knows MI are champions. “We just want to stay in the moment, not dwell on the past.” A couple of injuries mean KKR are going with six batters and five bowlers, with four overseas stars – Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Sunil Narine, and Blessing Muzarabani – ready to make an impact.

Hardik Pandya confirms Mumbai Indians will bowl. He’s eyeing the pitch: “Looks greener than it used to, a good track to start with.” The home crowd is roaring, and MI’s mix of experience and youth is ready to take charge. With leaders like Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav, and Mitchell Santner in the squad, Pandya is pumped: “Excited to go out there and perform.” They too stick with six batters and five bowlers, ready for a classic Wankhede showdown.

The stage is set. The fans are buzzing. Let’s get this match rolling.

It’s toss time at Wankhede Stadium! Rahane calls tails, but the coin flips to heads. Mumbai Indians win the toss and opt to bowl first, sending Kolkata Knight Riders out to open their innings.

Kolkata Knight Riders enter IPL 2026 with plenty of uncertainty, hit by injuries to Mustafizur Rahman, Akash Deep, Matheesha Pathirana, and Harshit Rana, leaving questions over their best XI and batting order. They face five-time champions Mumbai Indians at Wankhede, who are missing Will Jacks and Mitchell Santner but have backups like Sherfane Rutherford and debutant AM Ghazanfar.

Key battles will be Rohit Sharma’s firepower against Varun Chakravarthy’s comeback form, making KKR’s season opener a crucial test of strategy and depth.

Royah Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL 2026 opening match, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets on Saturday. SRH posted a fighting total of 201/9, with Ishan Kishan scoring 80 off 38. However, Virat Kohli (69 not out) and Devdutt Padikkal (61) helped RCB reach 203/4 in 15.4 overs. Read about yesterday's IPL match.

• Matches played: 35

• MI wins: 24

• KKR wins: 11

• NR: 0

How much of an advantage will it be for Mumbai Indians to play their opening match at home? Find out how the weather will be in Mumbai tonight, and how the pitch at Wankhede will likely behave in our pitch and weather report for the MI vs KKR match.

Will Mumbai Indians finally break their season opener voodoo? Or will Kolkata Knight Riders cause an upset at Wankhede with their young squad? Find out which team is predicted to win tonight's MI vs KKR IPL 2026 match.

Harshit Rana? Out for the season. Akash Deep? Same. Matheesha Pathirana? Sitting out the opening few matches. KKR have an injury crisis ahead of the opener, facing an almost full-strength MI side at Wankhede. How will the two teams line up tonight? Read here.

• Fixture: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

• Series: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026

• Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

• Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026

• Time: 7:30 PM IST

Good evening, cricket fans! This is the start of our live blog covering the IPL 2026 match between MI and KKR at the Wankhede Stadium. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and playing XIs as they are revealed.