MI Earn First Win Of IPL 2025, Avenge Last Year's Defeat Vs KKR

MI Vs KKR: MI earn first win of IPL 2025 with a thumping defeat of reigning champions KKR. Read below for match report.

Ryan Rickelton scored an unbeaten 62 in his side's impressive win over KKR

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MI Vs KKR: Mumbai Indians open their account for points in IPL 2025 with a convincing 8-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday, March 31. With the win, all the IPL sides have now registered atleast a win this season.

It was one-way traffic in MI Vs KKR, as Hardik Pandya's side performed well on all fronts to attain a terrific victory.

A different 'Monday Blues' for @mipaltan 💙#MI register a convincing 8⃣-wicket victory over #KKR and are up and away in #TATAIPL 👌💙

Scorecard ▶ https://t.co/iEwchzEpDk#MIvKKR pic.twitter.com/FtEfP0HDtJ

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2025

MI Vs KKR, IPL 2025 Match 12: Highlights

MI won the coin toss and elected to bowl first, as the five-time champions were playing their first home game of the season. A red soil pitch with a covering of grass, it was expected to be a run-fest, but the MI bowlers made full use of the new ball, by utilising swinging conditions to inflict early jitters on KKR.

Sunil Narine departed for a golden duck, followed by a cheap dismissal of Quinton De Kock. Apart from Angkrish Raghuvanshi, no other KKR batter looked convincing enough to steer the side towards a competitive total.

Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar combined for three wickets, as KKR's top-order crumbled under pressure, and the middle-order also failed to live up to the billing.

Impact sub Manish Pandey too, failed to leave an impact, as MI debutant Ashwani Kumar grabbed 4 wickets to allow his side to establish pure dominance on the game. KKR were bundled out for 116, leaving MI a target of 117.

In reply, MI openers got off to a flying start, but former skipper Rohit Sharma once again failed to leave a mark on the game.

Ryan Rickelton's unbeaten 62, alongside Suryakumar Yadav's 9-ball 27 inspired MI to a sensational win inside 12.5 overs.