Five-time IPL title winners Mumbai Indians also hold an unwanted streak in their 16-year-long IPL journey. The men in blue have never won their FIRST game of the season since IPL 2013.
Mumbai Indians have never won their first match since 2013
Though Mumbai Indians have/had a handful of star performers in their dugout, they still maintain a losing streak in IPL history. Every team will prefer to kick start their campaign with a win but in the game of bat and ball, no one can predict the exact winner of the game.
Mumbai Indians who is one of the highest trophy holders won their 5 IPL titles in this losing streak. Notably, MI won their first IPL trophy in 2013 in which the Mumbai-based franchise lost their first match of the season.
Under new captain Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians might break this losing streak and are expected to kick start their 2024 campaign with a win. As per IPL 2024 Schedule, Mumbai will face Gujarat Titans to play their first game on March 24 in Ahmedabad.
Mumbai Indians in their first match of the IPL since 2008:
- IPL 2008 vs RCB – Lost by 5 wickets
- IPL 2009 vs CSK – Won by 19 runs
- IPL 2010 vs RR – Won by 4 runs
- IPL 2011 vs DC – Won by 8 wickets
- IPL 2012 vs CSK – Won by 8 wickets
- IPL 2013 vs RCB – Lost by 2 runs – Champions
- IPL 2014 vs KKR – Lost by 41 runs
- IPL 2015 vs KKR – Lost by 7 wickets – Champions
- IPL 2016 vs RPSG – Lost by 9 wickets
- IPL 2017 vs RPSG – Lost by 7 wickets – Champions
- IPL 2018 vs CSK – Lost by 1 wicket
- IPL 2019 vs DC – Lost by 37 runs – Champions
- IPL 2020 vs CSK – Lost by 5 wickets – Champions
- IPL 2021 vs RCB – Lost by 2 wickets
- IPL 2022 vs DC – Lost by 4 wickets
- IPL 2023 vs RCB – Lost by 8 wickets
How Hardik Pandya can help MI to stop this losing skid?
Apart from being an allrounder Hardik Pandya also won the IPL 2022 trophy while leading Gujarat Titans. With immense experienced support staff and senior players like Rohit Sharma, MI’s new captain can lead the team to break this cold streak.
