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Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene believes there is only one way to break the team's 13-year opening-day 'hoodoo' in the IPL: play a good game of cricket. Speaking on Saturday, Jayawardene insisted that despite failing to win a season opener since 2012, the team's preparation remains focused on execution. MI, the perennial slow-starters, last won their opening match in the IPL in April 2012, when they beat Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets. As they gear up to take on three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders here on Sunday, the very first question Jayawardene took was whether MI would break that jinx this time around. "It is the elephant in the room but there is no way for us to prepare differently," Jayawardene told reporters at the Wankhede Stadium ahead of MI's training session. "If you look at the season that I was involved in, we had close matches, we lost. I think I have spoken to the boys about the intensity being there for that first game. I think that is all
KKR have lost their main pacers Harshit Rana and Akash Deep due to injury and are still waiting on the availability update on Matheesha Pathirana, which has depleted their bowling attack
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have played 90 matches in the IPL at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, out of which they have won 55 matches and lost 34
MI will enter IPL 2026 with a strong and well-rounded squad as they aim to end a five-year title drought
The BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that while the final is still scheduled for May 31, the full schedule for the playoffs will be released at a later date
Led by Hardik Pandya, the teams has plenty of experience in their ranks, with T20 World Cup winning captains Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma as well.
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Johnson will miss the initial matches as he is still in rehab before finally joining the CSK camp between April 21 and 23, the five-time champions confirmed
Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match of IPL 2026 on March 29
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Lucknow Super Giants already have a formidable pace attack, and according to former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, this could make it tough for Arjun Tendulkar to find a place in the playing XI.
Rinku Singh, despite a sensational IPL 2024 season with KKR, was pushed down in the batting order in 2025 and will expect a bigger role this year.
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Sri Lanka Cricket has granted NOCs to Dushmantha Chameera, Pathum Nissanka and Kamindu Mendis for IPL 2026 after they successfully passed mandatory physical performance tests
Uthappa indicated that Dhoni may not have a major on-field presence throughout the season and could instead contribute more from a guiding role within the squad
The day combined structured drills, match-like intensity, and light-hearted moments, reflecting a well-rounded approach ahead of the season.
Five Australian players, including SRH skipper Pat Cummins and RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood, are set to miss matches in IPL 2026