The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has started and three matches have been played so far. Fifth match of the tournament today at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, five-time champion Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT). Fans are eagerly waiting for this match.

However, when we talk about Mumbai Indians’ first match of the season, it has not been good for them. In the last decade, MI has been seen faltering in the initial matches. She has failed to win in her first matches. This trend started after the defeat against RCB in 2013 and has been consistent in the years since, which has been difficult for the franchise.

Even though MI’s record in the first match has not been good, they are five-time champions. This does not prove that an early defeat does not necessarily decide the outcome of the entire season.

This is Mumbai Indians’ record since the first season

2008, -MI vs RCB – Bangalore won by 5 wickets
2009, -MI vs CSK – Mumbai won by 19 runs
2010, -MI vs RR – Mumbai won by 4 runs
2011, -MI vs DD – MI won by 8 wickets
2012, -MI vs CSK – Mumbai won by 8 wickets
2013, -MI vs RCB – Mumbai lost by 2 runs
2014,- MI vs KKR – Mumbai lost by 41 runs
2015, – MI vs KKR – Mumbai lost by 7 wickets
2016, – MI vs RPS – RPS won by 9 wickets
2017, – MI vs RPS – RPS won by 7 wickets
2018, – MI vs CSK – CSK won by 1 wicket
2019, – DC vs MI – DC won by 37 runs
2020, – MI vs CSK – CSK won by 5 wickets
2021, – MI vs RCB -RCB won by 2 wickets
2022, – MI vs DC – DC won by 4 wickets
2023, – MI vs RCB – RCB won by 8 wickets