The match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) witnessed tremendous excitement even outside the field.
During this high-voltage match, Sara Arjun, the popular actress from the film Dhurandhar, made the atmosphere even more special by reaching Wankhede.
Sara is in the MI fever
Wearing a Mumbai Indians jersey, Sara Arjun was seen enthusiastically supporting the team outside the stadium. Her presence instilled a unique enthusiasm among the fans. As soon as the camera focused on her, fans were overjoyed. Her pictures are rapidly going viral on social media.
Rohit Sharma creates history, surpasses Warner
Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has achieved a major milestone against KKR. Before the match, he was second in the list of highest run-scorers against this team and needed 11 runs to overtake David Warner. Rohit surpassed this milestone while opening at the Wankhede Stadium, becoming the highest run-scorer against KKR in the IPL.
Warner scored 1093 runs against Kolkata’s bowling attack in 28 innings. Rohit now has 1094* runs in 36 innings.
KKR set Mumbai a target of 221 runs
With the help of half-century partnerships from Ajinkya Rahane (67) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (51), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) scored 220 runs for four wickets in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians. Shardul Thakur took three wickets for MI, while Hardik Pandya took one wicket.
The second match of IPL 2026 is being played between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Batting first, KKR set a target of 221 runs for MI. MI captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl.
KKR, batting first, got off to a flying start with Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane, who added 69 runs for the first wicket in 5.2 overs. Allen was dismissed for 37 off 17 balls, including six fours and two sixes.
Rahane and Green then shared a 40-run partnership for the second wicket, off 21 balls. Green was dismissed for 18 off 10 balls when the team’s score was 109. Rahane then added 36 runs for the third wicket with Angkrish Raghuvanshi, taking the team’s score to 145. Rahane was dismissed for the third wicket, scoring a brilliant 67 off 40 balls, including five sixes and three fours.
After Rahane’s wicket fell, Raghuvanshi and Rinku Singh steadied the innings, adding 60 runs for the fourth wicket in 30 balls to take the team’s score to 205. Raghuvanshi was dismissed for the fourth wicket at this score, scoring 51 runs off 29 balls, including two sixes and six fours.
Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on 33 off 21 balls, including four fours, and Ramandeep Singh remained unbeaten on four runs.
