Ipl Score: Sharma and Rickelton Power Mumbai to Six-Wicket Win

The ipl score showed Mumbai Indians reached 224-4 in 19. 1 overs to chase 221 and beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets on Sunday at Wankhede Stadium; Ryan Rickelton (81 off 43) and Rohit Sharma (78 off 38) led the chase. Kolkata posted 220-4 after Ajinkya Rahane’s 67 and Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s 51 anchored their innings. The win marked the five-time champions’ opening victory of the season, their first opening win since 2012.

Ipl Score and match summary

Mumbai set the target pace from the outset: openers Rickelton and Sharma combined for a 148-run stand off 71 balls, including an 80-0 powerplay, and powered the highest run-chase at the Wankhede Stadium in an IPL game. Rickelton finished 81 from 43 deliveries with eight sixes; Sharma made 78 from 38, striking six sixes and reaching his fifty in 23 balls. Mumbai completed the chase with five balls to spare, closing at 224-4 in 19. 1 overs.

Kolkata’s total of 220-4 was built on Rahane’s 67 off 40 with five sixes and a middle-order rescue by Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who scored 51 off 29. Finn Allen and Rahane gave Kolkata a brisk start with a 69-run opening stand, and the side scored 78-1 in the powerplay. Shardul Thakur returned figures of 3-39 for Mumbai while Cameron Green made 18 for Kolkata and vice-captain Rinku Singh finished 33 not out off 21.

Key performances and match moments

– Ryan Rickelton, opener, Mumbai Indians: 81 off 43 (eight sixes).
– Rohit Sharma, opener, Mumbai Indians: 78 off 38 (six sixes), 50 in 23 balls.
– Ajinkya Rahane, skipper, Kolkata Knight Riders: 67 off 40 (five sixes).
– Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Kolkata Knight Riders: 51 off 29 to steady the innings.
– Shardul Thakur, Mumbai Indians: 3-39 with key wickets early and in the middle overs.

Key turning points: Vaibhav Arora claimed the breakthrough in the 12th over when Sharma was dismissed after Anukul Roy took a running catch at midwicket; the impact player Suryakumar Yadav entered at No. 3 and scored 16 off eight. Mumbai briefly wavered when Rickelton was run out in the 16th over, but Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya (18 not out) saw the chase home for the five-time champions.

Immediate reactions and lines of play

Players’ scorelines and match roles underline the result: Ajinkya Rahane (skipper, Kolkata Knight Riders) top-scored for his side with 67; Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma (openers, Mumbai Indians) produced match-defining half-centuries that carried the chase. Shardul Thakur’s three wickets kept Kolkata competitive with the ball, but the bowling unit could not contain Mumbai in the power phases.

What’s next

Focus now shifts to the next fixtures and how both sides respond: Mumbai will build on the chase and batting momentum, while Kolkata must assess their bowling plan after conceding 224. On Monday the schedule continues with Rajasthan Royals facing Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati. The ipl score from this game will be dissected by both camps as they prepare for the next round of matches.