The Mumbai Indians (MI) registered their first victory of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday (March 31) after thumping Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by a whopping margin of eight wickets with 43 balls remaining at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Coming off two defeats in a row, the Hardik Pandya-led side handed a debut to Ashwini Kumar, who had played just two T20 matches in his career before this match. The left-arm pacer added to MI's rich list of uncapped stars as he won the Player of the Match (POTM) after becoming the first Indian to take a four-wicket haul on IPL debut. The 23-year-old dismissed Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, and Andre Russell.

Later, the five-time champions cruised to the target as Ryan Rickleton hit his first-ever IPL half-century while Suryakumar Yadav played a handy cameo of 27 in just nine balls.

The win over KKR is MI's 53rd (including one in a super-over) at the Wankhede Stadium, making them the team with the most wins at a single venue in the league's history. They previously shared the record with the Knight Riderrs, who have 52 matches at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in the history. With six home games left for both sides this season, the record remains attainable for both teams as well as Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who have 51 victories at Chepauk.

Team	Stadium	Wins at Stadium
Mumbai Indians	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	53
Kolkata Knight Riders	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	52
Chennai Super Kings	MA Chidambaram Stadium	51
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	44
Rajasthan Royals	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	37

Mumbai Indians Register Unique First

The victory marked the 10th instance in 12 meetings of MI defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium. This makes the Mumbai-based franchise the first team in the history of the league to win 10 matches at a single venue against the same opponent. The league's joint most successful side shared this record with the defending champions, who have beaten Punjab Kings (PBKS) nine times in Kolkata.

MI and KKR share the record of the most wins at an away venue, having beaten Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) eight times at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

Team	Opponent	Venue	Matches Played	Matches Won	Matches Lost
Mumbai Indians	Kolkata Knight Riders	Wankhede Stadium	12	10	2
Kolkata Knight Riders	Punjab Kings	Eden Gardens	10	9	1
Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi Capitals	Eden Gardens	10	8	2
Mumbai Indians	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Wankhede Stadium	11	8	3
Mumbai Indians	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	12	8	4
Kolkata Knight Riders	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	11	8	3
Chennai Super Kings	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	MA Chidambaram Stadium	10	8	2
Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata Knight Riders	MA Chidambaram Stadium	11	8	3
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Punjab Kings	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	10	8	2

The victory on Monday was also MI's 24th victory over KKR in IPL history, extending the record for the most wins by one team against another in IPL history. Overall, the two teams have played each other 35 times, but the Kolkata-based franchise has just 11 victories to show.

The second most dominant head-to-head is shared between CSK and KKR, who have both beaten RCB and PBKS 21 times each in history.

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