The start of the 14th season of the Indian Premier League did not go well with the Mumbai Indians. The team lost 2 wickets in the first match of the tournament against Royal Challengers Bangalore. After losing the toss, Mumbai batted first and scored 159 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the RCB team set a target of 160 runs thanks to the innings of AB de Villiers (48) and Glenn Maxwell (39). However, team player Rohit Sharma seemed pleased with the team’s performance and said winning the championship was more important, but not the first.
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Mumbai have lost their first match in the IPL for the 9th consecutive year. After the defeat against Bangalore, the captain said, ‘Winning a championship is important, not the first. It was a very good match. We didn’t let them win easily. But we were not happy with our score. We scored 20 runs. We made some mistakes but it happens. We must forget them and move on. Pitching the pitch is not easy and we have to think about it in the next few matches.
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Rohit praised AB de Villiers and said, “AB is great and he gave the team a win. You could say it takes time to get up. But there are some newcomers. Many players played international cricket, so we didn’t get a chance to know each other. Their home record is very good. We are fortunate enough to be on the field and to put a damper on the face of the people of India.
