Mumbai Indians last won their first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2012. Since then, the team has lost the first match in every season, starting from 2013. This trend has continued until 2025. During this time, four different captains have led the team, but their fortunes have not improved. The last time Mumbai Indians won their first match of the IPL season was under the captaincy of Harbhajan Singh. Since then, the captains have changed, but the team has not been able to win the first match. Throughout this article, we will take a spotlight on all the details regarding this matter.
Mumbai Indians’ Struggles in First Match of the IPL Season
After 2012, Ricky Ponting took over the captaincy in 2013, but the team lost the first match of the season under his leadership as well. In 2014, Rohit Sharma became the captain. He had taken over in the middle of the 2013 season and led the team to the championship, but he too couldn’t make the team win the first match of the next season. Rohit remained the captain until 2023, but under his leadership, Mumbai Indians never won the first match of the IPL season.
Changes in Leadership and Continued Losses
In 2024, the captaincy was handed to Hardik Pandya, but the team still lost their first match. Then, in 2025, Suryakumar Yadav took over as captain for the first match, but he also couldn’t break the losing streak.
Also Read –Change in IPL 2025 points table, now this team at number 1 place
No Other Team Faces Such a Streak
There is no other team in the IPL that has lost the first match of the season as many times as Mumbai Indians. However, the team did manage to win five titles between 2013 and 2020. They became champions in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
Spin to Win 🕸👌
Noor Ahmad is the Player of the Match for his excellent spell of 4/18 on his #CSK debut 🔝
Scorecard ▶ https://t.co/QlMj4G7kV0#TATAIPL | #CSKvMI | @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/gA4fQ6arVT
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 23, 2025
Chennai Super Kings Gain an Edge Over Mumbai Indians
At the same time, Chennai Super Kings now have an edge over Mumbai Indians. They have won 6 out of the last 7 matches played against them.
