AHMEDABAD: At 107/2 in 12 overs chasing 168 set by Gujarat Titans, five-time champions Mumbai Indians were looking to kill the chase with balls to spare. But, the Titans, like they have done in their previous two seasons, applied the squeeze by delivering tight overs and eking out a six-run win in their opening match of the 17th edition at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad.
Left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore (1/24) trapped a dangerous-looking Rohit Sharma (43 off 29b; 7x4, 1x6) in front in the 13th over. Veteran pacer Mohit Sharma (1/32) had Dewald Brewis (46 off 38b; 2x4, 3x6) caught off his own bowling while Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan threw in two miserly overs to apply the choke on Mumbai Indians, who lost yet another opening match.
