Mumbai Indians (MI) notched a resounding eight-wicket win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash on March 31, 2025. This win marked first win for Mumbai Indians, who had faced a disappointing start to their IPL season with losses in their initial two matches. By defeating KKR by a comfortable margin of 8 wickets, MI finally registered their first points on the IPL 2025 table. The match witnessed exceptional performances from debutant bowler Ashwani Kumar and dynamic batsman Ryan Rickelton, both playing crucial roles in MI's convincing win over KKR.
With this crucial victory, Mumbai Indians now have a total of two points from the three matches they have played in the 2025 IPL season. The emphatic 8-wicket win over KKR has also provided a substantial boost to MI' Net Run Rate (NRR), propelling them to the sixth position in the IPL 2025 standings.
Meanwhile, following their defeat against MI, KKR, now find themselves at the bottom of the IPL points table. While they have the same number of points as the teams ranked up to fourth position, their Net Run Rate (NRR) places them in the 10th spot.
Here's how the updated IPL 2025 points table looks like:
| Rank | Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | PT | NRR |
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.266 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.32 |
| 3 | Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.963 |
| 4 | Gujarat Titans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.625 |
| 5 | Punjab Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.55 |
| 6 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.309 |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.771 |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.871 |
| 9 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.112 |
| 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.428 |
It was a night to remember for the uncapped bowler Ashwani Kumar who made his IPL debut a truly memorable one, delivering an impressive spell of 4 wickets for 24 runs in just three overs. His performance spearheaded a disciplined bowling effort from Mumbai Indians, with valuable contributions also coming from Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Vignesh Puthur, and Mitchell Santner. Together, they effectively silenced the Kolkata Knight Riders' batting lineup, restricting the defending champions to a paltry total of just 116 runs in their first innings.
The Mumbai Indians' batsmen then approached the chase in style. Ryan Rickleton anchored the chase with a dominant and unbeaten knock of 62 runs, ensuring a comfortable victory for the home team as they successfully chased down the target in under 13 overs.
Mumbai will now take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 4 while KKR's next match is against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on April 3.