Jammu, March 24 -- The stage was set for high-drama when former Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya returned to Ahmedabad as the Mumbai Indians captain on opening night of IPL 2024. However, it was the Titans who emerged victorious in a last-over thriller, defeating MI by 6 runs.

Pandya received a mixed reception from the home crowd, with boos mixing in with cheers. He seemed poised to silence his critics with a match-winning knock but fell just short in the final over. Chasing 169, MI looked in control thanks to debutant Azam Khan's fine 42 before the Titans fought back through tight bowling from Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore.

Umesh Yadav then held his nerve superbly under pressure in the last over to secure an unlikely win for the Tita...