India, March 29 -- The IPL heads to the Wankhede Stadium and Mumbai, as two teams in desperate need of some confidence and momentum in this fresh season take each other on to try and get on the board in IPL 2025. Mumbai Indians were seen off by rivals CSK in the first match of their tournament despite a spirited performance by debutant Vignesh Puthur. Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans had their bowling torn apart by Shreyas Iyer and Shashank Singh, and despite looking in a strong position during the chase, saw their innings stall at a crucial juncture.

There is no need for either of these teams to hit the panic button just yet, but they will be aware that a 0-2 record to start off makes matters difficult when it comes to keeping up with the high...