The heartbreaking one-wicket defeat in the lung-opener is fresh in their minds but Mumbai Indians will have to play out of their skins to exact revenge at the MCA Stadium.

Lalchand Rajput believes that Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma should open the innings for the defending champions as it can give the team a good start.

The Team India opener was referring to the 2015 season when MI lost five out of their first six matches before making a stunning late charge to their second IPL title.

MI had started their campaign with three losses on the trot before a victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore arrested the streak, but the three-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals, their fourth last-over setback this season, has put them under tremendous pressure.

Krishnappa Gowtham played a blazing knock of unbeaten 33 off just 11 balls to take hosts Rajasthan Royals over the line against Mumbai Indians in a thrilling encounter at Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur.

The 46-run drubbing of Royal Challenges Bangalore has raised the morale of the players, and Mumbai Indians are seeking a similar outing against Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said that his team was positive in its approach despite the first three losses.

Skipper Virat Kohli's unbeaten 92-run innings went in vain as Royal Challengers Bangalore lost by 46 runs to Mumbai Indians in match 14 of Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Wankhede on Tuesday.

Mumbai bowlers led by left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya (3/28) stopped Bangalore at 167/ 8 in 20 overs to notch up their first win in the fourth match of the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League.

Mumbai suffered dying-moment defeats in the three games played so far - against Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils.

Both teams, with a plethora of explosive batsmen, are yet to find their feet in the T20 league and would be keen to gather some momentum with a victory.

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While Mumbai went down to Chennai and Hyderabad by identical one-wicket margins in edge-of-the-seat thrillers, Gautam Gambhir-led Delhi succumbed to Punjab and Rajasthan in their first two games.

Hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad held their nerves in a tense encounter to beat Mumbai Indians by 1 wicket in the match no. 7 of Indian Premier League (IPL) in Hyderabad.

In their respective opening matches - Sunrisers hardly broke any sweat during their emphatic nine-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals, while, Mumbai Indians lost a humdinger to CSK in the tournament opener.

The freak injury had happened off the final delivery of the Mumbai Indians innings bowled by Dwayne Bravo. Pandya wanted to go for a second run but twisted his ankle.

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The much-anticipated clash, expected to be watched by a capacity crowd at the Wankhede Stadium, looks set to raise the curtains on the decade-old T20 League in grand style after a formal opening ceremony in Mumbai.

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Captain Rohit Sharma said he doesn't consider defending champions Mumbai Indians as favourites ahead of their IPL 2018 opener against Chennai Super Kings.