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Jacks and Rickelton added 93 runs in 7.1 overs for the primary wicket for Mumbai Indians of their IPL 2026 match towards SRH on Wednesday.
Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton added 93 runs for the primary wicket on April 29. (Picture Credit: Creimas)
Ryan Rickelton and Will Jacks opened the innings for the Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2026 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday (April 29) and helped the hosts get off to a flying begin. In the fixture going down at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the duo added 93 runs for MI in 7.1 overs.
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Jacks, who’s taking part in his first match of the season, scored 46 runs from 22 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes), and on the time of his dismissal Rickelton was batting on 44 from 21 balls (4 fours, 3 sixes). The 50-run stand by them on Wednesday has entered their names within the historical past books.
Jacks and Rickelton are the second abroad opening pair with a 50-plus stand for Mumbai Indians within the IPL. Before them, within the 2014 version of the IPL, Michael Hussey and Lendl Simmons had 4 50-plus stands (together with one century) in 5 outings collectively for the Mumbai-based crew.
The report for the very best opening stand for the Mumbai Indians within the IPL by an abroad pair is held by Simmons and Hussey. They added 120 runs in 14.3 overs towards Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad on May 19, 2014.
Highest opening stands in IPL by abroad openers for Mumbai Indians
| PLAYERS | RUNS | OVERS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Michael Hussey, Lendl Simmons | 120 | 14.3 | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad | May 19, 2014 |
| Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton | 93 | 7.1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai (WS) | April 29, 2026 |
| Michael Hussey, Lendl Simmons | 87 | 7.6 | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai (WS) | May 23, 2014 |
| Michael Hussey, Lendl Simmons | 76 | 9.4 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai (B.S.) | May 28, 2014 |
| Michael Hussey, Lendl Simmons | 68 | 6.6 | Punjab Kings | Mohali | May 21, 2014 |
The total report for the very best opening stand in IPL historical past by an abroad pair is held by David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. While taking part in for Sunrisers Hyderabad within the IPL 2019 match towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Warner and Bairstow added 185 runs in 16.2 overs for the primary wicket on March 31, 2019, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
They are adopted by Faf du Plessis and Shane Watston. Watson and Faf added 181 runs for Chennai Super Kings within the IPL 2020 match towards Punjab Kings at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on October 4, 2020.
The report of the very best opening stand in IPL historical past by an Indian pair is within the identify of Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan. Gill added 210 runs with Sudharsan for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024 match towards Chennai Super Kings on May 10, 2024, in Ahmedabad.
April 29, 2026, 20:13 IST
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