India, March 29 -- Mumbai Indians, on Sunday, will become the first T20 franchise team in the history of the format to appear in 300 matches. Led by Hardik Pandya, Mumbai will achieve the feat when they take the field in their 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) opener against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium. It will be the second game of the season, which began with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) kicking off their title defence with a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Bengaluru.

Mumbai Indians will become just the third team in history to feature in 300 T20 matches, after English county club Somerset (303), the first to reach the milestone, and Pakistan (303), who got there during the T20 World Cup earlier this mont...