India, April 30 -- When Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat first at the Wankhede Stadium, he insisted that dew would not be a factor in the second innings. Ryan Rickelton vindicated that decision with a record-breaking unbeaten 123, the highest individual score by a Mumbai Indians batter. That 55-ball knock powered the home team to 243 for five in 20 overs.

Smiles were all around the Mumbai Indians dugout. The owners, Nita and her son Akash Ambani, were ecstatic at the sight. Mumbai had finally put on a collective batting show that had long eluded them this season.

A win seemed inevitable for Mumbai, with the crucial two points likely to breathe life back into their campaign after a string of defeats left them ninth in the poin...