Rohit Sharma

Pune: Mumbai Indians have an unenviable tag of being slow starters in the IPL. Going into their IPL-10 opener against the Rising Pune Supergiant at the MCA Stadium here, MI were looking for their first win in the season opener since 2012. And though they came mighty close last night, Steven Smith's blitz took the hosts past the finishing line, further increasing the MI's agonising wait.