Mumbai Indians are the most successful franchise in the Indian Premier League, with five title victories in 15 years. The team is led by Indian and overseas skippers such as Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Ricky Ponting, and Rohit Sharma. Firstly, Sachin Tendulkar took the side into their 1st final of IPL in 2010. But, they were crushed by MS Dhoni, leading CSK by 22 runs. At the same time, most of the players like Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, and Mahela Jayawardene have contributed significantly to the franchise.
Rohit Sharma, who was also appointed as a new skipper of the Indian Cricket team, has led the team to their maiden trophy win in the IPL 2013, which was also his first season of captaincy for MI. While Mahela Jayawardene also made an essential contribution as a coach in the triumphs of IPL 2017, 2019 & 2020. Harbhajan Singh is the only guy who has played for so many years with Mumbai but only led the team in a solo season in 2012. This season, Mumbai stepped into the IPL in the absence of reliable horses like Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, and Trent Boult. And its impact is reflected as the team has lost the first three encounters in a row.
From the archives, here are the best 5 powerplay scores of MI in the history of IPL:
#1 MI (84/0) vs DC in 2018
Mumbai Indians have registered their highest powerplay figures in the IPL 2018 against Delhi Capitals. Here are the top 10 powerplay scores ever in the history of IPL by any team. Batting first, MI has scored 194/7 in the allotted quota of 20-overs. In the first six overs, Mumbai had put the tally of (84/0) with the help of sizzling knocks of Suryakumar Yadav & Evin Lewis. But, later, Delhi has chased down the total of 195 runs with 7 wickets still left in the hands. Jason Roy has been declared as the man of the match for his red hot knock of 91*(53).
#2 MI (83/1) vs SRH in 2021
The explosive Ishant Kishan & Suryakumar Yadav has taken Mumbai Indians to the submersible total of 235/9 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a league encounter of IPL 2021. While, after the completion of the first 6-overs, they have registered the figure of (83/1) after losing the skipper Rohit Sharma. Ishan has scored the most, 84(32), and he was also handed over the player of the match award, as MI beat SRH by 42 runs.
#3 MI (82/0) vs KXIP in 2017
Mumbai Indians have stamped their third-highest powerplay total against Kings XI Punjab in a winning game of IPL 2017. The attacking opening pair of Jos Buttler & Parthiv Patel has taken the tally of MI to 82 runs after completing the powerplay phase. Buttler & Patel ended up scoring scored 77(37) & 37(18), respectively, and crisp batting from the following batters, Nitish Rana and Hardik Pandya helped the complete the chase of 199 in just 15.3 overs.
#4 MI (78/0) vs CSK in 2008
The lone ton of Sanath Jayasuriya in the IPL has come against Chennai Super Kings in the first season of IPL. Chasing the total of 157 runs, Jayasuriya & Tendulkar has made 78 runs in the first 6-overs of the powerplay. This resulted in an explosive start in the chase of 157 runs, and lastly, they registered victory by 9 wickets over CSK. Sanath Jayasuriya has been given the player of the Match award for his brilliant ton of 114*(48).
#5 MI (71/3) vs RR in 2014
In a second league met-up with Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians registered their fifth-highest powerplay tally in IPL 2014. The magnificent knock of Corey Anderson 95*(44) has put the MI in a winning position while chasing a total of 190. Mumbai has not only won the game but finished off with such a big total of 32 balls before. This game has put Mumbai Indians in the first position in their war of play-offs.