Mumbai Indians are the most accomplished franchise in the history of IPL, with five championship victories in 14 years. The two skippers, Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma have taken the side six times into the finals of IPL. The four-times clash of Mumbai Indians & Chennai Super Kings in the finals has created a healthy rivalry. Mumbai is usually renowned for its perfect timings in both batting & bowling. Nobody could forget the likes of Kieron Pollard and Rohit Sharma in the final encounters of IPL 2013 & 2015.
The team has been fully led by the Indian faces in the past, except for the half-season of IPL 2013, where Ricky Ponting was the skipper for a few initial matches. The batsmen like Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rohit Sharma have been working as a nucleus of the team for the last couple of years. Rohit is the leading run-scorer from the side of MI; he has played 217 matches in IPL and made 5691 runs into it. The Indian pedigree batting of MI has done wonders for the team many times before. Find out three players who could replace Rohit in the future as MI captain.
Here are the top 5 totals that Mumbai Indians have accomplished in the IPL, which ultimately depict the heroics of their batsmen.
1) 235/9 vs SRH (2021)
The statement-making knock of Ishan Kishan 84(32) has taken Mumbai to their all-time highest total in the history of IPL. SRH invited MI to bat first, in which, with the help of Ishan & Suryakumar Yadav’s contribution Mumbai reached the score of 235/9 in 20-overs. Later, SRH craved so hard to get to the dreamy target of 236, but they were curbed to the score of 193/8. And lastly, MI won the game by 42 runs and successfully broke their continuous streak of losing in IPL 2021.
2) 223/6 vs KXIP (2017)
Mumbai Indians have written second their highest powerplay score with the golden ink in the record book, which came against the KXIP in the IPL 2017. Chasing the set total of 231-runs, Mumbai’s final score was 223/6, including the cameos of Lendl Simmons 59(32) & Rohit Sharma 50(26). Almost every bowler of MI has leaked runs with an economy of more than 10 except the vintage Jasprit Bumrah. And at the end, KXIP clinched victory by 7-runs and multiplied their chances in the tournament.
3) 219/6 vs CSK (2021)
While pursuing the aim of 219-runs, Mumbai Indians have rocked back Chennai Super Kings with the victorious figures of 219/6 in 20-overs. Inducted the heroic knock of Kieron Pollard 87(34), which had 8-sixes & 6-fours in it. This is the third-highest total of Mumbai Indians till the season of IPL 2021. The MI’s voyage in the IPL 2021 was forgettable as they finished the league at no 5. On the thump of a few last-moment victories in the ending matches of the season.
4) 218/7 vs DD (2010)
In the 9th league match of the IPL 2010 season, Mumbai Indians registered their second-best total against Delhi Daredevils. MI has been invited to bat first on a tricky surface of Feroz Shah Kotla. But, they have made the big final tally of 218/7 by conquering all adversities. It consisted of Sachin Tendulkar’s 63(32) & Saurabh Tiwary’s 61(27) unhandy innings. On the other hand, MI bowlers have also proved their mettle along with the batters by curbing DD on the figure of 120-runs in 16.3 overs.
5) 213/6 vs RCB (2018)
The third best tally of MI enlisted in the list has come against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2018. This was the battle between the supremacy of two skippers, Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli. As batting first, MI has scored their third-best total of IPL, which was the magic of Rohit Sharma’s knock of 94(52). On the other hand, RCB lost the game by 46 runs, but Virat Kohli’s skipper has knocked up 92(62).
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