Mumbai Indians Smash Two All-Time IPL Records With Chase Of 200 Runs Against RCB

10.05.2023 - 05:11 sports.ndtv.com

Mumbai Indians Produced a run-chase for the ages as they successfully overhauled Royal Challengers Bangalore's total of 199 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on Tuesday.

Suryakumar Yadav once again showed why he is arguably the finest batter in T20 cricket, smashing a fiery knock of 83 runs off just 35 balls.

It took Mumbai Indians less than 17 overs to complete the chase. In the process, the Rohit Sharma-led side also smashed two all-time records in the T20 league. Most successful 200+ chases in an IPL season Rohit's MI is the first team in the history of IPL to chase down targets of 200 runs or more thrice in a single season.

Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings earlier held the record, having chased down 200+ targets twice each in 2018 and 2014 respectively.

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With a place in the final up for grabs, Mumbai Indians would be fancying their chances against defending champions Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. Akash Madhwal's breathtaking bowling performance against Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator has given MI a much-needed boost ahead of the clash against the holders. GT, on the other hand, were outclassed and outgunned in Qualifier 1 by MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings. The Hardik Pandya-led side will have one last chance to gather themselves up and put their best foot forward in familiar conditions here in order to qualify for their second IPL final on the trot.

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It was the Akash Madhwal show at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday as the young fast bowler picked up five wickets to guide Mumbai Indians to victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Eliminator. The figures of 5/5 in 3.3 overs was enough to put him in an elite list comprising of massive names like Anil Kumble and Jasprit Bumrah. However, just four years ago, Madhwal was playing tennis ball cricket and had never touched a red ball.