Mumbai Indians, the five-time IPL champions, produced a record-breaking show to kickstart their campaign on Sunday night at the Wankhede Stadium. In front of a packed stadium, the Hardik Pandya-led franchise won a high-scoring affair against Kolkata Knight Riders with relative ease and in doing so, ended up creating IPL history. MI are the first team in IPL history to record 25 victories against a single opponent.
Sunday was the 36th occasion that these two IPL giants locked horns and MI their superior head-to-head record to 25 victories with KKR stuck on 11 wins.
Top Five Teams With Most Wins Against An IPL Opponent
- MI’s 25 in 36 matches vs KKR.
- CSK’s 21 in 35 matches vs RCB.
- KKR’s 21 in 35 matches vs PBKS.
- MI’s 21 in 39 matches vs CSK.
- MI’s 21 in 37 matches vs DC.
This was the 11th time in 13 games that MI have beaten KKR when playing at the Wankhede Stadium, which is an IPL record. The next best record jointly belongs to KKR and SRH who have each beaten Punjab Kings 9 times.
Mumbai Indians’ Highest Successful Chase In IPL History
MI comfortably overhauled the target of 221, finishing at 224/4 in 19.1 overs to start their season with six-wicket win. This is their highest successful chase in IPL, which is also the sixth best overall in the league’s history. Punjab Kings hold the record for the highest successful chase when they hunted 262 against KKR in 2024.
This was the sixth time that MI have chased down a 200-plus total, which is the second-most by an IPL team. PBKS top this list with eight such successful chases.
