Mumbai Indians are undoubtedly one of the greatest franchises in global franchise cricket. The success that they have achieved in the Indian Premier League is exemplary. Mumbai has won 5 titles establishing their dominance in the league. In this article, we will throw some light on their batting brilliance over the years and their Mumbai Indians’ top 3 highest scores in the Indian Premier League.
235/9 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2021
In the 2021 season, Mumbai Indians were on the edge in terms of their qualification to the playoffs. In their last match of the group stage, against Hyderabad, they had to win the match by a huge margin. A dominant first innings with the bat was the only alternative and Mumbai Indians did not leave any stones unturned. They batted brilliantly in the first innings to post a huge total of 235 runs on the board. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav made explosive half-centuries which propelled Mumbai to such a score.
223/6 vs Kings XI Punjab, 2017
This is Mumbai Indians’ second-best batting performance and they achieved this score against Kings XI Punjab in 2017. Batting first Punjab had scored 230 runs which was a huge target for Mumbai to chase down but the 5-time champions fought till the end. Batters like Kieron Pollard, Parthiv Patel, and Lendl Simmons played explosive knocks but unfortunately, Mumbai fell short by 7 runs. However, this is still one of the best batting performances in their history.
219/6 vs Chennai Super Kings, 2021
The battle between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings is the fiercest rivalry in the history of the IPL. Here is another match between the two teams which went down to the wire. Chennai made 218 runs batting first and gave Mumbai a humongous target to chase. The franchise from Mumbai had an equally strong batting lineup. With a solo effort from Kieron Pollard, Mumbai chased the target on the very last ball to register a memorable win.