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Stats - Mumbai Indians chase down 200-plus in back-to-back games

Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav register the first century stand for Mumbai in three years

Mumbai Indians became the first IPL team to chase down 200-plus targets in successive games  •  BCCI

Mumbai Indians became the first IPL team to chase down 200-plus targets in successive games  •  BCCI

215 Target Mumbai Indians chased down against Punjab Kings, the joint third-highest successful chase in IPL history. Punjab were on the receiving end of the highest IPL chase of 224 by Rajasthan Royals in 2020, while Mumbai's 219 against the Chennai Super Kings in 2021 is second on the list. Royals also had chased down 215 against Deccan Chargers in the inaugural season.
1 Mumbai became the first IPL team to chase down 200-plus targets in successive games. They chased down 213 against Royals in their previous game on Sunday. Overall, Mumbai is the third team in T20 history to chase down 200-plus targets in successive matches. Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2011 Champions League and Kerala during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy during the 2020-21 season are the others to do so.
5 Number of 200-plus targets successfully chased in IPL 2023, the joint-most for any T20 tournament. The T20 Blast in 2017 also had five targets of 200 and more runs successfully chased.
4 Consecutive 200-plus totals for Kings, the longest streak for an IPL team. The previous longest was Kolkata Knight Riders' three, also coming this year.
4 Number of 200-plus totals conceded by the Mumbai and Kings in their previous four matches. They now jointly hold the record for conceding the most 200-plus totals in succession in the IPL. No team had conceded 200-plus totals in more than two consecutive games prior to this.
116 Runs added by Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, the first century stand for Mumbai in the IPL in three seasons. Their last century partnership was in 2020 when Kishan and Quinton de Kock had added 116 in an unbroken opening stand in 2020 against the Chennai Super Kings.
66 Runs conceded by Arshdeep Singh in his 3.5 overs, the joint third-most by a bowler in an IPL game.

Sampath Bandarupalli is a statistician at ESPNcricinfo