Mumbai Indians faced Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match of IPL 2026 on Sunday, March 29, in Mumbai and secured a memorable win by 6 wickets. The Mumbai-based franchise chased down the target of 221 runs in 19.1 overs for the loss of only four wickets. By chasing down the target of 221 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Indians have broken their record of highest successful run chase in IPL history.
MI’s previous highest successful run chase in an IPL match was 219 runs against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2021 match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on May 1.
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2026
In that fixture, Mumbai Indians chased down the target of 219 runs in 20 overs to secure four-wicket win over MS Dhoni-led side.
MI’s highest successful run chases in IPL
| TARGET | MI’s SCORE | OVERS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| 221 | 224/4 | 19.1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai (WS) | March 29, 2026 |
| 219 | 219/6 | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | May 1, 2021 |
| 215 | 216/4 | 18.5 | Punjab Kings | Mohali | May 3, 2023 |
| 213 | 214/4 | 19.3 | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai (WS) | April 30, 2023 |
| 201 | 201/2 | 18 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai (WS) | May 21, 2023 |
| 200 | 200/4 | 16.3 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai (WS) | May 9, 2023 |
| 199 | 199/2 | 15.3 | Punjab Kings | Indore | April 20, 2017 |
| 198 | 198/7 | 20 | Punjab Kings | Mumbai (WS) | April 10, 2019 |
| 197 | 199/3 | 15.3 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai (WS) | April 11, 2024 |
| 190 | 195/5 | 14.4 | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai (WS) | May 25, 2014 |
The overall record for the highest successful run chase in the IPL is held by the Punjab Kings. PBKS chased down the target of 262 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024 match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 26.
In that fixture, England’s Jonny Bairstow scored an unbeaten century (108 runs from 48 balls) for the Sam Curran-led side, and Shashank Singh remained not out on 68 runs from just 28 balls.
Highest successful run chases in IPL
| TEAM | SCORE | OVERS | TARGET | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Punjab Kings | 262/2 | 18.4 | 262 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | April 26, 2024 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 247/2 | 18.3 | 246 | Punjab Kings | Hyderabad | April 12, 2025 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 230/4 | 18.4 | 228 | Lucknow Super Giants | Lucknow | May 27, 2025 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 226/6 | 19.3 | 224 | Punjab Kings | Sharjah | September 27, 2020 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 224/8 | 20 | 224 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | April 16, 2024 |
| Mumbai Indians | 224/4 | 19.1 | 221 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai (WS) | March 29, 2026 |
| Mumbai Indians | 219/6 | 20 | 219 | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | May 1, 2021 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 217/7 | 19.5 | 215 | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | April 24, 2008 |
| Mumbai Indians | 216/4 | 18.5 | 215 | Punjab Kings | Mohali | May 3, 2023 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 217/6 | 20 | 215 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | May 7, 2023 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 215/6 | 19.1 | 215 | Punjab Kings | Hyderabad | May 19, 2024 |
For Mumbai Indians, opening batters Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma scored 81 and 78 runs, respectively. They added 148 runs for the first wicket in just 11.5 overs. Rohit, who is MI’s highest run-getter in IPL history, faced 38 balls on Sunday, and during his stay at the crease, hammered 6 fours and 6 sixes. On the other hand, Rickelton smacked 4 fours and 8 sixes.
The knock of 81 runs by the left-handed wicketkeeper-batter from South Africa, who was preferred over Quinton de Kock for MI’s season opener, also helped him leapfrog Ishan Kishan of Sunrisers Hyderabad and take No. 1 position in the list of batters with most runs in IPL 2026.
