Mumbai Indians are the most successful team in the history of Indian Premier League, having won the title in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. Rohit Sharma had led the side to the title on all those four occasions. And in 2020, making it to their sixth final, they have a chance to make it back-to-back title wins for the first time.
Here are the results for MI during the 2020 season:
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| Match | Day/Date/Time | Venue | Result | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI vs CSK | 19 Sep, Sat (1930) | Abu Dhabi | MI lost by 5 wickets | 0 |
| KKR vs MI | 23 Sep, Wed (1930) | Abu Dhabi | MI won by 49 runs | 2 |
| RCB vs MI | 28 Sep, Mon (1930) | Dubai | MI lost in Super Over | 2 |
| KXIP vs MI | 1 Oct, Thu (1930) | Abu Dhabi | MI won by 48 runs | 4 |
| MI vs SRH | 4 Oct, Sun (1530) | Sharjah | MI won by 34 runs | 6 |
| MI vs RR | 6 Oct, Tue (1930) | Abu Dhabi | MI won by 57 runs | 8 |
| MI vs DC | 11 Oct, Sun (1930) | Abu Dhabi | MI won by 5 wickets | 10 |
| MI vs KKR | 16 Oct, Fri (1930) | Abu Dhabi | MI won by 8 wickets | 12 |
| MI vs KXIP | 18 Oct, Sun (1930) | Dubai | MI lost in Super Over | 12 |
| CSK vs MI | 23 Oct, Fri (1930) | Sharjah | MI won by 10 wickets | 14 |
| RR vs MI | 25 Oct, Sun (1930) | Abu Dhabi | MI lost by 8 wickets | 14 |
| MI vs RCB | 28 Oct, Wed (1930) | Abu Dhabi | MI won by 5 wickets | 16 |
| DC vs MI | 31 Oct, Sat (1530) | Dubai | MI won by 9 wickets | 18 |
| SRH vs MI | 3 Nov, Tue (1930) | Sharjah | MI lost by 10 wickets | 18 |
| MI vs DC (Qualifier 1) | 5 Nov, Wed (1930) | Dubai | MI won by 57 runs | Through to final |
A recap of MI’s matches during IPL 2020:
- In the season-opener, Mumbai Indians win streak against Chennai Super Kings came to an end as they lost by five wickets in Abu Dhabi. Read the report of the match here and watch highlights below:
2. In the second match of the season, the UAE jinx was finally ended as Mumbai registered their first win in an IPL match played in the country. Star players Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah did what they do best as KKR were beaten by 49 runs. The win ensured MI’s sensational record against KKR got better. Read the report here and watch the highlights below:
3. Thanks to Ishan Kishan and Kieron Pollard, MI did brilliantly well to make a match out of it when they had to score 90 runs off the final five overs in the run-chase against IPL. They forced a Super Over but RCB held their nerve to win a thriller. Read the report here and watch the highlights below:
4. Bouncing back from the heartbreaking defeat against RCB, Mumbai registered a convincing 48-run win against Kings XI Punjab to go top of the table on NRR. It was a complete batting and bowling effort with Kieron Pollard winning the man of the match award for his role in the blistering finish. For the second match in a row, MI scored 89 runs in the last five overs. Read the report here and watch highlights below:
5. Electing to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sharjah, Mumbai Indians posted 208/5 with Quinton de Kock getting a 39-ball 67. David Warner got a half-century for SRH but the MI bowlers fired collectively to bring up a 34-run win. Read the report here and watch highlights below:
6. Opting to bat first in Abu Dhabi, Mumbai Indians posted 193/4 thanks to Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten 79 off 47. The defending champions then bowled out Rajasthan Royals for just 136 to climb back to the top of the points table. Jasprit Bumrah delivered his best ever IPL spell with four wickets for just 20 runs. Read the report here and watch highlights below:
7. Batting first, Delhi managed to get 162/4 in their 20 overs thanks to an unbeaten half-century by Shikhar Dhawan. Mumbai lost skipper Rohit Sharma early before Quinton de Kock and Suryakumar Yadav scored 53 runs each to help the defending champions get the win. Read the report here and watch highlights below:
8. A complete bowling performance from Mumbai Indians as they restricted Kolkata Knight Riders to just 148/5. In reply, Quinton de Kock helped the Mumbai Indians chase it down comfortably with 19 balls to spare. Read match report here and watch highlights below
9. Mumbai Indians lost their first match after five straight wins after the first-ever double Super Over in IPL history. Jasprit Bumrah (3/24) snared three crucial wickets as Kings XI Punjab levelled the scores at 176/6 in the stipulated 20 overs. Bumrah then dismissed Nicholas Pooran and Rahul in the first Super Over to leave MI with a six-run target. But Shami defended in a stunning spell to take it to the second Super Over. Kieron Pollard helped MI score 11/1 but Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal helped KXIP notched up an incredible win. Read match report here and watch highlights below:
10. Kieron Pollard stepped in as Mumbai Indians captain for an injured Rohit Sharma and elected to bowl first. And his team put on quite a show in Sharjah. Trent Boult starred with four wickets as the defending champions restricted Chennai Super Kings to just 114/9 in 20 overs. Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock then put on an unbeaten opening stand to take MI to a memorable win. Read the match report here and watch highlights below:
11. With Rohit Sharma out due to a hamstring injury, Kieron Pollard led Mumbai Indians for the second game in a row. They got to 195/5 batting first in Abu Dhabi thanks to Hardik Pandya’s explosive innings at the death. But Ben Stokes scored a century and Sanju Samson got a half-century to ensure the Rajasthan Royals registered a much-needed victory. Read the match report here and watch highlights below:
12. Jasprit Bumrah delivered a superb spell as Mumbai Indians restricted RCB to 164/6 in Abu Dhabi. The defending champions were in a spot of bother at 107/4 in 14 overs, but an outstanding knock by Suryakumar Yadav ensured they got the win with five balls to spare. Read the match report here and watch highlights below:
13. Having secured a playoffs spot, Mumbai Indians won the toss in Dubai and asked Delhi Capitals to bat first. Thanks to brilliant spells by Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah, MI restricted DC to a paltry 110/9. Opener Ishan Kishan then slammed an unbeaten 72 off 47 balls to guide Mumbai to a nine-wicket win. The result ensured MI would finish in the top-two at the end of the league stage. Read the match report here and watch highlights below:
14. Rohit Sharma played but Mumbai Indians rested a lot of their regular bowlers ahead of the playoffs in a match that had no bearing on their position as table toppers. Still SRH won the match by 10 wickets and it is a loss that MI would like to shrug off as soon as possible. Read the match report here and watch highlights below:
15. Underlining their status as not just arguably the best team of the year, but quite possibly the best franchise in world cricket, MI produced a clinical all-round display to beat DC in Qualifier 1 and enter the final of the tournament for the sixth time. The batsmen once again clicked as a unit, despite ducks for Rohit and Pollard while Bumrah showed he is in a league of his own with the ball. Read the report here and watch highlights below:
Highlights videos courtesy: iplt20.com
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