Mumbai Indians, the most successful team in IPL history, who have won the IPL title five times, are currently hoping for a miracle to reach the playoffs. Mumbai, who won the last two IPL titles back to back, might not be able to win the title for the third time in a row. Mumbai Indians’ hopes of qualifying were wiped out after Kolkata’s win over Rajasthan on Thursday.
Mumbai have to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by a margin of at least 170 runs today if they want to make it to the playoffs, otherwise they can’t qualify even after winning this match. Kolkata’s 86-run win over Rajasthan last night took it over Mumbai in the run-rate. If seen from the medical point of view, Kolkata’s place in the playoffs has been ensured.
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Mumbai can still make it to the playoffs, but they will have to perform miraculously as it did in the 2001 India-Australia Test match at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Hardly any cricket lover has forgotten that match, in that match Australia had given follow-on to India, yet India won that match from Australia.
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If Mumbai wants to qualify then everything should go in their favour, first of all Rohit will have to win the toss. Then he will have to bat like RCB in the 2013 match between Pune Warriors and RCB and score at least 260-270 runs. Only then can their chances of qualifying be made.
Mumbai, whose highest score is 223 for 6 wickets, was made in 2017 while chasing the target in front of Punjab Kings. Today they have to take it forward. Batting first, Mumbai’s best score is 218 for 7 wickets, which they made against Delhi in 2010. If we talk about Mumbai’s bowling, then the lowest score against Mumbai is 66 runs, which was made by Delhi in the 2017 IPL while chasing 213 runs. Mumbai won that match by 146 runs, which is by far the biggest win in IPL history in terms of runs. If Mumbai bowlers manage to do something like this again, then only Mumbai will be able to qualify for the playoffs.
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