8 Number of successful chases of 200-plus targets by Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL, the second-most by any team, behind Punjab Kings (PBKS), who have done it eleven times. Three of MI's eight chases have come in IPL 2026. PBKS and MI stand as the teams with the most 200-plus target chases in all T20 cricket as well.
PBKS, on the other hand, have been on the receiving end of successful 200-plus target chases on ten occasions, also the most by any team. West Indies, with eight, have the second-most losses in all T20 cricket, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stand second in the IPL with seven.
50 Target runs that MI successfully chased down in the last three overs on Thursday, the most by them in an IPL game. The previous most they chased down in the last three overs was 49 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2017. Overall, only four times has a team successfully chased down 50-plus target runs in the last three overs in the IPL before MI.
107 Runs that PBKS and MI scored in the last three overs (18-20) on Thursday, the third-most runs in this phase for any IPL match. The most is 113 by KKR and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at DY Patil in 2022, while Delhi Capitals (DC) and Gujarat Titans (GT) added 111 in the last three overs in 2024, in Delhi.
PBKS scored 53 of those despite being seven wickets down by then. These are the most runs any team has added in the last three overs of an IPL innings despite losing seven or more wickets by the start of the 18th over. The previous highest was 52 by MI against Deccan Chargers in 2010.
7 Instances of MI chasing down 15 or more runs in the 20th over of an IPL chase. They needed exactly 15 runs in the last over bowled by Xavier Bartlett on Thursday. Only Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have done it more often, on nine occasions.
8 Number of 200-plus totals conceded by PBKS in IPL 2026, the most by any team in an edition of the IPL. They are only the second team to concede eight 200-plus totals in a T20 tournament, after Southern Punjab, who did it during the National T20 Cup in 2020.
PBKS scored 200 or more in all eight games where they conceded that many this season. They also equalled the record for most 200-plus totals scored by a team in a T20 tournament.
28.30 Percentage of successful 200-plus target chases in IPL to have come in 2026 - 15 out of 53. The previous most 200-plus target chases in a season were nine in 2025. As many as 38 successful chases of 200-plus targets have come since the start of 2023.
156 Matches played by Jasprit Bumrah in the IPL before his captaincy debut on Thursday. Only Ravindra Jadeja (200) has played more matches before his IPL captaincy debut.
Bumrah became the third player to lead MI in IPL 2026. There have been only four previous instances of a team playing under three different captains in an IPL season, including MI way back in 2008.
9/12 Bumrah has gone wicketless in nine of the 12 matches in IPL 2026. He bowled four overs without taking a wicket in eight of those. Only Praveen Kumar (9 in 2012) has more matches in an IPL season without taking a wicket while bowling four overs.
