Mumbai Indians, when it mattered, brought their best to the table. With everything on the line in the IPL 2025 eliminator against Gujarat Titans, MI’s batters showed no nerves.
What followed was a serious run-fest and a total that now sits among the biggest ever posted in IPL playoff history.
Rohit Sharma led the charge with a powerful 81 and the rest followed his tone. The fielding errors by GT turned out to be very costly.
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Bairstow, SKY, and Hardik Pandya all chipped in as Mumbai crossed the 200-mark and touched 228. It’s now the second-highest team score ever made in an IPL playoff match.
How often do teams win after scoring over 200 in IPL playoffs?
Scoring more than 200 in a knockout match is a big deal. Teams don’t cross that line often in the playoffs, and when they do, they usually win.
Before today, there had been eight instances of teams scoring over 200 in the first innings of IPL knockout matches and only two of them ended up losing.That shows how important it is to put up a strong score when the pressure is at its peak.
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Top 10 highest scores in IPL playoffs matches
Here’s a look at the updated list of the top 10 highest team scores in IPL playoff or knockout games:
| Rank | Team | Score | Opponent | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT | 233/3 | MI | Ahmedabad | 2023 |
| 2 | MI | 228/5 | GT | Mullanpur | 2025 |
| 3 | Kings XI | 226/6 | CSK | Wankhede | 2024 |
| 4 | CSK | 222/5 | Daredevils | Chennai | 2012 |
| 5 | GT | 214/4 | CSK | Ahmedabad | 2023 |
| 6 | SRH | 208/7 | RCB | Bengaluru | 2016 |
| 7 | RCB | 207/4 | LSG | Eden Gardens | 2022 |
| 8 | CSK | 205/5 | RCB | Chennai | 2011 |
| 9 | CSK | 202/7 | Kings XI | Wankhede | 2014 |
| 10 | MI | 202/5 | CSK | Eden Gardens | 2015 |