Five-time champion mumbai indians team has topped the points table after achieving their sixth consecutive win in the indian Premier League 2025. MI defeated rajasthan Royals by 100 runs in the 50th match of IPL 2025.
There have been three such occasions in the history of IPL when MI has won six consecutive wins in a season. They first did so in season 2008. After this, they did the same in season 2017 as well. After this, in the current season too, after the initial faltering, their car is now running smoothly.
The special thing is that whenever MI has won five or more consecutive wins, they have managed to reach the final (except season 2008).
MI, batting first in the 50th match of IPL 2025 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, scored 217 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. This is the 17th time that this team has successfully defended a target of 200 plus and has not lost a single match after setting such a target. That is, MI has a 100 percent record in terms of victory after scoring 200 plus runs while batting first.
MI won this match by a huge margin of 100 runs. This is their third biggest win in terms of runs. MI's biggest win came against delhi Capitals in 2017, when they won the match by 146 runs. After this, they have also defeated KKR by 102 runs on their own ground in 2018.
The mumbai indians team is now on top after securing 14 points after 7 wins in 11 matches. royal challengers Bangalore, which is in second place, also has the same number of points but MI has a better run rate. MI is the only team among the 10 teams whose net run rate is above plus one point.
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