Mumbai Indians’ struggles against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede were on full display as CSK delivered a 103-run victory—MI’s most lopsided loss by runs in IPL history. The result not only stretched CSK’s dominance in this matchup, but also set multiple new benchmarks for both franchises across totals, margins and individual milestones.
Biggest margins and record-setting outcomes
- 103 runs was the margin by which MI fell to CSK, marking MI’s largest defeat by runs in the IPL.
- MI’s previous record for a run-margin loss was 87 runs, suffered against Rajasthan Royals in 2013.
- Before this Thursday, MI’s biggest defeat by runs at Wankhede was 39 runs, against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2015.
CSK’s first 100-plus win and MI’s lowest IPL total vs CSK
- 1 CSK also notched their first-ever IPL win with a margin of 100-plus runs.
- CSK’s earlier best run-win margin in the league was 97 runs, achieved against Kings XI Punjab in 2015 at Chepauk.
- 104 was MI’s total on Thursday, their lowest IPL score against CSK.
- MI’s previous lowest against CSK was 136 for 8 in Dubai in 2021.
- The 104 by MI is also their lowest IPL total since the 87 all out against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede in 2018.
Head-to-head trends, century landmarks and batting milestones
- 19 is now the number of times CSK have beaten MI in the IPL—the most by any team against them, surpassing Punjab Kings’ 18 wins over MI.
- Of CSK’s 19 wins, 6 have come at the Wankhede, which is tied for the most by any opponent at that venue (with PBKS).
- Despite CSK’s recent edge, MI still lead the overall head-to-head with 21 wins against CSK.
- However, MI have managed only two wins in their last nine meetings, and just one victory in six since the start of 2023.
Sanju Samson’s milestone vs CSK
- 101* from Sanju Samson made him the first CSK player to score a hundred against MI in IPL cricket.
- The previous top individual effort for CSK against MI was 88* by Ruturaj Gaikwad in 2021.
- 2 Samson became only the second CSK batter to record multiple hundreds in a single IPL season, following Shane Watson’s two centuries in 2018.
- Samson is also just the 4th CSK batter to hit multiple centuries in the IPL overall, with Murali Vijay and Ruturaj Gaikwad being the other two.
MI’s recent pattern and the bowling/100s records at Wankhede
- 1 MI became the first IPL team to lose by a similar large margin immediately after winning by a 90-plus run difference.
- MI had previously beaten Gujarat Titans by 99 runs.
- In 2011, Kings XI Punjab defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 111 runs at Dharamsala, but were then beaten by Deccan Chargers by 82 runs in the next game at the same venue.
- 14 is the number of IPL hundreds scored against MI—joint-most versus any opponent, level with Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
- Among those 14 hundreds against MI, 10 have been registered since the start of 2019.
- 9 wickets taken by spinners on Thursday were the most by spinners in any IPL match at the Wankhede.
All nine wickets in that spinner-heavy spell came from overseas spinners, the highest such tally in any IPL match. The prior record was eight wickets by overseas spinners in the 2022 clash between CSK and RCB.
