Mumbai Indians MI
Mumbai Indians win at much the same rate either way — 54% batting first, 57% chasing, across 278 IPL matches. Innings-by-innings win rates and target bands, season by season.
MI's Chase vs Defend by Season
Season ↕ | Defended ↕ | Defend W% | Chased ↕ | Chase W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 33.3% | 8 | 62.5% |
| 2009 | 8 | 50.0% | 5 | 20.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | 72.7% | 5 | 60.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | 62.5% | 8 | 62.5% |
| 2012 | 6 | 50.0% | 11 | 63.6% |
| 2013 | 11 | 81.8% | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | 33.3% | 6 | 66.7% |
| 2015 | 10 | 70.0% | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | 28.6% | 7 | 71.4% |
| 2017 | 6 | 66.7% | 11 | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 9 | 44.4% | 5 | 40.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | 70.0% | 6 | 66.7% |
| 2020 | 9 | 55.6% | 7 | 85.7% |
| 2021 | 8 | 37.5% | 6 | 66.7% |
| 2022 | 5 | 20.0% | 9 | 33.3% |
| 2023 | 6 | 50.0% | 10 | 60.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | 40.0% | 9 | 22.2% |
| 2025 | 9 | 55.6% | 7 | 57.1% |
No Settled Split — Chasing Better in 10 of 18 Seasons
3+ matches per role per season
MI's split has moved year to year — chasing has come out ahead in ten of 18 seasons, defending in seven, with one season split even. Nothing shows the swing better than 2016: 71.4% (5 of 7) chasing against 28.6% (2 of 7) batting first, 42.9 percentage points apart. In 2025 it was chasing again: 57.1% (4 of 7) chasing, 55.6% (5 of 9) batting first.
MI's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Defending
Marker = League Average (LG)
Best Scoring Range While Defending — 200 or More (94.7%, 14.4% above average)
5+ matches per band
MI's best numbers come at 200 or more — 18 of 19 matches (94.7%), well clear of the league's 80.3% average here. By contrast, below 160 lags behind at just 15 of 53 (28.3%), still 4.1% above the 24.2% league average for this scoring range.
MI's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Chasing
Marker = League Average (LG)
Best Scoring Range While Chasing — 160–179 (58.7%, 5.7% above average)
5+ matches per band
MI's win rate peaks at 160–179: 27 of 46 matches, 58.7% — 5.7% above the 53.0% league average for this scoring range. However, that falls to 7 of 19 (36.8%) at 180–199, 2.3% off the 39.1% league average in this band.