Cricket fans were witness to a historic spectacle on Friday night as Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) jointly jointly jointly agreed in IPL playoff history to score 436 runs in IPL 2025 Eliminator in Mulanpur.Mi captain Hardik Pandya opted to bat, reached the five -time champions 228/5, Rohit Sharma’s sublime 81 (50) and Johnny Bairstow’s Fiery 47, courtesy of only 22 22 22 22 22 22, set the 79/0 effort of 79/0, while Tilak Verma and Hardik ended the final.GT’s chase began with the initial disadvantage of Shubman Gill, but Sai Sudarshan (81 for 49) and Washington Sundar (48 for 23) kept Titans in hunting. Reforms’s knock made him the youngest player to score 700+ runs in a single IPL season. GT’s middle order tried to maintain the speed, but the bowling of MI’s death led by Bumrah and Bault held firmly. GT eventually ended at 208/6 – an enthusiastic answer that has just reduced.
This run-fest is now at the top of the highest set list in IPL playoff history:
- 436 – Mi vs GT, Mulanpur, 2025
Eliminator - 428 – PBKS VS CSK, Mumbai WS, 2014 Qualifier 2
- 408 – SRH VS RCB, Bengaluru, 2016 Finals
- 400 – RCB vs LSG, Kolkata, 2022 Eliminator
Under the batsmen dominating and under pressure with the bowlers, this eliminator was a festival of fearless T20 cricket. MI now faces Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2 on 1 June, while GT goes out after a record-breaking thriller.
