Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 249/4 while chasing 244 against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026 is now the highest successful run-chase at Wankhede Stadium in IPL history. It broke Mumbai Indians’ own record from only a month earlier, when they chased 221 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the same venue.
Record broken at Mumbai Indians’ home
On a high-scoring night at Wankhede, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) went past a target of 244, finishing on 249/4 in 18.4 overs against Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2026.
This chase is not only the highest successful run-chase at Wankhede in the IPL, but also the fourth-highest successful chase in IPL history.
Earlier, MI’s chase of 221 against Kolkata Knight Riders in March 2026 had been marked as the highest IPL chase at this ground, but that record has now lasted just one month.
The game turned into a run-fest where both teams crossed 240, yet SRH crossed the line with eight balls to spare, underlining how quickly the target came under control once their top order got going.
For Mumbai, this result also added another home defeat in a season where their strong home record has clearly been under pressure.
How Sunrisers Hyderabad hunted down 244
Mumbai Indians had first posted a huge 243/5 after choosing to bat, built around a superb unbeaten 123 from Ryan Rickelton and strong support from Will Jacks at the top.
At the halfway stage, that total looked more than competitive even on a good batting pitch, especially at a venue where most chases above 200 in earlier seasons still needed last-over finishes.
However, SRH came out with clear intent right from ball one.
Travis Head set the tone with a blazing 76 off just 30 balls, striking eight sixes and four fours to rip into the new ball attack.
Along with Abhishek Sharma, he pushed SRH to 92 in the powerplay, a phase that made the chase look very different from a normal 240-plus test.
Once Head fell, Heinrich Klaasen took charge in the middle overs.
He finished with 65 from 30 balls, continuing the boundary flow and making sure the required run rate never spiralled out of reach.
A brisk cameo from the lower order – including around 30 off just 10 balls from Salil Arora – meant the visitors crossed the target comfortably, ending on 249/4 with more than an over to spare.
Key partnership and powerplay impact
The base of the record chase was the explosive opening stand between Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
They added 129 runs for the first wicket in only 52 balls, which gave SRH the freedom to play without panic even when wickets did fall later.
In those first overs, they attacked both seamers and star bowlers alike, including taking heavy runs off Jasprit Bumrah’s early spells.
Across the two innings, a total of 170 runs were scored in the powerplays – 92 by SRH and 78 by MI – which shows how both teams used the field restrictions to their full advantage.
Because SRH were ahead of the asking rate so early, they never had to rebuild in a slow way, and even a short lull in the middle overs could not bring MI back into control.
Rickelton’s hundred in a losing cause
Before SRH’s chase, the story of the night seemed to belong to Ryan Rickelton.
He struck an unbeaten 123 off 55 balls, which became the highest individual score for Mumbai Indians in IPL, going past Sanath Jayasuriya’s 114 from 2008.
Rickelton also reached his hundred in just 44 balls, beating Jayasuriya’s earlier mark and setting a new record for the fastest MI century in the league.
Will Jacks also played a key role at the top with 46 off 22, and the pair added 78 in the powerplay, giving MI a strong launch pad.
Even in the middle overs, MI kept finding boundaries, and at 243/5 the hosts would have felt they had enough on the board based on past Wankhede chases.
Yet, the way SRH batted made even that score look short by the time the match ended.
It turned out to be one of those rare nights where a record-breaking hundred and a big total were still not enough for the batting side that set the target.
Highest successful chases at Wankhede in IPL
For years, Wankhede has been known as a fast-scoring ground, but successful chases above 200 were still special events.
Before IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians’ chase of 213 against Rajasthan Royals in 2023 was considered the standout home chase, especially because it came in a tense finish.
That game had set a benchmark for late finishes at this venue, with MI hunting down the target in the final over.
In 2023 and 2024, MI also registered successful chases of 201 against Sunrisers Hyderabad and 200 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede, showing that they were comfortable going after large scores at home.
However, none of those earlier efforts crossed the 220 mark, which is why the 221 chase against KKR in March 2026 had looked like a significant step up at the time.
Now, SRH’s 249/4 while chasing 244 sits at the top of the list for this venue in the IPL.
It is followed by Mumbai Indians’ 224/4 while chasing 221 against KKR on March 29, 2026; 214/4 while chasing 213 against Rajasthan Royals on April 30, 2023; 201/2 while chasing 201 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 21, 2023; and 200/4 while chasing 200 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on May 9, 2023.
| Rank | Team | Score | Target | Opposition | Date |
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 249/4 | 244 | Mumbai Indians | 29 Apr 2026 |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians | 224/4 | 221 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 29 Mar 2026 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians | 214/4 | 213 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 Apr 2023 |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 201/2 | 201 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 21 May 2023 |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 200/4 | 200 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 9 May 2023 |
From MI’s record to SRH’s bigger one
Until the SRH game, the talk around Wankhede in IPL 2026 had been about Mumbai Indians finally pulling off their highest successful chase in the league by going past 221 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
That win ended a run of poor season openers and also gave MI the record for the highest IPL chase at Wankhede at that time.
In that earlier match, KKR had put up 220/4, but MI, driven by Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton, chased it down with six wickets in hand.
It was seen as a strong signal that scores above 220 at this ground were very much within reach if the top order got going.
However, SRH have now gone even further by overhauling 244, a target more than 20 runs higher than what MI faced against KKR.
This jump from a 221 chase to a 244 chase at the same venue in the same season shows how batting conditions and modern T20 batting approaches have shifted the idea of what is “safe” at Wankhede.
Bowlers under constant attack
On this particular night, it was a very tough outing for bowlers from both sides.
Even world-class names like Jasprit Bumrah went for plenty as SRH’s batters kept attacking from both ends, finding the boundary line often and also clearing it with clean hits down the ground and over midwicket.
The margin of the chase – completed with eight balls left – highlights how the fielding side struggled to build dots or quiet overs once SRH were set.
Earlier in the evening, SRH’s own bowlers also faced similar problems.
Only a few overs brought real control as Rickelton and Jacks kept pressing on, and even when wickets fell, MI found new batters who could continue to score quickly.
This balance between bat and ball created a game where anything less than a very high total was at risk, and even 243 turned out to be short on the day.
Place in IPL record books
In the wider IPL list, SRH’s chase of 244 is the fourth-highest successful run-chase in the tournament’s history.
It also ranks as SRH’s second-best chase, only behind the 246 they hunted down against Punjab Kings in the previous season.
So, this game at Wankhede fits into a larger pattern of very high chases in recent IPL seasons, especially involving SRH and Punjab.
Moreover, several of the biggest chases in IPL history have come in 2025 and 2026, showing how rapidly teams have adjusted with deeper batting orders and more aggressive power-hitting plans.
In fact, three of the top five successful chases in IPL have taken place in the ongoing and recent seasons, which keeps pushing the record line further up.
Wankhede’s changing scoring trends
Wankhede has always been known as a venue where ball comes nicely onto the bat, but earlier seasons still saw totals in the 160–190 range win games often.
Over the last few years, though, scores of 200 and above have become much more frequent, both while setting and while chasing.
Domestic T20 games at this venue have also seen teams chasing 210-plus, which hinted that even higher IPL chases were possible in the right conditions.
During IPL 2026 in particular, several matches at Wankhede have crossed 200 in at least one innings, and a few have had both teams crossing that mark.
The MI–KKR game with its 221 chase and now the MI–SRH clash with a 244 chase have taken that trend to its peak.
For batting sides, this ground now clearly offers the confidence that almost any target can be approached with the right plan and execution.
Mumbai Indians’ home record under scrutiny
Mumbai Indians once built a strong reputation at Wankhede, often turning it into a ground where visiting sides struggled to close out games, especially while chasing under lights.
In this season, however, MI have already lost multiple matches at home, including the one against SRH where they failed to defend 243.
Statistically, this defeat against SRH was MI’s fourth loss at Wankhede in IPL 2026, which is a sharp contrast to some of their earlier title-winning campaigns where they were almost unbeatable at this venue.
At the same time, their own record chase against KKR had briefly looked like the start of a new strong phase at home. Now, after SRH’s successful hunt of 244, that narrative has shifted again, and the numbers show that visiting teams are no longer overawed by chasing large scores in Mumbai.
