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#4 The Warner-Bairstow massacre
An Englishman and an Australian hugging each other in an Ashes year, the sheer thought of it would have been absurd in the pre-IPL era, but that's the beauty of franchise cricket- in particular- the IPL where cricketer's shed regardless of the nationalities combine for a common cause.
The partnership of Jonny Bairstow and David Warner have been another such example where the duo have managed to put aside the animosity of the past to form one of the most fearsome opening pairs in IPL history.
After notching up a back-to-back hundred-run opening stand in the first two games, Warner and Bairstow went a step ahead against the Royal Challengers, scoring individual hundreds en-route to the highest-ever opening partnership of 185, overhauling the record of 184 by Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn back in 2017.
#3 First team in IPL history to register 100 wins- Mumbai Indians
Three-time IPL champions, the Mumbai Indians added another feather to their cap when they became the first franchise to notch up 100 IPL wins.
Their 100th win came against the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings when the all-round brilliance of Hardik Pandya [25 off 8 balls & 3-20] and an impressive bowling display- spearheaded by Jason Behrendroff's [2-22] opening burst, paved way for a 37-run win.
The Mumbai Indians have thus far played 175 games, winning 100 and losing 75 of them constituting a W/L ratio of 1.333.
100 wins. 3 IPL titles. These are enough accolades to adjudge them as the most successful franchise in the history of the IPL. Right?
But, sometimes numbers do not tell the complete story. At the second spot are the Chennai Super Kings with 93 wins in 153 games and a W/L ratio of 1.64.
This after the Dhoni-led side did not feature in the 2016 and the 2017 edition of the tournament makes the achievement even more astounding.
At the third spot is another two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders' with 83 wins in 163 matches.
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