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Few rivalries in the Indian Premier League carry the weight this one does. The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians timeline isn’t just a list of match results — it’s 13 years of cricket that’s shaped how the IPL looks, feels, and gets talked about.
Mumbai Indians built the gold standard. 5 titles. A franchise machine that’s turned raw talent into champions so reliably it stopped feeling like luck. And SRH? They rose differently. Leaner, more bowler-heavy in the early days, then exploded into something unrecognisable by 2024. A batting unit so violent it rewrote the IPL record books in a single innings.
That’s why this rivalry pulls fans in. One side defined what winning looks like. The other keeps refusing to accept that definition.
SRH vs MI head-to-head record
Here’s where things stand across all IPL seasons:
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians Timeline Head-to-Head Record (Updated After IPL 2026)
| Statistic | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Mumbai Indians (MI) |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 26 | 26 |
| Matches Won | 11 | 15 |
| Matches Lost | 15 | 11 |
| No Result | 0 | 0 |
| Highest Team Score | 277/3 | 246/5 |
| Lowest Team Score | 96 | 87 |
| Biggest Win (Runs) | 31 Runs | 40 Runs |
| Biggest Win (Wickets) | 10 Wickets | 9 Wickets |
| Wins Batting First | 6 | 8 |
| Wins Chasing | 5 | 7 |
| Last Match Result | Won by 6 Wickets (IPL 2026) | Lost by 6 Wickets (IPL 2026) |
Home vs away: SRH have a stronger record at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, where the pitch suits their pace attack. MI’s fortress, Wankhede, has traditionally swung results in their favour — the bounce and carry there suits Bumrah’s lengths perfectly.
Win percentage: MI win roughly 56% of their meetings with SRH. A comfortable lead, though SRH have closed that gap significantly since 2022.
Recent form: SRH won their IPL 2026 encounter on April 29, chasing 243 in 4 wickets. So the story’s still being written.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians timeline (2013–2026)
IPL 2013 — the beginning of the rivalry
SRH were brand new. The old Deccan Chargers had been terminated and replaced by Sunrisers ahead of the 2013 season. Their first meeting with MI was essentially a franchise finding its feet against a team that already knew exactly who it was.
MI won comfortably. Rohit Sharma, not yet the tactician he’d become, was already the anchor. Dale Steyn troubled SRH’s top order but couldn’t single-handedly change the result. The rivalry had its first entry, and it already felt one-sided.
IPL 2014 — Mumbai Indians fight back
MI came into 2014 as defending champions. SRH were starting to build something — Cameron White, Shikhar Dhawan, and a bowling lineup that could hold its own. But MI’s depth was too much across both meetings that season.
Rohit’s captaincy was sharpening. His reading of match situations in T20 was becoming genuinely hard to plan against.
IPL 2015 — MI’s championship momentum
The season MI won their second title. SRH pushed them in a couple of encounters but couldn’t sustain pressure long enough. Dhawan was brilliant at the top for SRH, consistently getting them off to good starts. The problem was what came after.
MI’s middle-order resilience — Kieron Pollard could change a game in 8 balls — made the difference in tight chases.
IPL 2016 — SRH’s golden season
This was SRH’s year. Their first and, until recently, only IPL title.
David Warner was playing some of the best T20 batting anyone had seen — relentless, precise, aggressive without being reckless. Their bowling attack, led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mustafizur Rahman, was suffocating.
SRH beat MI that season and it mattered. This was the moment the rivalry stopped being one-sided. SRH proved they could go toe-to-toe with anyone, including the most decorated franchise in IPL history.
IPL 2017 — close encounters
Both teams fancied themselves as title contenders going in. MI won the championship but SRH were involved in some of the tensest matches of the season.
The encounters between these sides in 2017 were proper, sweaty-palmed cricket. Last-over stuff. Both bowling attacks sharp, both batting lineups capable of going anywhere on their day. MI edged the head-to-head but only just.
IPL 2018 — bowlers dominate
2018 brought conditions that favoured bowling. Lower scores, more wickets, tighter run-rates. Both teams leaned into it.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was at his most precise — swinging the ball early, mixing his yorkers late. Bumrah, on the other side, was already in the conversation as the best T20 bowler alive.
These matches in 2018 were the ones fans who love the craft of bowling still talk about. Not because of what the batters did. Because of what they couldn’t do.
IPL 2019 — Alzarri Joseph’s historic spell
One of the most remarkable performances in this rivalry — and in IPL history — happened here.
Alzarri Joseph, on his IPL debut for MI, took 6/12 against SRH. Six wickets. Twelve runs. In a T20. On debut. SRH’s batting lineup, which had Warner and Bairstow at the top, simply had no answer for Joseph’s pace and accuracy that evening.
It’s still the best bowling figures ever recorded in an IPL match. The kind of performance that makes you stop whatever you’re doing when it gets mentioned.
IPL 2020 — UAE season battles
No home grounds. Neutral venues in the UAE. The season that felt strange from start to finish.
Both SRH and MI adapted, but MI adapted better. They went on to win the title. SRH made the playoffs but looked unconvincing at times, particularly against a MI side that was clicking in all 3 departments.
Warner was under pressure after being dropped mid-season. Rohit led MI with calm authority throughout.
IPL 2021 — tactical rivalry intensifies
By 2021, both sets of coaching staff knew each other very well. Pre-match planning was visible in real time — field placements shifted before a ball was bowled, bowlers came on in sequences that were clearly pre-planned against specific batters.
SRH had a difficult season overall. MI were consistently strong. But their meetings still felt like chess matches because both sides had high-IQ cricket thinkers calling the shots.
IPL 2022 — transition phase for both teams
The mega-auction reshuffled everything. Both franchises were essentially rebuilt.
SRH retained a small core and started fresh. MI retained Rohit, Bumrah, and Pollard but were also starting a new cycle. Neither team performed to expectation that season, finishing in the bottom half of the table.
Their meetings in 2022 felt like 2 teams searching for identity rather than asserting one. The rivalry was in a quiet phase.
IPL 2023 — emerging young stars
SRH’s new identity started taking shape. Abhishek Sharma was getting opportunities. Harry Brook was drafted in. Heinrich Klaasen was beginning to show what he could do in the death overs.
MI had Suryakumar Yadav in the form of his life — playing shots that made analysts reach for new vocabulary. Tim David providing the finishing power.
The 2023 encounters between SRH and MI had a new energy. Younger players carrying the load. Less reliance on established names.
IPL 2024 — record-breaking run fest
This is the one.
May 2024. SRH posted 277/3 against MI. The highest team total in IPL history. Travis Head dismantled MI’s bowling attack with brutal, efficient aggression. Abhishek Sharma came out swinging like he was playing a different sport. Heinrich Klaasen finished with a cameo that pushed it past 270 and then beyond 277.
MI, to their credit, tried. They posted 246 in reply, which would’ve won them almost any other IPL game ever played. They still lost by 31 runs.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians timeline has many memorable moments. This is the one that got rewritten completely in a single evening. No team had ever done that in IPL cricket before. SRH made it look almost effortless.
IPL 2025 — Mumbai Indians regain control
MI bounced back. Better planning at auction, Hardik Pandya returning as captain, and a bowling attack that looked more settled than it had in a couple of seasons.
SRH were still dangerous — they’ll always be dangerous with that batting lineup — but MI managed them better than the 2024 humiliation suggested they could.
Their 2025 meeting went MI’s way. The head-to-head gap widened again.
IPL 2026 — latest chapter of the rivalry
On April 29, 2026, the latest Chapter of this rivalry was written, where the Mumbai Indians scored a massive 243 Runs, but still lost as the Sunrisers Hyderabad chased it down within 18.4 Overs. Heinrich Klassen being the Man of the Match Scored 65 in 30 balls and takes his team to the Victory.
Most memorable SRH vs MI matches
SRH 277/3 vs MI — IPL 2024. Nothing comes close. Head (89 off 37), Abhishek Sharma (63 off 23), Klaasen (80 off 35). A batting performance so extreme it felt like a simulation going wrong. MI’s 246 in reply was a gallant, hopeless effort.
Alzarri Joseph’s 6/12 — IPL 2019. The debut. Six SRH wickets fell in 3.4 overs. Warner was one of them. The crowd sat in stunned silence watching something they’d never seen before and haven’t seen since.
SRH vs MI, IPL 2016 playoffs. SRH on their way to the title, MI trying to stay alive. A match where both bowling attacks were at their best. SRH prevailed and kept their title charge alive.
The 2017 close encounters. Multiple last-over finishes across that season. MI usually won but SRH made them earn every run.
Top batting performers in SRH vs MI rivalry
SRH vs MI Timeline – Most Runs Scored in IPL History (Updated After IPL 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Warner | SRH | 18 | 524 | 90* | 36.42 | 141.23 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | MI | 23 | 435 | 67 | 24.16 | 129.85 |
| 3 | Suryakumar Yadav | MI | 15 | 392 | 102* | 35.63 | 154.33 |
| 4 | Kieron Pollard | MI | 18 | 377 | 78* | 34.27 | 149.01 |
| 5 | Shikhar Dhawan | SRH | 14 | 359 | 62* | 29.91 | 128.67 |
| 6 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 6 | 315 | 80* | 52.50 | 191.46 |
| 7 | Ishan Kishan | MI / SRH | 12 | 301 | 84 | 30.10 | 145.89 |
| 8 | Kane Williamson | SRH | 11 | 294 | 71 | 32.66 | 124.05 |
| 9 | Travis Head | SRH | 4 | 276 | 76 | 69.00 | 201.45 |
| 10 | Hardik Pandya | MI | 16 | 255 | 64* | 25.50 | 157.40 |
Warner and Rohit are the 2 constants across this rivalry’s history. Both brought different things — Warner more explosive at the top, Rohit more measured in his construction of innings. Suryakumar’s numbers reflect the period when he was statistically the best T20 batter in the world. Klaasen’s strike rate tells you everything about the 2024 season.
Top bowling performers in Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians Timeline matches
SRH vs MI Timeline – Most Wickets in IPL History (Updated After IPL 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Matches | Wickets | Best Bowling | Economy Rate | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | 20 | 24 | 4/31 | 7.12 | 21.45 |
| 2 | Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 19 | 22 | 4/14 | 6.48 | 18.63 |
| 3 | Lasith Malinga | MI | 12 | 20 | 4/23 | 7.01 | 16.80 |
| 4 | Alzarri Joseph | MI | 6 | 14 | 6/12 | 6.75 | 12.92 |
| 5 | Rashid Khan | SRH | 11 | 13 | 3/19 | 6.22 | 19.38 |
| 6 | Hardik Pandya | MI | 16 | 12 | 3/17 | 8.11 | 27.16 |
| 7 | Pat Cummins | SRH | 5 | 11 | 3/26 | 8.42 | 20.54 |
| 8 | Trent Boult | MI | 8 | 10 | 4/18 | 7.34 | 18.90 |
| 9 | Siddarth Kaul | SRH | 9 | 10 | 3/29 | 8.02 | 24.10 |
| 10 | Harbhajan Singh | MI | 11 | 9 | 3/27 | 6.95 |
Bumrah vs this SRH batting lineup was always the contest within the contest. Could he restrict Head and Abhishek Sharma in the powerplay? Sometimes yes. In 2024, no. Nobody could.
SRH vs MI records and statistics
Highest team total: SRH’s 277/3 (IPL 2024). By a distance.
Lowest total defended: MI defended 120 in a 2016 dead-rubber. SRH were bowled out for 96 chasing. Low-scoring but dramatic.
Fastest fifty: Travis Head, 19 balls (IPL 2024). Because of course it was that game.
Biggest winning margin: SRH’s 31-run win in 2024 in terms of absolute runs. But percentage-wise, some of MI’s earlier wins against a weakened SRH side were more one-sided.
Most sixes: The 2024 match between these teams had 28 sixes combined. That’s nearly 5 sixes per over on average. It beggars belief.
Best partnerships: Head-Abhishek’s 142 off 62 balls (IPL 2024) is probably the most explosive powerplay partnership this rivalry has produced.
Venue-wise SRH vs MI record
Wankhede Stadium record
MI’s home. The pitch there tends to be true, the outfield fast, and the dimensions relatively small. Good batting conditions. SRH’s batters actually like Wankhede — their aggressive approach suits it. But MI’s bowling, particularly Bumrah and Malinga in earlier seasons, has been hard to counter here.
MI win roughly 65% of their home encounters against SRH at Wankhede.
Toss impact: Chasing teams have won more often at Wankhede in the second half of the match window due to dew.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium record
SRH’s fortress in Hyderabad. The drop-in pitches here have historically assisted pace. On early-season Hyderabad pitches, SRH’s seam attack gets movement MI batters don’t always handle comfortably.
SRH win around 60% of home encounters against MI.
Chase vs defend: In recent seasons, SRH have become more likely to chase at their home ground, given how explosive their top order is. Toss and conditions both matter less when you have Head and Abhishek walking out to bat.
Neutral venue record
UAE encounters in 2020 and 2021 went MI’s way. MI seemed to adapt faster to neutral, slow conditions that suited their bowling more than SRH’s pace-heavy attack, which relies on carry.
Why SRH vs MI became an IPL fan-favourite rivalry
Power hitters on both sides. Every edition of this fixture has had 4-6 players capable of winning a game in a single over. That creates a particular type of tension — the match can flip at any moment.
Bowling battles too. Bumrah vs Warner. Bhuvneshwar vs Rohit. These were proper technical contests. A great fast bowler vs a great player of fast bowling. Fans who understand the game watch those duels the same way football fans watch midfield battles.
The scorelines tend to be high. Both teams play aggressive cricket. A low-scoring SRH vs MI game is actually unusual. 180 is a baseline, not a ceiling.
And the fanbases genuinely don’t like each other. Not in a toxic way — in the way that makes rivalries feel real. SRH’s orange army in Hyderabad and MI’s sea of blue at Wankhede. Both sets of fans show up. Both sets of fans make noise. Cricket at its most alive.
Latest SRH vs MI match summary
SRH vs MI, May 18, 2026 — IPL 2026
MI posted 180/7. A competitive score, anchored by a measured middle-order effort after an early wobble. SRH chased it down in 5 wickets, crossing the line with something to spare.
SRH’s top order did the bulk of the work. The aggressive intent that’s defined this batting lineup since 2024 was evident from ball 1. MI’s bowlers tried variations and cutters to slow things down but couldn’t find a way to consistently create dot balls against SRH’s aggressive intent.
SRH won by 5 wickets. The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians timeline continues its competitive, unpredictable course.
Frequently asked questions
Who has won more matches between SRH and MI?
MI lead the head-to-head with roughly 22 wins to SRH’s 17. But the gap has narrowed significantly since 2022 as SRH rebuilt with an exceptionally aggressive batting lineup.
What is the highest score in SRH vs MI matches?
SRH’s 277/3, posted against MI in IPL 2024. It’s also the highest total in IPL history. Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Heinrich Klaasen dismantled MI’s bowling attack in one of the most extraordinary T20 innings ever played.
Who scored the most runs in SRH vs MI rivalry?
Rohit Sharma edges it, with over 680 runs across his appearances against SRH. David Warner is close behind with 590+. Both are the defining batters of their respective franchises in this fixture.
Which bowler has the most wickets in SRH vs MI?
Jasprit Bumrah with 22+ wickets against SRH across IPL seasons. His economy rate in this fixture — around 6.8 — is remarkable given how explosive SRH’s batting has become.
What was the most memorable SRH vs MI match? SRH’s 277/3 in IPL 2024 is the easy answer. But older fans might say Alzarri Joseph’s 6/12 on debut in 2019 felt more unbelievable in the moment.
When did SRH score 277 against MI? IPL 2024, during the league stage. SRH batted first and put up 277/3, the highest score in IPL history. MI replied with 246 — which would’ve won any other game played that tournament — but still fell 31 runs short.
Has SRH ever defeated MI in playoffs? Yes. In IPL 2016, SRH beat MI in the playoffs on their way to winning the championship. It’s one of the most significant wins in SRH’s history — knocking out the most successful franchise on the biggest stage.
Which venue hosts the best SRH vs MI matches? Wankhede and Rajiv Gandhi both produce memorable cricket. Wankhede generates slightly more high-scoring encounters. But for atmosphere and drama, the Hyderabad crowd’s reaction to a close SRH win is something special. Both venues earn their place in this rivalry’s story.
