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Mumbai Indians etched their name in cricket history on May 2, 2026, becoming the first team ever to surpass the 50,000-run mark in T20 cricket. The milestone was achieved during their IPL 2026 clash against Chennai Super Kings at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. Entering the match needing 114 runs to reach the landmark, MI crossed the historic threshold in the 15th over of their innings.Interestingly, the record came in a game where Mumbai posted a below-par total, but the significance of the achievement overshadowed the result. In their 308th T20 appearance, the franchise became the first to breach the 50,000-run barrier, underlining their longevity and dominance in the shortest format.Mumbai Indians tally includes runs accumulated across 286 IPL matches and 22 Champions League Twenty20 games. Their consistency over the years has made them one of the most successful and prolific teams in T20 history.Top ContributorsLeading the charge is former captain Rohit Sharma, who has been the backbone of MIs batting with 6,286 runs. He is followed by Suryakumar Yadav (3,933 runs) and Kieron Pollard (3,915 runs), both of whom have played crucial roles in the franchises success.Global T20 Run Leaders (as of May 2, 2026)Mumbai Indians - 50,003 runs (308 matches)Somerset County Cricket Club - 48,244 runs (303 matches)Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 47,304 runs (295 matches)Chennai Super Kings - 46,438 runs (286 matches)India national cricket team - 45,241 runs (281 matches)Coming to the match, MI collapsed from a promising position to finish at 159/7, with Naman Dhir top-scoring with 57. The middle order once again faltered, unable to capitalise despite a solid platform. CSKs bowling was led by Anshul Kamboj (3/32), while Noor Ahmad and Jamie Overton applied consistent pressure through the middle overs.In reply, CSK chased down the target comfortably, powered by an unbeaten 67 from captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and a steady 54* from Kartik Sharma. The victory at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium not only completed a league double over their arch-rivals but also dealt a significant blow to Mumbai Indians playoff hopes, while keeping CSK firmly in contention.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 2026 clash at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.Captain Pat Cummins backing his sides aggressive approach on what appears to be a good batting surface.We'll bat first. Pitch looks good and it's very hot, we'll bat and post a total. I'm not good at reading the pitches, it looks nice and must be high scoring. I think the thing is the young guys have come in and been fantastic. A lot of the stalwarts as well have really hit their stride, I think we've got over 220 all but one game. So it just feels like everyone's, you know, found their rhythm, built themselves in the tournament, playing that style that we want, which is really positive and everyone's bought into that. (on their winning run) I think that's just the thing. It's very unlikely we're going to win every single game for the rest of the season, but we know this style works and we're five in a row at the moment. So even if there's a little glitch, just keep buying for that style. Nitish misses out. He's got a bit of illness, Smaran comes in for his first game and Harshal Patel replaces Harsh Dubey,'' Cummins said at the toss.Sunrisers Hyderabad made a couple of changes, with debutant Smaran Ravichandran coming in for the unwell Nitish, while Harshal Patel replaces Harsh Dubey.On the other side, Ajinkya Rahane revealed that Kolkata Knight Riders would have preferred to bat first as well. However, he remained confident after a short break, saying the team had used the time to reflect and improve.''We wanted to bat first as well. Those breaks so far, it really helped us as a team, re-coupling and thinking about the things which we did right and the improvement point of view. As I said in the last game as well, it's all about winning those moments, small, small moments in this format. Game can change here and there within an over. It's all about being present, being slightly proactive and also winning those moments. I thought hose breaks, so far, definitely helped. We've got two changes. Finn Allen is back in place of Seifert and then Manish Pandey is playing his first game of this season in place of Ramandeep Singh,'' Rahane said.KKR also made two changes, with Finn Allen coming in for Tim Seifert, while Manish Pandey returns to the XI in place of Ramandeep Singh.Playing XIs and Impact subsKolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun ChakaravarthySunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Pat Cummins(c), Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan MalingaKolkata Knight Riders Impact subs: Finn Allen, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim SeifertSunrisers Hyderabad Impact subs: Praful Hinge, Harsh Dubey, Liam Livingstone, Sakib Hussain, Zeeshan Ansari

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We deserved to lose Wahls blunt verdict after Mainz defeatSpeaking in the immediate aftermath of the match, St. Pauli's Hauke Wahl was clear in his assessment of St. Paulis performance:We deserved to lose. The first early goal killed us straight away. After that, our game plan didnt work anymore.Wahl also pointed to Philipp Tietz as the decisive factor in the match, admitting St. Pauli struggled to contain the forward throughout:Philipp Tietz clearly made the difference today. We didnt find a good way to defend him - he was involved heavily in both goals.Despite the frustration, Wahl was keen to avoid singling out teammates, instead stressing collective responsibility for the defeat:Right now, it doesnt fu**ing matter exactly what happened or who did what. For example, I should have defended better for the first goal. There were many moments - were angry. But its pointless to point fingers at a player or a single situation. In the end, it just wasnt enough today.His words reflect a dressing room aware of its shortcomings, as St. Pauli look to regroup quickly in their ongoing battle to avoid relegation.