Mumbai Indians’ opening batsman Rohit Sharma finally broke his slump against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, hitting an unbeaten 76 off 45 balls at the Wankhede Stadium. Sharma’s knock included four fours and six sixes, silencing critics who slammed his poor form this season.
Back on Track
In the match against CSK, Sharma scored his first half-century of the season. He has now scored 158 runs in seven matches.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. CSK posted 176 for five in 20 overs, thanks to Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 53 and Shivam Dube’s 50.
- Jadeja hit four fours and two sixes.
- Shivam Dube smashed two fours and four sixes.
Jadeja and Shivam added 79 runs for the fourth wicket, giving CSK a fighting chance. MS Dhoni was dismissed for four runs by Jasprit Bumrah.
Sharma Moves Up the Charts
With this innings, Rohit Sharma overtook Shikhar Dhawan to become the second-highest run-scorer in IPL history with 6786 runs.
Virat Kohli leads the list with 8326 runs. Sharma has been playing in the IPL since 2008 and has scored 6786 runs at an average of 29.63 in 259 innings.