Mumbai Indians batsman Rohit Sharma is now the second participant to attain greater than 6000 runs for a single franchise in T20 cricket. Rohit reached this milestone throughout the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 sport between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday. Rohit Sharma is the best run-scorer within the historical past of the IPL for MI. He has performed 231 matches for Mumbai. With a complete of 6024 runs for MI, Rohit is second after Virat Kohli, who leads the listing with 8871 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Rohit scored a superb 53 off 36 balls earlier than being dismissed by Riyan Parag. His innings was studded with 9 boundaries. This was his third fifty within the ongoing IPL.
After a gradual starting within the first half of IPL 2025, the place Rohit made solely 56 runs in his preliminary 5 matches, Rohit recovered with 234 runs in his earlier 5 innings, that includes two not-out fifties and 53 in opposition to RR on Thursday.
The veteran of the Mumbai Indians is rediscovering his kind exactly when his group requires it essentially the most on this essential section.
MI put up a commanding complete of 217/2 in opposition to RR on Thursday, due to a powerful begin by openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton, adopted by a blazing end from Suryakumar Yadav and MI captain Hardik Pandya.
The MI openers bought off to a flying begin, mentioning the group’s 50 in simply 5.2 overs and ending the powerplay at 58 with out loss. Rickelton was the primary to achieve his half-century, getting there in 29 balls, whereas Rohit adopted quickly after with a 50 off 31 deliveries.
The duo stitched a 116-run opening partnership earlier than Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana offered the breakthrough, dismissing Rickelton for 61 (38 balls), a knock studded with seven boundaries and three sixes.
Rohit departed shortly after for 53 (36 balls), which included 9 fours, falling to Rajasthan skipper Riyan Parag. Nonetheless, there was no respite for the Royals as Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya took cost within the latter half of the innings.
The pair added an unbeaten 94-run partnership, with each batters ending on similar scores of 48, with the runs coming in 23 balls every. Suryakumar sealed the innings in type, launching a six off the ultimate supply. He and Pandya didn’t keep out.
Solely Theekshana and Parag managed to choose up a wicket every for the hosts. The Royals have a frightening job forward.
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