Rohit Sharma in action for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023© BCCI
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma registered an unwanted batting record during his Indian Premier League (IPL) game against Punjab Kings. In the match, which was also his 200th match for MI, Rohit was dismissed for a three-ball duck in IPL to a total of 15. He now has the most number of ducks in IPL history. He is tied with three other players who have also registered 15 IPL ducks. These players are Dinesh Karthik, Mandeep Singh and West Indian all-rounder Sunil Narine. Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu ranks fifth with 14 ducks in his IPL history.
Notably in his 200 matches for MI, Rohit has scored 5,166 runs at an average of 30.03 with one century and 34 fifties. His best score is 109*.
Rohit Sharma joined Mumbai in 2011 and has been playing for MI ever since. He started captaining the side in 2013 and in his first stint as skipper he won his first IPL title. He is the most successful skipper in IPL history, having won five IPL titles with MI as captain.
In the ongoing IPL, he has played in nine matches so far, scoring 184 runs at an average of over 20 and a strike rate of 132.37. His highest knock this season is 65.
Mumbai Indians got two wins in a row as they defeated Punjab Kings in Match 46 of IPL 2023 at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
Punjab’s Liam Livingstone (82* of 42) and Jitesh Sharma’s (49* of 27) aggressive hitting had taken PBKS to 214/3 in the first innings.
MI mounted a chasing masterclass as Ishan Kishan (75 for 41) and Impact Player Suryakumar Yadav’s (66 for 31) blistering strikes helped the home side to chase 215. Tilak Varma (26* out of 10) and Tim David (19* out of 10) provided the finishing touch to lead MI to a thumping six-wicket victory.
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