Rohit Sharma set to join Virat Kohli in an elusive list as MI host KKR in IPL 2023 (Sportzpics)
Rohit Sharma can cross multiple records and join Virat Kohli as well as Chris Gayle in an elusive club as Mumbai Indians host Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is set to join the team Virat Kohli And Chris Gayle is on an elusive list as the five-time IPL champions take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, looking to continue their winning streak.
MI come into this fixture on the back of their first win of the season, having beaten Delhi Capitals in their previous match, while KKR recently suffered a 23-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high-scoring clash. Was lying.
The most successful team in IPL history started their campaign with an 8-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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Later, they were defeated by arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings in their next match, making it two losses in two matches, however, Mumbai Indians got back to winning ways by defeating Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets.
An inspirational bowling spell from Piyush Chawla led his team to a thrilling victory and the match went down to the very last ball. Axar Patel and David Warner both scored half-centuries but it was Rohit’s 45-ball 65 that won the match for his side.
As Mumbai Indians look to continue their winning momentum, their skipper won the player of the match after scoring a fifty as he returned among the runs. The ‘Hitman’ will be looking to continue his rich form and is all set to break several records as his team prepares to host Nitish Rana.
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Rohit is set to join Virat Kohli in an elusive club as he is just 44 runs away from crossing the 6,000-run mark in IPL. The 35-year-old has scored 5,966 runs in 230 matches in the history of the lucrative league.
With David Warner (6,109), Shikhar Dhawan (6,477) and Virat Kohli (6,838) the top three players in the illustrious list, the Mumbai Indians captain is set to become only the fourth player to enter the 6,000-run club.
Apart from this, Rohit can achieve another feat, the MI captain can become the first Indian player to hit 250 sixes in IPL. Earlier, Chris Gayle (357) and AB de Villiers (251) were the only two players to hit more than 250 maximums in the richest T20 league in the world. The ‘Hitman’ just needs five more sixes to cross the 250-plus mark.
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In three matches so far this season, Rohit has scored 87 runs and will be looking to add many more to his tally.
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