Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma achieved a massive record in the shortest format of the game as he became only the second Indian batter to cross the milestone of 11,000 runs in the T20s, joining Virat Kohli in the elite list.
Rohit Sharma achieved the feat in the ongoing 69th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In what is the must-win game for MI, the skipper has led from the front and has played an exceptional innings.
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While chasing the target of 201 runs, Rohit Sharma after struggling a bit initially in his innings played some magnificent strokes and led from the front. His innings have made sure that they are right on the track while chasing the mammoth target.
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Rohit Sharma smashed his second half-century of the season and along with Cameron Green took the game away from the SRH and put them under tremendous pressure. The MI skipper was back in the hut for 56 off 36 balls to go with 8 fours and 1 six.
Most Runs in T20s:
14,562 – Chris Gayle
12,528 – Shoaib Malik
12,175 – Kieron Pollard
11,864 – Virat Kohli
11,609 – David Warner
11,392 – Aaron Finch
11,009* – Rohit Sharma
Most T20 runs by an Indian:
Virat Kohli – 11864
Rohit Sharma – 11009*
Shikhar Dhawan – 9645
Suresh Raina – 8654
Robin Uthappa – 7272
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During this innings, he also completed 5000 runs for Mumbai Indians in the IPL and also crossed 11,000 runs in the T20s. Notably, he didn’t have a great time this season in the IPL but when his team needed him, he stepped up and batted beautifully.
MI vs SRH: Cameron Green smashes magnificent half-century against SRH
Not only Rohit Sharma but Cameron Green too has been exceptional today. The all-rounder came out all guns blazing and smashed boundaries right from the ball 1. He soaked in all the pressure and allowed skipper Rohit Sharma to take his time and bat well.
Cameron Green smashed yet another half-century in the IPL and put his team in the dominating position. At the time of writing this piece, he was batting at 75 off 35 balls with the help of 5 fours and 7 sixes.
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