Mumbai Indians achieved their second win this season by winning the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets in the 17th season of IPL at their home ground Wankhede Stadium. In this match, Mumbai Indians, who were chasing the target of 197 runs, were given a fast start by the pair of hitmen Rohit Sharma and Ishan, who made the match completely one-sided. Even though Rohit Sharma scored an inning of 38 runs in this match, he achieved a feat which till now only Virat Kohli had been able to do in T20 cricket for India.
Completed 100 sixes in T20 cricket at Wankhede Stadium.
Rohit Sharma also hit 3 brilliant sixes during his innings against RCB, after which he became the 8th player in world cricket who holds the record of hitting 100 sixes in one ground in T20 cricket. Before Rohit Sharma, this feat was done by Virat Kohli in T20 cricket for India, who has 132 sixes in his name in T20 format at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. At the third place in this list is the name of former Team India captain MS Dhoni, who has so far hit 73 sixes in T20 cricket at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Players who have hit most sixes in one stadium in T20 format
- Chris Gayle – 151 sixes (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
- Chris Gayle – 138 sixes (Mirpur)
- Virat Kohli – 132 sixes (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
- Alex Hales – 126 sixes (Trent Bridge)
- AB de Villiers – 120 sixes (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
- Evin Lewis – 107 sixes (Basseterre)
- Imrul Qais – 100 sixes (Mirpur)
- Rohit Sharma – 100 sixes (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
Mumbai Indians reached 7th position in the points table
After winning the match against RCB by 7 wickets, Mumbai Indians also improved their net run rate which had deteriorated after the initial 3 defeats and now the team has reached 7th position in the points table. Mumbai Indians have played 5 matches so far this season, in which after 2 wins, the team has 4 points while their net run rate is -0.073. Now they have to play their next match this season at home on 14th April against defending champions Chennai Super Kings.
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