Mumbai Indians are locking horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 25th match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. Moreover, the game is being played at Rajiv Gandhi international stadium in Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Aiden Markram won the toss and invited Mumbai Indians to bat first. The five-time IPL champions got off to a splendid start to the game, courtesy of Rohit Sharma’s classy hitting abilities.
The MI skipper missed the previous game due to a stomach bug but came to play for the team as an impact player against Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Talking about the current game, Rohit Sharma got off to an electrifying start and helped the team tick the flow of runs. The MI captain dominated the proceedings by hitting a flurry of boundaries to his name.
Rohit Sharma throws away his wicket after getting off to a fabulous start
Needless to say, he didn’t stay long at the crease as he fell prey to T Natarajan’s delivery in the fourth ball of the fifth over of Mumbai Indians’ innings. Fans were a bit disappointed upon seeing Rohit Sharma throw his wicket away after a spectacular start.
The senior cricketer scored 28 off 18 balls where he composed his innings with the help of six boundaries to his name at a strike rate of 155.56.
Rohit Sharma’s best batting performance was observed during the game against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. He scored 65 off 45 balls including six boundaries and four hits over the fence and was named the Player of the Match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c). Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan.
Mumbai Indians’ playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk). Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Cameron Green, Arjun Tendulkar, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff.
Playing like a pinch hitter nowadays
Advertisement— saistunz (@saistunz10) April 18, 2023
Rohit nowadays only playing small quick cameos in ipl and international matches as well 🙏
— ▄︻̷̿┻̿═━一 (@NO_VIS0R) April 18, 2023
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Unlucky Sharma but good intent
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Well played captain 😇
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Excellent Batting .Good start .That's what is needed in t20
— kane_watto (@kane_watto) April 18, 2023
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As usual
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