It was a historic night for the Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma as he became the fourth batter in Indian Premier League history to score 6000 IPL runs. He achieved this milestone during the first innings of match number 25 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on 18 April 2023.
Before this match, Rohit Sharma required 14 runs to achieve the milestone of 6000 IPL runs. SRH captain Aiden Markram won the toss and asked MI to bat first. The veteran Indian batter smashed the milestone with a brilliant pull shot against Washington Sundar. Rohit Sharma looked in superb form smashing 28 runs off 18 deliveries including 3 successive boundaries off T Natarajan.
Rohit Sharma was eventually caught by Aiden Markram to lay a strong foundation for a decent total. He looked out of sorts for Mumbai Indians over the last three seasons. He scored a match-winning knock of 65 against Delhi Capitals which was his first fifty in IPL after 24 innings. Rohit became the slowest batter to achieve 6000 IPL runs after 227 IPL innings.
The Indian legend played for Deccan Chargers first and won the title in 2009 on the South African shore. After becoming the captain from2013, Rohit Sharma won five titles in IPL history making Mumbai Indians the most successful franchise in IPL history.
Mumbai Indians won the IPL title in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020 with Rohit Sharma as the captain. Rohit has made it so far 6014 runs from 232 matches (227 winnings), including 1 century and 41 half-centuries. During his 15-year IPL career, Rohit scored 6014 runs at an average of 30.22 and a strike rate of 130.03.
Rohit Sharma has been doing well in the IPL 2023
It was a disappointing performance by the Mumbai Indians franchise as they finished last in the 2022 edition of IPL. MI will look for their sixth title as they have 2 wins and 2 losses so far.
Other batters to score 6000 IPL runs:
Virat Kohli became the first batter to achieve the milestone of 6000 runs in IPL. He achieved this milestone against Rajasthan Royals during IPL 2021. He is currently the top leading run-getter with 6844 runs from 228 matches (220 innings) with 5 centuries and 47 half-centuries.
Shikhar Dhawan played for Deccan Chargers, Delhi Capitals, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Punjab Kings in IPL history. He is currently the captain of the Punjab Kings side in IPL 2023. Dhawan has made so far 6477 runs from 210 matches (209 innings) with 2 centuries and 49 half-centuries with a career-best score of 106 not out.
The current Delhi Capitals captain David Warner is at the number 3 spot with 6109 runs from 167 matches ( 167 innings) with 4 centuries and 58 half-centuries. He has an average of 42.13 and the best score of 126 at a strike rate of 139.63.
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