Rohit Sharma’s 56* helped Mumbai Indians beat table-toppers Chennai Super Kings by a handsome 8 wickets margin. It was a captain’s knock to the tee!
With the backs to the wall, defending champions MI was at the last position in the points table before this match. CSK, of course, was dominant at the numero uno spot. It was a must-win game of sorts for the defending champions, but Rohit Sharma and his men showed why exactly 2015 was not a fluke. In 2015, the MI was in a similar spot requiring to win all of their last 6 games. They did it, they qualified and they won. So, over the years one thing that IPL has taught us is to never write off Mumbai Indians. On Saturday, they were chasing 170 on a batting friendly pitch with batsmen low-on-confidence. But Rohit Sharma stood up and got counted when it mattered most.
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Rohit Sharma’s teams have never lost when he has remained not out while chasing in IPL. That is some feat! And he has done it is a part of two franchises – 4 times for Deccan Chargers & 12 for Mumbai Indians.
Rohit Sharma’s teams have never lost when he has remained not out while chasing in IPL.
He has remained not out 16 times and won all – 4 times for Deccan Chargers & 12 for Mumbai Indians. #CSKvMI
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 28, 2018
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This was also Rohit Sharma’s 16th IPL Man of the Match which is just second to Chris Gayle (20).
16th Man of the Match award for Rohit Sharma in IPL. Only Gayle (20) has more than him.
ABD and Yusuf Pathan also have 16 MoMs each. @mipaltan #CSKvMI
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 28, 2018
Rohit Sharma also became the 2nd player to complete 600 runs against the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. He scored 606 runs against them in 23 innings at an average of 30.30 with help of six fifties.
The win takes MI in the 6th spot as CSK hold on to the numero uno slot.
