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Rohit Sharma smashes fifty in KKR vs MI, crosses few IPL milestones

With his knock of 80 from 54 balls, the Indian limited overs vice-captain became the leading run-getter against single opposition in IPL with his latest knock agains Kolkata Knight Riders.

Rohit Sharma smashes fifty in KKR vs MI, crosses few IPL milestones

Bengaluru, September 23: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has taken a liking for Kolkata Knight Riders over the years in the Indian Premier Leaue and he showed that once again on Wednesday (September 23) when he met them in IPL 2020.

With his knock of 80 from 54 balls, the Indian limited overs vice-captain became the leading run-getter against single opposition in IPL with his latest knock agains Kolkata Knight Riders. He has now scored 880 runs against KKR and achieved the feat at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Rohit surpassed Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner (829 runs against KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli (825 against Delhi) with a huge six off Sandeep Warrier in the first over of the match to take the lead.

Meanwhile, Warner also has another 800+ runs against Kings XI Punjab (819). Suresh Raina also features in the list thrice with 818 each against KKR and MI. The southpaw also has scored 814 runs against Kings XI Punjab.

The Mumbai Indians skipper also scored his 200th six during the match and is now fourth on the list for most number of sixes scored in the IPL, which is led by Chris Gayle who has scored 326 sixes, followed by AB de Villiers (214) and MS Dhoni (212). He scored six maximums to power Mumbai to a huge total.

He, however, missed out on the chance to join RCB captain Kohli and veteran Chennai Super Kings batsman Suresh Raina in the list of players with 5000 or more runs in Indian Premier League. But will surely cross that milestone when Mumbai Indians return to action again as he's just 10 runs short of that feat.

Story first published: Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 22:46 [IST]
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