Rohit Sharma becomes first Indian batsman to hit 250 sixes in the IPL

Published at :April 23, 2023 at 4:35 AM

Modified at :April 23, 2023 at 4:35 AM

Rohit Sharma has also hit 539 fours in the IPL

Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma became the first Indian batter to hit 250 sixes in the Indian Premier League during his team’s IPL 2023 encounter against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 22, 2023.

The only other batters to hit more sixes than Rohit Sharma are AB de Villiers with 251 sixes in 184 games and Chris Gayle leads the chart with 357 maximums in 142 matches in the Indian Premier League.

On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has 250 sixes to his name in 233 matches in the IPL. He also has 6058 runs at an average of 30.29 and a strike rate of 130.22. He has hit 1 century and 41 half-centuries in the tournament.

Notably, Rohit Sharma has also hit 539 fours in the tournament.

Apart from Rohit Sharma, the other notable Indian names in the list of most sixes in the IPL are MS Dhoni with 235 sixes in 240 matches, Virat Kohli with 229 sixes in 229 matches, Suresh Raina with 203 sixes in 205 games and Robin Uthappa with 182 maximums to his name in 205 games as well.

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Punjab Kings post a humongous total after being asked to bat first by Rohit Sharma

Meanwhile, the encounter saw Rohit Sharma winning the toss and choosing to bowl first. MI welcomed back Jofra Archer in their team, who had missed quite a few games due to a flair-up of injury in his elbow.

PBKS got off to a decent start with 65 runs in 6.4 overs for a loss of two wickets. Piyush Chawla had dismissed the dangerous Liam Livingstone for 10 runs, but then Sam Curran, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, and Jitesh Sharma demolished the MI bowling attack.

Harpreet Singh Bhatia made 41 in 28 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes, and the captain Sam Curran made 55 in 29 balls with 4 sixes and 5 fours to his name.

However, the most impactful innings came from Jitesh Sharma who hammered 25 runs in 7 balls with 4 sixes to his name as Punjab Kings finished on 214/8 in 20 overs thanks to 96 runs in the last 5 overs.