New Delhi: Rohit Sharma has continued his name among T20 great people, has become only the second player to score more than 6000 runs for the same franchise in T20 cricket. Rohit achieved milestone IPL 2025 Match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.
With 6008* runs for Mumbai Indians, Rohit stands behind Virat Kohli only, which tops the chart with 8871 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Rohit leads a list consisting of legends such as James Vince (Hampshire), Suresh Raina (CSK), and MS Dhoni (CSK).
Rohit scored a brilliant 53 off 36 balls before Rohit was rejected by Ryan Parag. His innings was held with 9 borders.
Most runs for a team in T20
8871 – Virat Kohli (RCB)
6008* – Rohit Sharma (MI)
5934 – James Vince (Hampshire)
5528 – Suresh Raina (CSK)
5269 – MS Dhoni (CSK)
After a poor start- scoring just 56 runs in his first five matches, Rohit raised back with 234 runs in his last five innings, including two unbeaten fifty and one 70. The veterans of Mumbai Indians are getting the form only when their team needs the business at the end.
Rajasthan Royals captain Ryan Parag won the toss and opted to bowl against Mumbai Indians on Thursday.
RR made two changes for the injured Vanindu Hasranga and Sandeep Sharma for Kumar Karthikeya and Akash Madhwal, while MIs were unchanged.
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vibahv Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Ryan Parag (WK), Dhruv Jurael (WK), Shimron Hetmier, Jofra Archer, Mahesheken, Kumar -Kartikya, Akash Mahwal
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Recelton (WK), Rohit Sharma, Will Jack, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Char, Trent Bowlt, Jasprit Bumrah.
