IPL 2021: These are the record scripted as MI registers another fine win over SRH
This was the Mumbai Indians' second win of the season in three games, as it has risen to the top spot in the 2021 Indian Premier League table. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered its second loss of the season, thus dropping to the bottom of the table.
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FollowIn what turned out to be an interesting but yet one-sided encounter, defending champion Mumbai Indians trumped former champion Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs in Match 9 of the 2021 Indian Premier League at the MA Chidambaram (Chepauk) Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. While wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock did it with the bat, spinner Rahul Chahar and pacer Trent Boult did their part with the ball to ensure another memorable win for MI. Meanwhile, here are the records that were scripted.
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Rohit Sharma goes past MS Dhoni
Rohit played a subtle innings of 32that included a couple of sixes. Meanwhile, he has now hit 216 sixes, thus going past the record of MS Dhoni to become the Indian most sixes in the IPL. Overall, he is the third-highest in the tournament after Chris Gayle (351) and AB de Villiers (237).
Ishan Kishan joins a limited list
Although Kishan could score just 12 tonight, he produced a unique one. He has managed to score 50 IPL runs against SRH's prized leg-spinner Rashid Khan without getting dismissed by him. He is the third to do so after Shane Watson (82) and Ambati Rayudu (61).
Vijay Shankar claims a first
Shankar managed to produce his IPL career's best figures of 2/19. Meanwhile, it was also the first time in the competition that he claimed a two-for.
Virat Singh scripts a unique
Virat could manage just 11 runs tonight. However, he has not been dismissed on a duck in 62 T20 innings. Consequently, it is the longest such streak by an Indian in the format.
Match summary
Winning the toss and electing to bat, MI posted a par total of 150/5, thanks to de Kock's 40. In reply, SRH fell short of the target by just 13 runs, despite Jonny Bairstow's 43, while Chahar and Boult's three-for were too good for SRH to handle.
Brief scores: MI 150/5 (De Kock- 40, Rohit- 32,Pollard- 35; Shankar- 2/19, Rahman 2/29) beats SRH 137 in 19.4 overs (Warner- 36, Bairstow- 43; Chahar- 3/19, Boult- 3/28) by 13 runs.
