Mumbai Indians will be keen to continue their newfound form when they face Punjab Kings in match number 31 of Saturday’s Premier League (IPL) 2023 season. Skipper Rohit Sharma has blown hot and cold in IPL 2023, scoring 135 runs from five games. However, the senior cricketer knows a good knock will help him set the tone for MI.
Rohit, who has smashed 4844 runs for Mumbai in the IPL, is four shy of the 200 sixes mark. He has slammed 196 sixes. If Rohit achieves the mark against PBKS, he will become just the second player to smash 200-plus sixes for MI after Kieron Pollard (223).
250 sixes in the IPL
Overall in the IPL, Rohit has slammed 247 sixes and is three short of 250. He will become just the third player in IPL history with this record after AB de Villiers (251) and Chris Gayle (357). Meanwhile, Rohit has scored 6014 runs in the IPL at an average of 30.22.
Rohit can script these records versus Punjab
Meanwhile, Rohit has slammed 33 sixes versus PBKS in the IPL and can surpass Suresh Raina (35) and David Warner (37) to become the 3rd-highest after Chris Gayle (61) and AB de Villiers (44).
Rohit has scored 768 runs versus PBKS in the IPL and is 32 shy of the 800-run mark. He will become just the fifth player to do so. Moreover, he can surpass Gayle (797) in this regard.
Rohit can script this massive record at the Wankhede
As per ESPNcricinfo, Rohit has scored the most runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai (2099) in the 20-over format. Rohit has 88 sixes at the Wankhede in 20-over cricket and needs four more to surpass Pollard, who leads the chart with 91 sixes. In the IPL, Rohit has 1881 runs at the Wankhede, smashing 76 sixes. He can get to 175 fours at this venue in IPL (171).
Other records on offer in the MI-PBKS contest
1000 T20 runs on offer for Suryakumar Yadav at the Wankhede
Suryakumar Yadav has scored 960 runs at the Wankhede in T20 cricket. He averages 30.96. He is 40 shy of the 1000-run mark. SKY can become the 4th batter across the 20-over format to achieve this mark.
900 IPL runs and 100 fours versus MI for Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan is the top scorer versus MI in the IPL. He has scored 871 runs at 39.59. Dhawan, who is set to return after missing the last two games, needs 29 runs to register a mark of 900. He will become the first player to achieve this mark. Meanwhile, Dhawan can also become the first player in IPL history to smash 100-plus fours versus MI (95).