Rohit Sharma and Quinton got MI off to a solid start with 53 runs coming off the powerplay, however, thereafter the Mumbai batsman struggled to get their timing right on a slow and low pitch. Kieron Pollard smashed 35 runs in 22 balls to help Mumbai Indians to 150/5 in 20 overs. Vijay Shankar provided the first two breakthroughs dismissing Suryakumar Yadav captain Rohit Sharma for 55. The MI skipper during his innings leapfrogged Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to record the most sixes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by Indian batsmen.
Rohit has now smashed 217 sixes in the IPL while former Indian skipper MS Dhoni has 216 maximums under his belt.Mumbai Indians completely dominated the powerplay, but failed to capitalize on the start. SRH had done a mighty fine job in restricting the Mumbai Indians, but could the last two balls of the first innings can prove to be the difference. SRH failed to chase down 150 against RCB in the last game as the Orange army fell short by 6 runs. Earlier, Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first. First, against KKR, the Orange Army lost by 10 runs, and next against RCB, they suffered a six-run loss. Both were close games, and the team will look to turn its fortunes around now. Mumbai Indians lost their IPL opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) but came from behind to clinch a thrilling win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday.
