Published: Apr 11, 2023, 10:32 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 11, 2023, 10:32 PM (IST)
New Delhi: Rohit Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium on fire with his quickfire fifty. Mumbai Indians were chasing a 173 runs target against Delhi Capitals and the skipper leading from the front provided his team with a perfect start along with Ishan Kishan.
Both Rohit and Ishan joined a blazing 71 runs-opening partnership for Mumbai and set the base for the exciting chase. However, a mix-up with Rohit caused Ishan his wicket. His splendid knock ended with a run-out. he returned to the pavilion after scoring 31 runs off 26 balls. His knock included six boundaries and he provided good support to Rohit in the powerplay.
Rohit continued to attack Delhi Capitals’ bowling attack and completed his first half-century of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 in just 29 balls. His fifty came after 24 IPL innings and it came at the right time. Fans were extremely happy with his knock and have stormed Twitter to appreciate the MI skipper.
Fifty for #Rohit Sharma
Rohit is back
Saw some biggies from his bat.#DCvMI #MIvsDC #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/FtnLFsgwTN— Ashutosh Soni (@Ashtag_soni) April 11, 2023
Pull shot did not make Rohit Sharma famous, but Rohit Sharma made the pull shot famous.❤️?#RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/DPjwyxevQV
— Adarsh♡̷̷ˎˊ˗???n ʰᵉᵃᵛʸ ᵈʳⁱᵛᵉʳꨄ︎ (@Adarsh_Jha_07) April 11, 2023
Rohit Sharma in last game said, “seniors need to step up in the team, starting with me obviously”.
Today scored 50*
Leading by example#DCvMI pic.twitter.com/JTBBizjC8F— WordMinter (@SimonMinter7_) April 11, 2023
Most number of Innings between 2 50s In ipl (for an opener)
Rohit sharma – 24 Innings (2021-23)
Mayank Agarwal -21 Innings (2011-15)
Murali Vijay – 20 Innings (2014-16)— cric_mawa (@cric_mawa_twts) April 11, 2023
Contrasting half-centuries from Axar Patel and captain David Warner carried Delhi Capitals to 172 in 19.4 overs against Mumbai Indians in match 16 of IPL 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.
Delhi were in trouble at 98/5 in 12.3 overs, and Axar walked in to smack 54 off 25 balls, hitting four fours and five effortless sixes in what was his first IPL fifty. Warner began well but struggled to accelerate and played an anchor role to make an unconvincing 51 off 47 balls.
Mumbai’s bowling struggled in power-play, but veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla got turn from a dry pitch to pick 3/22, while left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff finished with 3/23 as Delhi’s last five wickets fell for just seven runs, with two balls left unused.
Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals 172 in 19.4 overs (Axar Patel 54, David Warner 51; Piyush Chawla 3/22, Jason Behrendorff 3/23) against Mumbai Indians
(With IANS inputs)
