IPL 2023: Rohit Sharma has saved runs for the playoffs, Ishan Kishan told Harbhajan Singh and Sunil Gavaskar
Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant 35-ball 83 and Nehal Wadhera’s unbeaten 52 helped Mumbai Indians (MI) to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Mumbai Indians (MI) opener batsman Ishan Kishan defended captain Rohit Sharma’s poor form following their 6-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday. Wanindu Hasaranga sent Rohit to the pavilion for 7 runs in this match. Earlier, he was dismissed for a duck in two matches. His season has not been anything special. He is struggling to score runs.
In a post-match conversation with Harbhajan Singh and Sunil Gavaskar on Star Sports, when Kishan was asked about his captain’s form, he said, “He is not worried about his form. He is focusing on his process during the practice session. I understand this is a game where even the big players struggle, but I think he has the runs saved for it if we qualify for the playoffs.” To which, Gavaskar said, “For the World Test Championship as well.”
Mumbai beat RCB by 6 wickets
Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant 35-ball 83 and Nehal Wadhera’s unbeaten 52 helped Mumbai Indians (MI) to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. Faf du Plessis (65 off 41 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (68 off 33) shared their fourth century partnership of the season. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) scored 199 runs for five wickets.
Mumbai Indians team in third place
Chasing 200, Mumbai Indians retained the record of not losing to RCB at the Wankhede Stadium since IPL 2015. The team won the match in 16.3 overs. With this win, the Mumbai Indians team reached the third position in the points table. The five-time champions now have 12 points from 11 matches. RCB slipped to the seventh spot with 10 points from 11 matches.
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Rohit Sharma FAQs
Rohit Sharma runs in IPL 2023
Rohit Sharma is going through bad form in IPL 2023. He has scored 179 runs in 11 innings of 11 matches. Average of 17.36 and strike rate of 124.84.
Rohit Sharma in IPL
Rohit Sharma is counted among the most successful captains in IPL. The team of Mumbai Indians has become champion 5 times under his captaincy.
