Rohit Sharma played for the Mumbai Indians in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) and had a great game against the Chennai Super Kings on Sunday (April 20) at Wankhede Stadium. He opened the batting and scored 76 runs off 45 balls, hitting four fours and six sixes, which helped MI chase down a target of 177 runs in just 15.4 overs with only one wicket lost.
Rohit put up a solid partnership, adding 63 runs with Ryan Rickelton for the first wicket and then an unbeaten 114 runs with Suryakumar Yadav, who contributed 68 runs off 30 balls with his own six fours and five sixes. With his performance, Rohit surpassed Shikhar Dhawan’s record of 6,769 runs and became the second-highest run scorer in IPL history, now totaling 6,786 runs across 264 matches.
Here are the top run scorers in the IPL:
- 8,326 – Virat Kohli (RCB)
- 6,786 – Rohit Sharma (HDC/MI)
- 6,769 – Shikhar Dhawan (MI/HDC/SRH/DC/PBKS)
- 6,565 – David Warner (DC/SRH)
- 5,528 – Suresh Raina (CSK/GL)
Only Virat Kohli is ahead of Rohit on this list. For his impressive batting display, Rohit was named Player of the Match, marking the 20th time he has received this award, which is the most by any Indian in IPL history. Virat has 19 honors from 260 matches, while MS Dhoni has 18.
The all-time record for most Player of the Match awards belongs to former RCB player AB de Villiers, who won it 25 times in 184 matches. Chris Gayle follows with 22 awards over 142 matches.
Here are the top players with the most Player of the Match awards:
- 25 – AB de Villiers (DC/RCB)
- 22 – Chris Gayle (KKR/RCB/PBKS)
- 20 – Rohit Sharma (HDC/MI)
- 19 – Virat Kohli (RCB)
- 18 – David Warner (DC/SRH)
- 18 – MS Dhoni (CSK/RPSG)
This half-century was Rohit’s ninth 50-plus score in the IPL against Chennai Super Kings, joining Kohli, Dhawan, and Warner, who also have nine such scores against this team.