Indian skipper and Mumbai Indians ex-captain Rohit Sharma made history in the match against the Chennai Super Kings. Rohit becomes the first Indian to hit 500 sixes in Twenty20 cricket. Overall, he became the fifth individual to do so.
Most sixes in T20 cricket:
1056: Chris Gayle (455 innings).
860: Kieron Pollard (586 innings).
678: Andre Russell (420 innings)
548: Colin Munro (409 innings)
501* Rohit Sharma (419 innings)
Most sixes by Indian players in T20 cricket:
502*: Rohit Sharma (419 innings)
383: Virat Kohli (365 innings).
328: MS Dhoni (334 innings)
325: Suresh Raina (319 innings)
300: KL Rahul (205 innings)
Rohit Sharma also became the top run scorer in the Mumbai Indians vs. Chennai Super Kings clashes. Rohit Sharma overtook Suresh Raina as soon as he scored five runs in his inning.
Rohit Sharma played a splendid knock of 105 out of just 63 deliveries, which included 11 boundaries and five sixes; however, he was not able to take his team over the line.
Most runs in MI vs. CSK matches (IPL and CLT20):
837: Rohit Sharma (MI) in 29 innings
736: Suresh Raina (CSK) in 32 innings.
732: MS Dhoni (CSK) in 33 innings
664: Ambati Rayudu (MI, CSK) in 33 innings
636: Kieron Pollard (MI) in 25 innings.
