MI vs GT: After ‘fours’, he hit 10 sixes, Rohit’s heartbeat also increased, created history by coming at number 8

New Delhi. The 57th match of IPL 2023 was played between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. Mumbai won this match played at Wankhede Stadium by 27 runs. Batting first in the match, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai team scored 218 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans lost 8 wickets for 103 runs in 13.2 overs. But, after this, leg-spinner Rashid Khan created such a ruckus with the bat that it seemed that the game would be overturned. But this could not happen. Mumbai finally won the match by 27 runs. But, everyone’s heart was taken away by Rashid.

Chasing the target of 219 runs, Rashid Khan hit 79 runs in just 32 balls. That’s why he did not get anyone’s support from the other end, otherwise the result of the match could have been different. Coming out to bat at number-8, Rashid hit such a rain of fours and sixes at the Wankhede Stadium that everyone was stunned. Rashid hit 10 sixes in his innings, not one or two. His 79 runs is the highest score in the IPL among batsmen batting at number 8 or below. Earlier, Pat Cummins had scored an unbeaten 66 against Chennai Super Kings in 2021 in Mumbai itself.

Rashid hit 10 sixes
Rashid Khan hit 10 sixes against Mumbai Indians. He became the batsman who hit the most sixes for Gujarat in a single IPL innings. Earlier, Shubman Gill hit 7 sixes in a single match against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2023 itself. Not only this, Rashid made another special record in his name. He is jointly second among batsmen who have hit most sixes in run chases. Before Rashid, two batsmen Adam Gilchrist, Kieran Pollard also hit 10-10 sixes in the run chase. Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for hitting the maximum number of sixes. Chasing the target, he hit 11 sixes in 2008 against Chennai Super Kings in 2008.

Rashid made many records in one innings
Rashid Khan shared an unbeaten 88-run partnership for the 9th wicket with Alzarri Joseph during his unbeaten 79-run innings. This is the second highest partnership for the 9th wicket in Men’s T20 cricket. Earlier, Sabir and Saqlain Ali of Belgium added 132 runs for the 9th wicket in 2021 against Austria.

Suryakumar Yadav hit a blistering century with 11 fours and 6 sixes, joined the special list with Sachin-Rohit

Rashid not only scored an unbeaten 79 runs in the match, but also showed amazing in bowling and took 4 wickets. After taking 4 or more wickets in an IPL match, Rashid’s feat of scoring more than 79 runs has happened only once and Yuvraj Singh has done so. He did it against Rajasthan Royals in 2014. Then Yuvi scored 83 runs along with taking 4 wickets.

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