Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Giants in the IPL Eliminator match on Friday. Now the Mumbai team will play Qualifier-2 with Punjab on June 1. The team winning the match will play against the RCB in the final.
Former captain Rohit Sharma played 81 runs from Mumbai. Rohit became the first Indian to hit 300 sixes in the IPL. He also became the second batter to score 7,000 runs in the league after Kohli.
Read Best Moments and Records of Mi Vs GT Match …
Facts …
- Gujarat Titans became the highest catch team in IPL this season. The team left 27 catches this season. GT left a total of 5 catches in their first five matches, but left 22 catches in the next 10 matches.
- The record for scoring the highest 25 or more runs in the Men's T20 League is now in the name of Suryakumar Yadav. He has scored 25+ 15 times this season. The record was previously with 13 innings in the name of Ken Williamson (IPL 2018) and Shubhman Gill (IPL 2023).
The first records …
1. Rohit became the first Indian to hit 300 sixes in IPL
Rohit Sharma became the first Indian to hit 300 sixes in the IPL. There are now 302 sixes in his name. Rohit played 81 runs today. Chris Gayle is at the top of the highest scoring players, scoring a total of 357 sixes in 142 games. Virat Kohli is third with 291 sixes in 266 matches. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the fourth, who hit 264 sixes in 278 matches. At the same time, AB de Villiers scored fifth on the list, scoring 251 sixes in 184 matches.
2. The second batter to score 7 thousand runs in Rohit IPL
Rohit Sharma became the second batter to score 7,000 runs in the IPL. Virat Kohli is at the top of the list, who has scored 8618 runs in 266 games so far. Third place is Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 6769 runs in 222 matches. David Warner is fourth, scoring 6565 runs in 184 matches. Suresh Raina is the fifth place, who has scored 5528 runs in 205 matches.
3. Rashid Khan hit the highest six in the IPL season
Rashid Khan has the highest record of the most sixes hit by the bowler in a single IPL season, which has hit a total of 33 sixes in IPL 2025. Second place is Mohammad Siraj, who hit 31 sixes in the 2022 season. After that, Yuzvendra Chahal and Vanindu Hasranga are ranked. The duo hit 30-30 sixes in 2024 and 2022.
Now Moments …
1. Rohit left the catch in a continuous over, Kotzi-Mendis gave a lifetime
- Gerald Kotzi left Rohit's catch Rohit Sharma got his life on the fifth ball of the second over. The famous Krishna threw a short of length ball. Rohit played a bridge shot. The ball went to the Gerald Kotzi standing on the Deep Fine Leg and had an easy chance to catch it. But he lost it. Rohit was batting at 3 runs at this time.
Gerald Kotzi lifted Rohit on the Fine Leg
- Kusal Mendis missed Rohit's catch In the third over, Rohit got his life again. This time wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis missed his catch on a 12 -run score. Siraj's ball was at the good length outside of the stump. Rohit came out of the crease, tried to make a place for himself and hit a powerful shot but the ball sounded with the edge. The ball went to the slip quickly, but he went to Mendis's right hand and could not take a straight catch.
Kusal Mendis left Rohit Sharma's catch on a 12 -run score.
2. Bairstow out with Sudarshan-Kotzi's magical catch
Johnny Bairstow was out on the first ball of the 8th over, scoring 47 runs. Sai threw an overpitched ball on the teenager's stump and Bairstow tried to sweep him reverse. The ball came well on the bat, but it was an airy shot. Sai Sudarshan jumped and tried to catch the ball but his balance was lost and the ball went into the air and Kotzi standing nearby completed the catch.
The ball wandered in Sai Sudarshan's hand and went to Kotzi. He caught Bairsto's catch at 47 runs
3. Mendis left another catch, which Surya got a life on 25 runs
Mendis released another catch, Surya gave a life on 25 runs. Suryakumar Yadav's catch was missed in the over of Gerald Kotzi. At this time he was at 25 runs. The second ball of the Kotzi over was thrown out of the length of the stump. Surya played a cut shot but the outside edge was touched. The ball went to the slip. Wicketkeeper Mendis hit the right and tried to catch the ball with both hands, but the ball was not in his hand. On the last ball of a single over, Surya and Rohit shared fifty runs.
Kusal Mendis, who played his first match in the IPL, left 2 catches.
4. Kusal Mendis took a hit wicket, Sudarshan scored fifty runs with fours
Gujarat lost its second wicket in the 7th over. Kusal Mendis hit a wicket out on the second ball of Mitchell Sentner's over. He was able to score only 20 runs. With this, his fifty partnership with Sai Sudarshan was broken. Sai Sudarshan completed his fifty runs by scoring two fours in a single over.
Kusal Mendis scored 20 runs in his debut match.
5. Sundar threw the ball at Bumrah's Yorker
Gujarat lost its third wicket in the 14th over. On the fourth ball of the over, Bumrah bowled a clean bowl with a yorker. Beautiful 48 runs out. He missed his fifty by two runs. Not only that, Bumrah broke 84 runs.
Washington was out with a beautiful 48 runs.
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