Rohit Sharma left de Villiers behind, became the second batsman to hit most sixes in IPL history

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Mumbai : Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma on Friday surpassed AB de Villiers to become the batsman with the second most number of sixes in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

He achieved the feat during the IPL 2023 match against Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium.

Rohit, who has been criticized for his poor form in recent matches, showed glimpses of the ‘vintage Hitman’ in his batting. Rohit scored 29 runs in 18 balls at a strike rate of 161.11. During this, he hit three fours and two sixes.

With this, Rohit’s number of sixes in IPL has gone up to 252, while de Villiers has 251 sixes. West Indies legend Chris Gayle has hit the most sixes in the history of IPL, with 357 sixes to his name.

This season, Rohit has scored 220 runs in 12 matches at an average of 18.33. His runs have come at a strike rate of 128.65. His best score this season is 65.

Talking about the match, Mumbai won this match by 27 runs. Batting first, Mumbai scored 218 for 5 wickets in 20 overs thanks to Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten century innings of 103 runs. In reply, Gujarat could manage only 191 for 8 in 20 overs despite Rashid Khan’s unbeaten 79 off 32 balls. During this, Rashid hit 10 sixes and three fours.