Both Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) suffered heavy defeats of their respective Indian Premier League 2023 matches on Saturday, May 6. Rohit Sharma-led MI misplaced towards rivals Chennai Super Kings by six wickets and RCB didn’t defend a giant complete towards bottom-placed Delhi Capitals. Both MI and RCB have registered solely 5 wins from their opening ten matches in IPL 2023 and face one another of their subsequent sport on May 9 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Mumbai managed to attain simply 139/8 whereas batting first towards CSK as the highest order collapsed like a home of playing cards. Rohit Sharma, batting within the no.3 place, was dismissed on a duck because the veteran batter conceded an unwanted document. This was Rohit’s sixteenth dismissal on a duck in IPL historical past, probably the most by any participant. He was dismissed on a duck towards Punjab Kings in Mumbai’s earlier sport additionally because the Indian skipper’s struggles proceed this season.
Rohit joined Sunil Narine, Dinesh Karthik, and Mandeep Singh’s tally of 15 geese when he was dismissed on a duck towards Punjab Kings on May 3 and now surpassed the trio to concede an unwanted document to his title. In addition to this, this was Rohit’s eleventh dismissal on a duck as a captain, probably the most by any captain in IPL. He surpassed former Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir’s tally of 10 geese on this document
Virat Kohli reaches 7000-run milestone however concedes unwanted document
In the night sport on Saturday, RCB legend Virat Kohli reached a giant milestone throughout his 55 off 46 knock towards Delhi Capitals. Kohli turned the primary participant to achieve the 7000-run mark in IPL historical past as he continues to dominate the highest spot with six fifties from ten innings this season. Kohli additionally turned the one second participant after David Warner to register 50-plus fifties within the match’s historical past so as to add one other massive document to his title.
But Kohli’s latest knock was not sufficient for RCB to win a vital sport on Saturday. Kohli managed to prime rating with 55 however he confronted 46 deliveries with the assistance of simply 5 fours. Kohli’s strike fee of 119.6, the bottom by any RCB batter on Saturday, introduced the participant an unwanted document.
With his most up-to-date fifty, Kohli turned the one fourth participant to document 5 or extra fifties at a strike fee under 120. Delhi Capitals’ skipper David Warner has recorded seven fifties adopted by Shikhar Dhawan‘s six and Gautam Gambhir’s 5 fitties at a strike fee of under 120 in IPL historical past up to now.
