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IPL 2025

Rohit, Virat & Dhoni:

Big guns of Indian cricket reach

new milestones in T20

MS Dhoni has also won a T20 World Cup for India in 2007, five IPL titles

with CSK and two Champions League T20 titles as well with the Men in Yellow

OUR BUREAU
Mumbai

tar Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Rohit Shar-
ma completed 12,000 runs in T20 cricket,
Sbecoming the second Indian player and over-
all eighth player to achieve the milestone. Rohit
reached this feat during his side’s Indian Premier
League (IPL) match against Sunrisers Hyderabad
(SRH) at Uppal Stadium on Wednesday. During
his match, Rohit continued his upward trajectory
form-wise, posting his second successive fifty in the
competition, making 70 in 46 balls, with eight fours
and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of
152.17.
In 456 matches and 443 innings, Rohit has
made 12,058 runs at an average of 30.91, with eight
centuries and 80 fifties. His best score is 121*. He
is the eighth-highest run-getter in T20s. The high-
est run-getter among Indians in T20s is Virat Kohli,
who has made 13,208 runs in 407 matches and 390
innings at an average of 41.79 and a strike rate of
134.33, with nine centuries and 101 fifties and the
best score of 122*. He is the fifth-highest run-getter
in the format. Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the IPL 2025 match against Chennai Super Kings,
Rohit is slowly finding his groove in this season,
having made 228 runs in eight innings at an average at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai (ANI)
of 32.57 and a strike rate of 154.05, with two fifties
and the best score of 76*. five half-centuries. His best score is 73*. side of Jharkhand, Dhoni has made 7,566 runs at an
Meanwhile, Star Royal Challengers Benga- Now, India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) average of 38.02, with 28 fifties and the best score
luru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli surpassed Pakistan legend MS Dhoni will be playing the 400th T20 of 84*. He has also completed 318 dismissals across
batter Babar Azam, registering the highest number of his career during the Indian Premier League these matches.
of half-centuries while batting first in T20s. Virat (IPL) clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Dhoni has also won a T20 World Cup for India
achieved this unique feat during his side’s Indian Chepauk Stadium on Friday. in 2007, five IPL titles with CSK and two Champions
Premier League (IPL) clash against the Rajasthan Dhoni’s struggling CSK, sitting at the bottom League T20 titles as well with the Men in Yellow.
Royals (RR) at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Sta- with just two wins in eight matches, will be taking The most number of matches in T20s are played
dium on Friday. on SRH, placed at an equally poor position at num- by West Indies icon Kieron Pollard (695), followed
During the match, Virat scored 70 in 42 balls, ber ninth, with six losses in their eight matches at by West Indies veteran Dwayne Bravo (582) and Pa-
with eight boundaries and two sixes. His runs came at Chepauk Stadium on Friday. The loser will have to kistan batter Shoaib Malik (557).
a strike rate of 166.67. He reached his first half-cen- settle for the wooden spoon and an increased risk Dhoni is also the sixth-highest run-getter in the
tury at home this season in four innings, after man- of elimination. IPL history, with 5,377 runs in 272 matches and 237
aging just 30 runs in three earlier innings at home. Dhoni will become the 24th player and the innings at an average of 38.96, with 24 fifties. His
This is Virat’s 62nd fifty while batting first in only fourth Indian after Virat Kohli (407), Dinesh best score is 84*.
T20s, outdoing Babar, who has 61. Karthik (412) and Rohit Sharma to complete a qua- In eight matches this season, Dhoni has func-
The veteran has climbed to the second spot in druple century of matches in T20 cricket. tioned as a finisher, scoring 134 runs in eight innings
the Orange Cap race, with 392 runs in nine matches In 399 matches so far, for India, Chennai Su- at an average of 33.50, a strike rate of 152.27, and
at an average of 65.33, a strike rate of 144.11, with per Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant and his domestic the best score of 30*.

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