Follow UsAfter scoring a match-winning 81 off 50 against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Eliminator, Mumbai Indians (MI) opener Rohit Sharma got out for just 8 off 7 against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 in Ahmedabad on June 1 (Sunday).
Rohit was named Player of the Match against GT, but he only managed to score those many runs because he was dropped twice in the first three overs. He was dropped once again against PBKS but could not capitalise on it this time around.
In the second over of the innings, it was Azmatullah Omarzai who dropped Rohit at the third man region off Kyle Jamieson’s bowling. Rohit, however, hit Marcus Stoinis straight to the fielder at deep square leg in the very next over.
9 - Rohit Sharma (22 inns)
9 - Suresh Raina (24 inns)
7 - Ambati Rayudu (22 inns)
7 - Dinesh Karthik (18 inns)
As a result, the 38-year-old registered his ninth single-digit score in the playoffs - the joint-most alongside Chennai Super Kings (CSK) legend. Rohit now averages 17.61 in 24 innings in the playoffs, while Raina has 714 runs @ 37.58 and a strike rate of 155.2 in the playoffs.
17.61 - Rohit Sharma
17.65 - Dinesh Karthik
18.33 - Shikhar Dhawan
18.61 - Ambati Rayudu
Amongst batters who have at least 200 runs in the playoffs, Rohit has the worst batting average. This is also the first time he has gotten out to Stoinis in the 20-over format.