Rohit Sharma, who has been off colour in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, showed signs of reaching his usual best in the Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, match 33 of the tournament on April 17 (Thursday) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Although Rohit Sharma couldn’t convert his start into a big score, he gave Mumbai Indians early momentum with a brisk 26 off 16 balls. His knock featured three sixes, helping him achieve a unique milestone.
Rohit Sharma’s first six against SRH came off Mohammed Shami’s bowling and it also marked his 100th six at the Wankhede Stadium — making him the first batter ever to reach this milestone at the Mumbai venue. He also became just the fourth player in IPL history to hit 100 or more sixes at a single ground, joining the elite company of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle. Notably, Rohit is the first to achieve this feat outside Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium.
On the fifth delivery of the third over during MI’s innings, Shami bowled a back-of-a-length ball targeting leg and middle. Rohit responded with a stylish pull off his hips, launching it into the top tier over square leg.
1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ sixes in #TATAIPL at आपलं घर Wankhede ✅😎#MumbaiIndians #PlayLikeMumbai #MIvSRHpic.twitter.com/g0HG9xOnKF
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 17, 2025
Most Sixes In IPL History At A Single Venue
– Virat Kohli – 130 sixes at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
– Chris Gayle – 127 sixes at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
– AB de Villiers – 118 sixes at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
– Rohit Sharma – 102 sixes at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
– Kieron Pollard – 85 sixes at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
– Andre Russell – 84 sixes at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Most Sixes In IPL At Wankhede Stadium
– Rohit Sharma – 102 sixes
– Kieron Pollard – 85 sixes
– Suryakumar Yadav – 48 sixes
– Ambati Rayudu – 43 sixes
– Jos Buttler – 41 sixes
Clinical Mumbai Register Their Third Win Of Season
Coming to the MI vs SRH match, Mumbai defeated Hyderabad by four wickets. The Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians put in a clinical effort with the ball to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 162, thanks to a disciplined bowling display. Abhishek Sharma (40) and Heinrich Klaasen (37) were the top contributors for the visitors.
In reply, MI started strong with Rohit Sharma hitting 26 off 16 and Ryan Rickelton adding 31 off 23. Will Jacks (36) and Suryakumar Yadav (26) chipped in with vital knocks as the hosts chased down the target comfortably to seal a four-wicket win.
The result lifted MI to seventh on the points table with three wins from seven games, while SRH dropped to ninth with just two victories in as many matches.
