Rohit Sharma yesterday went on to put up a stellar show against the Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. The Mumbai Indians skipper slammed 67 runs and gave a great start to the visitors with six fours and three maximum during the course of his innings. With this knock, Sharma went on to script a record for himself. The Mumbai Indians skipper went on to become the captain to score the most number of the fifties against MS Dhoni and men. The team also went on to defeat CSK with the absence of MS Dhoni in the team. Lasith Malinga Creates This Record After His Four-Wicket Haul Against Chennai Super Kings, Match 44 IPL 2019.

Mumbai Indians outplayed Chennai Super Kings in all departments of the game as they posted a total of 155 runs for the loss of four wickets. In reply, Murali Vijay was the man who scored the highest runs for the team with his knock of 38 runs. Shane Watson scored 8, stand- in skipper Suresh Raina scored 2, Ambati Rayudu got out on a duck, Kedar Jadhav managed to score a single digit and Dhruv Shorey got out on 5. Dwayne Bravo and Mitchell Santner attempted to put up a fight but couldn’t succeed. It was Lasith Malinga who snapped four wickets giving away 37 runs. MI beat CSK by 46 runs.

However, during the presentation ceremony, Rohit Sharma admitted that MS Dhoni’s absence from the team helped Mumbai win the run chase. A while ago, we told you that Stephen Fleming shared the health status of MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja with the media. MS Dhoni & Ravindra Jadeja Health Update: Stephen Fleming Gives Crucial Updates About the CSK Duo.

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