NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is going through a lean patch in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Rohit, who scored just 7 runs against RCB on Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, set an unwanted batting record to his name.
The seven-run knock was his fifth successive single-digit score in IPL 2023. He registered this unwanted batting record for the first time in his IPL career.
Ahead of the RCB clash, Rohit's scored 2,3,0 and 0 in his last four innings.
His previous worst performance was in IPL 2017, when he was dismissed for 3,2,4 and 0 in his side's first four matches of the season.
1/10:IPL 2023: SKY blitz helps Mumbai Indians thrash RCB
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2/10:Suryakumar Yadav
<p>Suryakumar Yadav hammered 83 off 35 balls as Mumbai Indians thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets on Tuesday to jump from eighth to third in the IPL points table. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
3/10:RCB run charge
<p>RCB skipper Faf du Plessis (65) and Glenn Maxwell (68) lit up the first innings after put into bat. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
4/10:Leading from the front
<p>The in-form Du Plessis survived a dropped catch on nought before he hit back and registered his sixth half-century of the season. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
5/10:Big Show
<p>Maxwell greeted Chris Jordan with two sixes in his opening over but the pace bowler pulled things back in his final two and dismissed Dinesh Karthik (30). Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
6/10:Virat Kohli
<p>Jason Behrendorff struck early with two wickets including that of Virat Kohli (1), as he returned figures of 3/36. </p>IANS
7/10:Faf's Big Show
<p>At 16/2, Du Plessis and Maxwell combined to punish the Mumbai attack, hitting seven sixes between them in their fourth century partnership of the season. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
8/10:SKY not the limit
<p>Chasing 200 to win, Suryakumar put on a blistering stand of 140 with Nehal Wadhera (52*), as Mumbai romped home with 21 balls to spare at Wankhede Stadium. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
9/10:SKY's IPL best
<p>Suryakumar's blitz laced with six sixes was his IPL best and made RCB's 199/6 look a small total. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
10/10:Ishan Kishan
<p>Opener Ishan Kishan hit a quick-fire 42 but Mumbai slipped to 52/2 when skipper Rohit Sharma fell for seven to extend his batting slump. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNNMI went to beat RCB by 6 wickets. MI chased down RCB's 199/6 with 21 balls and six wickets in hand.
Suryakumar Yadav, who scored a blistering 83 off 35 balls, was adjudged Man of the Match.
With this win, MI have jumped to the third spot, with six wins and five losses. They have a total of 12 points.
