Gujarat Titans (GT) played Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday in a feisty encounter between two star-studded sides. Wankhede lit up to pomp and glory as Mumbai Indians won the high-scoring battle.
After losing the toss, Mumbai Indians posted a total of 218/5. The man in form, Suryakumar Yadav, batted brilliantly to score his maiden IPL century. After setting a new individual high score in their previous match against RCB, Surya again set a new stat after scoring an unbeaten 103.
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In cricket, we sometimes feel for the losing side. Some efforts do not deserve to end up on the losing side. Rashid Khan’s knock last night was one such. The Afghani leg-spinner brought the run-chase to life after scoring an unbeaten 79 off 32 deliveries.
List of records broken by Rashid Khan at Wankhede
10 Sixes: Rashid Khan hit ten maximums in his inning of 79. It is the most number of sixes hit by a Gujarat TItans player in a single inning in the IPL.
10 Sixes: Rashid Khan’s ten maximums are the joint-second-most in run chases in IPL History. Sanath Jayasuriya hit 11 sixes in a run-chase for Mumbai Indians against the Chennai Super Kings in 2008.
88-run partnership: Rashid was involved in an 88-run partnership with Alzarri Joseph. It is the second-highest for a ninth-wicket partnership in Men’s T20 cricket history. Belgium nationals Saber Zakhil and Saqlain Ali added 132 runs for the ninth wicket in 2021.
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All-round Performance: Rashid Khan became only the third player to hit fifty runs and bag four wickets in a single game in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Yuvraj Singh and Mitchell Marsh are the only two on this list.
79 Runs: Rashid scored 79 runs off 32 balls while batting at number 8 for GT. It is the highest score in IPL by any player batting at number 8 or below. The previous record was held by Pat Cummins, for scoring an unbeaten 66 against CSK in 2021.
When do Rashid Khan and GT play next?
GT and Rashid Khan will next be in action against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 15 at 19:30 pm IST in their penultimate game of the league stage.
