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Rohit Sharma became the hero of Mumbai Indians’ historic win against KKR, broke this big record of Virat Kohli

By Samira Vishwas

Rohit Sharma 78 Runs Against KKR break Virat Kohli Big Record: In the second match of IPL 2026, Mumbai Indians made a strong start to the season by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets. Chasing the big target of 221 runs, the biggest heroes of Mumbai’s victory were Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickleton. Rohit played an explosive inning of 78 runs in 38 balls, which included 6 fours and 6 sixes.

Made a big record by leaving behind Virat Kohli

Rohit Sharma’s excellent record against KKR continued in this match as well. On the basis of his innings of 78 runs, he became the player who scored the most runs against a single team in IPL history. He achieved this feat leaving Virat Kohli behind. Rohit now has 1161 runs against KKR, while Kohli has 1159 runs against Punjab Kings.

Players who have scored the most runs against a team in IPL

  • Rohit Sharma – 1161 runs vs KKR
  • Virat Kohli – 1159 runs vs punjab kings
  • Virat Kohli – 1146 runs vs Chennai Super Kings
  • David Warner – 1134 runs vs punjab kings
  • Virat Kohli – 1130 runs vs Delhi Capitals
  • David Warner – 1093 runs vs kkr

Rohit joins 50 fifty plus score club

After completing his half-century in this match, Rohit Sharma made another big achievement in his name. He has become the fourth player in IPL history to score 50 fifty plus scores. Before him, Virat Kohli, David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan had done this feat. Rohit completed his half-century in just 23 balls in this match, which was also the fastest fifty of his IPL career. The special thing was that for the first time he was successful in completing his half-century inside the powerplay.

Players who scored the highest fifty plus score in IPL

  • Virat Kohli – 72 fifty plus score
  • David Warner – 66 fifty plus score
  • Shikhar Dhawan – 53 fifty plus score
  • Rohit Sharma – 50 fifty plus score
  • KL Rahul – 45 fifty plus score

Also read: World record registered in the name of Mumbai Indians, became the first franchise team to do so in the cricket world.

In IPL 2026, the eyes of the fans are especially fixed on the performance of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. While Kohli had made a great start to the season, Rohit also made it clear with his explosive batting in this match that he too is ready to make a big impact this season.

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