On Monday, April 1, Mumbai Indians (MI) opener Rohit Sharma scored a golden duck in the team’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) encounter against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
Sharma faced his old opponent Trent Boult in the opening over after Rajasthan won the toss and decided to field. The left-arm seamer defeated the flamboyant hitter for the sixth time in T20 cricket.
Boult delivered a short ball outside off stump. Rohit Sharma tried defending, yet the ball’s edge was caught by a diving Sanju Samson. Sharma’s dismissal marked his 17th IPL duck, equaling Dinesh Karthik’s record for most in the league.
Several supporters flocked to social media to respond to Rohit Sharma’s first-ball duck. A fan wrote:
“The chants lasted longer than his knock.”
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Notably, Rohit Sharma appeared in excellent batting form in Mumbai’s first two IPL 2024 matches. He began the season with a brilliant 43-run effort against Gujarat Titans (GT) and followed it up with 26 off 12 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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Trent Boult, Rajasthan’s speed bowling spearhead, has frequently supplied his team with early breakthroughs. The Kiwi seamer’s domination with the new ball continued, as he claimed two wickets in his opening over against Mumbai.
He removed the in-form Rohit Sharma with the sixth ball. Naman Dhir, 24, stepped out to bat at No. 3. The gifted teenager has amazed many with his batting prowess in his rookie season.
However, he returned without troubling the scorers against Rajasthan, losing his wicket to Boult on the first delivery. He was out LBW while attempting to play the ball to mid-on. Dhir was undone by the inswing moment and became stranded in front.
Mumbai is yet to gain a point on the points table, having lost their first two games. The five-time winners remain at the bottom of the points rankings.
Mumbai were 75/4 after nine overs, with Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma at the crease.