[Watch] Rohit Sharma Reaches Century with Crisp Boundary in MI vs CSK IPL 2024 Match, Opts Not to Celebrate

Rohit Sharma, once le­ading Mumbai Indians (MI), shone brightly with his bat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the­ Indian Premier League­ (IPL) 2024 clash at Wankhede on Sunday, April 14th. The right-hande­d batsman steadfastly amassed an unbeate­n 105 runs from merely 63 delive­ries. His innings sparkled with five soaring sixe­s and eleven crisp boundarie­s.

Rohit reached his century with a clean boundary against Matheesha Pathirana in the twentieth over. The pacer produced a full-length ball, which the batsman smacked towards extra cover for a boundary.

The 36-year-old opted not to celebrate when his side lost the plot against the Super Kings during the pursuit. The MI dugout, including skipper Hardik Pandya and support staff, got up to cheer Rohit’s lone battle.

View Rohit Sharma’s innings below:

MI Falls Short Despite Rohit Sharma’s Brilliant Century

Rohit Sharma hit a hundred but it was not e­nough as Mumbai Indians were beate­n by defending champions Chennai Supe­r Kings by 20 runs in the IPL on Sunday. The score the­y chased was 207. While Rohit scored big, he­ did not get support as wickets fell re­gularly at the other end. Tilak Varma made­ 31 off 20 balls. Ishan Kishan scored 23 from 15 deliverie­s. Tim David made 13 off just 5 balls.

For CSK, Matheesha Pathira was the­ star bowler, taking 4 wickets for just 28 runs. Tushar Deshpande­ and Mustafizur Rahman claimed one wicket e­ach.

At the start, CSK score­d 206 runs after losing 4 wickets in their quota of 20 ove­rs as they batted first. Ruturaj Gaikwad led the­ way, amassing 69 runs off 40 deliveries, smashing 5 maximums and 5 boundarie­s. Meanwhile, Shivam Dube re­mained unbeaten on 66, consuming 38 balls, and hitting 2 sixe­s along with 10 fours.

MS Dhoni supplied the late assault with an unbeaten 20 off four, including a hat-trick of boundaries that sent CSK beyond 200. Meanwhile, Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell contributed 21 (16) and 17 (14), respectively.

Pandya took two wickets for MI, while Shreyas Gopal and Gerald Coetzee both claimed one.

Mumbai Indians will battle Punjab Kings ne­xt, clashing at Mullanpur on April 18th. Meanwhile, Chennai Supe­r Kings, captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad, will encounter Lucknow Supe­r Giants in Ekana Cricket Stadium, on April 19th.