Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan smashed a quickfire 32-ball 79 to register the highest-ever rating by a quantity eight batter in Indian Premier League (IPL) historical past of their 27-run loss towards Mumbai Indians.
After profitable the toss, GT skipper Hardik Pandya requested MI to bat. Powered by Suryakumar Yadav’s maiden IPL century, Mumbai posted a frightening 218/5 within the first innings.
Mumbai’s affect participant Akash Madhwal made early inroads for his aspect, dismissing Wriddhiman Saha within the second over. Rohit Sharma’s bowlers then created fixed breakthroughs because the Titans have been left reeling at 100 for seven.
What may’ve been a harmful loss for Gujarat, turned out to be a detailed shave following Rashid’s swashbuckling knock that included three fours and 10 sixes.
Rashid bettered Pat Cummins’ rating of 66, coming in at quantity eight for Kolkata Knight Riders towards Chennai Super Kings throughout an IPL 2021 fixture on the identical venue.
Earlier within the first innings, Rashid scalped 4 wickets to overhaul Rajasthan Royals’ Yuzvendra Chahal within the Purple Cap listing this season. Rashid has 23 wickets below his belt.
Highest scores for a quantity eight batter:
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Rashid Khan: 79 runs for GT vs MI (2023) - ⦿
Pat Cummins: 66 runs for KKR vs CSK (2021) - ⦿
Harbhajan Singh: 64 runs for MI vs Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) (2015)
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com