Published 12:13 IST, September 24th 2020
Dream11 IPL 2020, Kolkata vs Mumbai: Top stats from the game ft. Rohit Sharma and Pollard
The recently-concluded Kolkata vs Mumbai Dream11 IPL 2020 clash at Abu Dhabi witnessed several records, including the record of 200 sixes by Rohit Sharma.
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Mumbai, on back of ir skipper Rohit Sharma’s heroics, defeated Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata in a one-sided affair in fifth match of ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. match, conducted at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, September 23, witnessed several statistical updates from likes of Kieron Pollard and captain Sharma himself. Here is a look at some of top stats that unfolded during recently-concluded Mumbai vs Kolkata’s Dream11 IPL 2020 game.
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Dream11 IPL 2020: Kieron Pollard completes 150 matches for Mumbai
Dynamic West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard took field for Mumbai for 150th time through recently-concluded match. He celebrated occasion by scoring an unbeaten 13 and by picking up wicket of Kolkata’s Nitish Rana. By doing so, burly Trinidadian became first player in tournament’s history to play 150 matches for Mumbai and he is followed by Rohit Sharma (145 matches) and Harbhajan Singh (136 matches).
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Dream11 IPL 2020: Rohit Sharma plunders Kolkata with 80
After Mumbai’s 49-run win, skipper Rohit Sharma was adjudged as ‘Player of Match’ for his 80 runs from just 54 balls. Through his match-winning innings, stylish right-handed batsman also overtook Hyderabad captain David Warner as IPL batsmen with most runs against Kolkata. Rohit Sharma has w scored 904 runs against Kolkata in comparison to David Warner’s tally of 829 runs against same opponents.
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Dream11 IPL 2020: Rohit Sharma 200 sixes in Dream11 IPL
Apart from achieving a batting milestone against Kolkata, Rohit Sharma also became fourth batsman in tournament’s history to hit 200 sixes across all IPL seasons. He reached landmark figure when he struck his sixth six during his match-winning kck. Sharma is currently only behind Chris Gayle (326 sixes), AB de Villiers (214 sixes) and MS Dhoni (212 sixes) in terms of number of maximums struck in IPL.
Dream11 IPL 2020: Mumbai extends domination over Kolkata
With Mumbai’s 49-run win, Rohit Sharma and co. registered ir opening points in ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season. Interestingly, ir victory was also ir 20th win overall against Kolkata franchise. or team has defeated anyone 20 times in head-to-head encounters, with next best record being Kolkata’s 17 wins over Punjab.
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12:13 IST, September 24th 2020