Rohit Sharma suffered a disappointing end to their IPL 2026 campaign after registering an undesirable record during the Mumbai Indians‘ Defeated Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium. MI’s opener was dismissed by Jofra Archer for a wicket, a wicket that also saw him equal the record for most ducks in IPL history. Rohit now has 19 ducks in the tournament, with Glenn Maxwell at the top of the list. Most Ducks in IPL History:
- 19 – Glenn Maxwell
- 19—Rohit Sharma
- 18—Dinesh Karthik
- 18 — Sunil Narayan
- 16—Piyush Chawla
- 16 — Rashid Khan
Rohit’s dismissal came in dramatic fashion. Archer produced a brilliant out-swinger that quickly went away from the MI batsman, forcing an outside edge past wicketkeeper Dhruv Jorrell. Early progress led to disaster as Mumbai Indians collapsed to 38 for 4 chasing 206. While the duck added an unwanted statistic to Rohit’s record, the former MI captain had a good individual season despite missing several matches due to injury. In nine matches in IPL 2026, Rohit scored 283 runs at an average of 35.38 and a strike rate of 157.22. However, his absence and inconsistent availability became a reason why Mumbai Indians struggled badly throughout the campaign. The five-time champions never found stability at the top and eventually dropped to ninth in the points table after another disappointing defeat. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals sealed their place in the final playoffs thanks to Archer’s all-round brilliance. The England star scored 32 off 15 balls and returned figures of 3 for 17 to knock MI out and send RR into the playoffs.
