New Delhi: Rohit Sharma Duran added another milestone to his name. Mumbai Indians‘ IPL 2026 clash against Delhi Capitals on Saturday, although his innings was a paltry 35 runs. The veteran opener hit five fours and a six before his dismissal, but that one six was enough to get him into the record books.With this shot, Rohit became the most sixes against a single team by an Indian player in IPL history. He now has 51 sixes against Delhi Capitals, surpassing MS Dhoni’s previous record of 50 sixes against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
This achievement highlights Rohit’s consistency and dominance over the years, especially against Delhi. Although he did not play a major innings in the match, the milestone came as a significant personal achievement.The world record is still held by Chris Gayle who has hit the most sixes against a single team in IPL history. Rohit is now the leading Indian batsman, followed by Dhoni and Virat Kohli.Rohit also came close to another big milestone, 6000 runs for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, but fell short by just eleven runs. Nevertheless, his record-breaking six added another feather to his already impressive career.Even a day without a big score, Rohit managed to grab the headlines, and once again proved why he is one of the most impressive players in IPL history.In the match, Sameer Rizvi scored a brilliant 90 off 51 balls to lead Delhi Capitals to an easy six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians. Mumbai posted a modest 162/6, with Rohit Sharma (35), Suryakumar Yadav, and Naman Dhir (28) as key contributors, while Mukesh Kumar (2/26) provided the opening strike.Chasing 163, Delhi lost KL Rahul and Nitish Rana cheaply, but Patham Nissanka’s brisk 44 steadied the innings. Rizvi then took control, hitting seven sixes and seven fours, as Delhi reached the target in just 18.1 overs.
