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Rohit Sharma thrashed the bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders in the second match of IPL 2026. Hitman Rohit completed his half-century in just 23 balls at Wankhede Stadium, which is his fastest fifty in IPL history. Earlier, KKR had scored a huge score of 220 runs, chasing which Rohit and Ryan Rickelton batted brilliantly. Both of them made a partnership of 148 runs for the first wicket.
Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders had scored 220 runs, in response to which a good start was needed from Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton. Both lived up to expectations, no KKR bowler could trouble them. In the powerplay, both scored 80 runs without losing any wicket.
Rohit hit the fastest fifty
Rohit Sharma completed his half-century in 23 balls. This is his fastest half-century in IPL history, who has been playing since the first edition of the league. Earlier, his fastest half-century came in 25 balls, which he played against Chennai Super Kings in the 2015 final.
Rohit Sharma played an inning of 78 runs in 38 balls and made a partnership of 148 runs with Ryan Rickelton for the first wicket. In this innings, Rohit hit 6 sixes and the same number of fours. He was caught out by Anukul Roy off the ball of Vaibhav Arora.
Rohit Sharma IPL Career
Hitman Rohit has been playing in the first edition of IPL (2008). In the first three editions, he played for Deccan Chargers, for whom he played 45 matches. In 2011, he joined Mumbai Indians and then became the captain, in 2013 he won MI’s first IPL trophy as captain. Mumbai Indians have won 5 trophies under the captaincy of Rohit. Rohit has scored 7124 runs in 273 matches played in IPL, which includes 2 centuries and 48 half-centuries. Rohit has hit 308 sixes and 646 fours in IPL.