{"id":163255,"date":"2026-05-04T13:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=163255"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:18:16","slug":"mi-vs-srh-ipl-2026-rohit-rickelton-crush-lucknow-super-giants-to-help-mumbai-indians-stay-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=163255","title":{"rendered":"MI vs SRH, IPL 2026: Rohit, Rickelton crush Lucknow Super Giants to help Mumbai Indians stay alive"},"content":{"rendered":"


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After nearly a month on the sidelines nursing a hamstring injury, Rohit Sharma returned to Wankhede Stadium on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He wasted little time reminding everyone of his class, producing an 84 off 44 balls to breathe life back into the Mumbai Indians\u2019 flickering IPL 2026 playoff hopes and script a commanding six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants.<\/p>\n

As a packed stadium chanted his name, a nonchalant Rohit seemed untouched by pressure, easing into his innings before taking on Mohammed Shami with a couple of early sixes. He soon found rhythm, and alongside Ryan Rickelton (83, 32b, 6×4, 8×6), stitched together a 143-run opening stand as Mumbai chased down LSG\u2019s 228 for five with ease.<\/p>\n

On a flat, batting-friendly surface, Rohit arrived as an Impact Player and made it count immediately, collecting 21 runs off Avesh Khan in the sixth over. While Rickelton attacked from the outset, Rohit paced his innings with assurance, accelerating after Rickelton\u2019s dismissal to Mohsin Khan, having struck him for a boundary and two sixes.<\/p>\n

With the stage set for a century, Rohit fell to Shami, offering a straightforward catch to M. Siddharth. By then, however, Mumbai had seized control. Despite losing Tilak Varma\u00a0and\u00a0stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav, filling in for the injured Hardik Pandya,\u00a0in quick succession,\u00a0Naman Dhir\u00a0stood firm and\u00a0ensured there were no hiccups.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ:<\/b>IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals, CSK aim to stay afloat in playoff race<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Earlier, Nicholas Pooran rediscovered form with a blistering 16-ball fifty. After Josh Inglis fell early, Pooran (63 off 21) launched a counterattack, dismantling Will Jacks and Allah Ghazanfar while sharing a 94-run stand with Mitchell Marsh (44 off 25).<\/p>\n

Pooran\u2019s eight sixes left Mumbai\u2019s bowlers scrambling, with even Jasprit Bumrah conceding 21 in an over as LSG surged to 90 for 1 in the Powerplay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Corbin Bosch broke the stand, with Rickelton taking the catch, and dismissed Marsh five deliveries later to trigger a wobble as Rishabh Pant and Akshat Raghuwanshi fell quickly.<\/p>\n

An unbroken 68-run stand between Himmat Singh and Aiden Markram pushed LSG past 200, but it proved insufficient as MI returned to winning ways, keeping\u00a0its\u00a0campaign alive and reigniting belief within the dressing room.<\/p>\n

Published on May 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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