Rohit Sharma’s IPL records and stats against Rajasthan Royals

Rohit Sharma has been one of the most popular batters in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The star batter has won a lot of matches for both Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers. In two IPL finals, Rohit has scored fifties. In 2020, he scored against Delhi Capitals. In the IPL 2015 final, Rohit scored a brisk fifty against CSK. As a skipper, Rohit is regarded as the best by many in the history of the league. The only arguable candidate in this regard is MS Dhoni.

In the ongoing season, Rohit has been in good form. In 7 innings, the 36-year-old has 197 runs at a batting average of 49.50, at a batting strike rate of 164.09, including a hundred to his name. In the last match against RR, the right-handed batter failed to put up a good performance. The MI opener was undone by Trent Boult in the very first ball of the match. The MI batter would be hoping to put on a better performance against RR in Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Cricket Stadium. 

The intent from the right-handed batter has been on point. Given the fact that his performances in the T20 WC 2024 will be important, Rohit has been preparing accordingly. The right-handed batter will be key for the success of MI. The former MI captain has been in his best form in the IPL in a long time. As RR has some of the best bowlers in the league currently, it would be interesting to see how Sharma fares against them.

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Rohit Sharma’s overall record against Punjab Kings

The 36-year-old has played 28 matches against RR. Rohit Sharma has scored 541 runs against the 2008 champions at a batting average of 20.04, and a batting strike rate of 124.37, including two fifty-plus scores. The right-handed batter has managed to score the third most number of runs for MI against RR, only behind the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard. His best score against the franchise is 73(44) which came back in 2010, at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Cricket Stadium in Nagpur.

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Memorable performance against Rajasthan Royals

In 2010, the star batter played for the Deccan Chargers. In the match against RR, he smashed 73 runs in 44 innings. On a wicket which had some assistance for the bowlers, Buttler played well and weathered the storm early. Barring Adam Gilchrist, no other batter stood for Rohit's assistance. The Indian batter batted well in his home ground and put on a show. However, DC lost the match by just 2 runs due to a lack of support from the other end.

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In the IPL 2014, MI had one of the best teams. On a slow wicket like Ahmedabad, MI batters struggled to get going. In came Rohit at number 4 and batted like a dream. The right-handed batter scored 40 runs in 19 balls which included 3 fours and 4 sixes. The knock of Rohit propelled MI to a score of 178/3 on a slow wicket. It was a very good total on the board, which was evident in the way RR batted later on and lost by 25 runs.

Key Battles for Rohit Sharma against Rajasthan Royals

Trent Boult - The star bowler from RR has a good success rate against the 36-year-old. Sharma has struggled against Boult, averaging 8.5 and striking at just 94.4. The star batter has 17 runs in 18 balls against the Kiwi bowler. Even in the ongoing season, Boult has had the better of him. The left-arm pacer dismissed the Nagpur-born batter for a golden duck in Wankhede Stadium.

Avesh Khan - The emerging pacer will be a threat to Sharma, given how he has bowled in the last couple of seasons. Avesh has aged well and improved massively in the ongoing season. The right-arm pacer has dismissed the MI batter on two occasions. In 13 balls, Rohit has managed to score only 11 runs at a batting average of 5.5, at a batting strike rate of just 84.6. 

Rohit Sharma’s Record and Stats against Rajasthan Royals

The Indian opener has 541 runs against RR in 28 games, which is the 9th most for a batter against RR in the history of the league. Rohit's count of 41 fours is the 16th-best for a batter against RR in the league. His 24 sixes is the 5th most for a batter against RR in the IPL history. In the upcoming game, Rohit needs just 2 sixes to become the batter with the third most sixes against RR. If he hits 8 sixes, Rohit will top the chart. 

For MI, he has smashed 26 fours and 16 sixes which takes him to a total of 42 boundaries against RR, the third most for a batter from MI in the league. He has the second most number of sixes (16) for an MI batter against RR. Rohit has the joint third most fifties (2) for a batter from MI against RR. His 21 innings is the most for an MI batter against RR.