RR vs MI in IPL 2021: In a crunch game tonight, Rajasthan face Mumbai as both teams look to further their chances to reach the playoffs! Here are 5 stats and records that are up for grabs in this game!
Sanju Samson’s pink army of Rajasthan face Rohit Sharma’s blue and gold brigade of Mumbai! It is a must-win game for both the sides, as they look to fight tooth and nail for the final playoff spot that is available.
Apart from the said playoff spot, here are the 5 stats and records that are also up for grabs tonight:
49 – Sanju Samson needs 49 runs to claim Orange Cap
RR skipper Sanju Samson (480) needs 49 runs to go past PBKS skipper KL Rahul (528) and reclaim the Orange Cap for himself.
Can he do it tonight?
59 – Rohit needs 59 runs to get to 400 runs this season
MI skipper Rohit Sharma (341) needs 59 runs to get to 400 runs this season. He will become only the 8th batsman this season to achieve this mark.
Will we witness the captain getting back into form tonight and scoring these runs?
29 – Rohit also needs 29 runs to get to 5,600 IPL runs
The 5-time IPL-winning skipper Sharma (5,571) needs only 29 runs to cross another milestone – 5,600 all-time IPL runs in history.
He will become only the third-ever batsman to reach this landmark, behind RCB skipper Virat Kohli (6,235) and DC opener Shikhar Dhawan (5,698).
6 – Morris needs 6 wickets to get to 100 IPL wickets
The all-rounder missed his previous game against CSK. If he plays tonight and gets 6 wickets, he will get to 100 IPL wickets.
He will become only the 17th-ever bowler to get to this milestone.
5 – Pollard needs 5 sixes to move past Dhoni
MI all-rounder Kieron Pollard (214) needs only 5 sixes to move past CSK captain MS Dhoni (218) and claim the 4th place in the list of all-time most number of sixes.
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WI batsman Gayle (357) leads this list!
So here are 5 stats and records that are up for grabs in tonight’s game!
