MI win battle of bursts vs base: Rohit Sharma-Ryan Rickelton script Mumbai's highest IPL chase
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma scored 84 on his return from injury and Ryan Rickelton made 83 as Mumbai Indians beat Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets in Mumbai in their IPL 2026 match on Monday. The two openers added 143 runs for the first wicket, their third century stand in the IPL, and set up the chase. Mumbai Indians chased down 229 after LSG had scored 228 for five, finishing at 229 for four in 18.
4 overs. Earlier, Nicholas Pooran scored 63 off 21 balls to lift LSG after a slowdown in the middle overs. He took advantage of loose bowling from MI.
Rohit had missed five matches due to a hamstring injury he picked up against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 12. He hit seven sixes and six fours in his 44-ball innings, while Rickelton continued his run of form. Rickelton was dismissed in the 11th over by Mohsin Khan after hitting two sixes.
Rohit looked set for a hundred but was caught at short fine leg in the 14th over off Manimaran Siddharth, who finished with 2 for 47. Tilak Varma scored 11, while stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav made 12 before getting out near the boundary again. Naman Dhir remained not out on 23 and Will Jacks was unbeaten on 10 as MI completed the chase.
Mumbai Indians scored around 50 runs in the first five overs before Rohit attacked in the sixth over, hitting 21 runs off Avesh Khan with a mix of fours and sixes. Highest targets chased down in IPL 265 - PBKS vs DC, Delhi, 2026 262 - PBKS vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024 246 - SRH vs PBKS, Hyderabad, 2025 244 - SRH vs MI, Wankhede, 2026 229 - SRH vs RR, Jaipur, 2026 229 - MI vs LSG, Wankhede, 2026* The previous highest target chased by MI was 221 runs against KKR at the same venue earlier this season. Rickelton also scored freely, starting with a six off Mohsin and playing shots against both pace and spin.