Rohit Sharma breaks MS Dhoni's unique record during IPL 2026 clash between DC and MI

Rohit Sharma added another feather in his cap during the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) second match of the Indian Premier League 2026 on Saturday (April 4) against the Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Opening the innings, the 38-year-old looked in good touch, scoring 35 runs off 26 balls. His knock included five boundaries and a six before he was caught by Nitish Rana off Axar Patel in the 10th over.

But before walking back, Rohit managed to break a major IPL record. With that six, he went past MS Dhoni’s tally for the most sixes hit by an Indian batter against a single team in the IPL. Dhoni has smashed 50 sixes against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while Rohit now has 51 sixes against Delhi Capitals.

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The overall record, however, still belongs to Chris Gayle. The former West Indies star hit 61 sixes against Punjab Kings during his IPL career while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He also struck 54 sixes against KKR while representing RCB and PBKS.

Why smashed most sixes against one team in the IPL?

PLAYER	COUNTRY	TEAM(S)	MATCHES	SIXES	AGAINST
Chris Gayle	West Indies	KKR, RCB	16	61	Punjab Kings
Chris Gayle	West Indies	RCB, PBKS	19	54	Kolkata Knight Riders
Rohit Sharma	India	HDC, MI	38	51	Delhi Capitals
MS Dhoni	India	CSK, RPSG	38	50	Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli	India	RCB	35	48	Chennai Super Kings
Rohit Sharma	India	HDC, MI	36	47	Kolkata Knight Riders
AB de Villiers	South Africa	DC, RCB	25	44	Punjab Kings
Chris Gayle	West Indies	KKR, RCB, PBKS	20	44	Mumbai Indians
Kieron Pollard	West Indies	MI	27	44	Chennai Super Kings
David Warner	Australia	DC, SRH	23	44	Royal Challengers Bengaluru

MI's flop batting show vs DC

Stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav played a fighting knock of 51, but the Mumbai Indians could only manage 162 for six against the Delhi Capitals in their IPL match. Regular captain Hardik Pandya missed the game due to illness.

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Mumbai struggled to build partnerships throughout the innings. Rohit Sharma scored 35 at the top, while Suryakumar added a steady 51 in the middle. Naman Dhir chipped in with 28 runs.

For Delhi, Mukesh Kumar impressed with the ball, taking 2 wickets for 26 runs and putting early pressure on Mumbai’s batting lineup.