IPL 2026: Rohit Sharma Scores 'Special' Century; 'Hitman' becomes second batter to Achieve THIS feat

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma, famously known as 'The Hitman,' has appeared to be in fine form during IPL 2026. He has already amassed 113 runs across the first two matches. Representing the Mumbai Indians (MI), Rohit played a blistering innings of 78 runs off just 38 balls against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), featuring six fours and an equal number of sixes.

On Saturday, against the Delhi Capitals (DC), he scored 35 runs off 26 balls, aided by five fours and one six. The 38-year-old Rohit has now completed a special milestone in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The only player ahead of 'The Hitman' on this list is the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batsman, Virat Kohli.

What landmark did Rohit Sharma Achieve?

In fact, Rohit has become only the second batsman in the IPL to cross the 30-run mark on 100 occasions. He has been playing in the IPL since 2008, the year the Indian league commenced. He made his IPL debut playing for the Deccan Chargers. He has been playing for the Mumbai Indians since 2011. The record for the most 30-plus scores in the IPL belongs to Kohli, who has achieved this feat 127 times. The top 10 list features eight Indian cricketers. Australia's formidable former opening batsman, David Warner, holds the third spot; he scored 30-plus runs 96 times in the IPL. He no longer plays in the IPL. IPL 2026 News – IPL 2026 Updates & Headlines

Most 30+ Scores in the IPL

127 – Virat Kohli

100 – Rohit Sharma

96 – David Warner

95 – Shikhar Dhawan

77 – Suresh Raina

72 – Ajinkya Rahane

72 – Robin Uthappa

68 – MS Dhoni

68 – Faf du Plessis

How Did Mumbai Defeat Delhi?

The Mumbai team, fresh off a 6-wicket victory against KKR, suffered a defeat by the exact same margin—six wickets—at the hands of Delhi. After restricting Mumbai to 162 runs for the loss of six wickets, Delhi successfully chased down the target, scoring 164 runs for the loss of four wickets in 18.1 overs.

Following a brilliant bowling performance led by Mukesh Kumar and captain Axar Patel, Sameer Rizvi (90) played the best innings of his IPL career. Mukesh Kumar claimed two wickets for 26 runs in his three overs. He received excellent support from Axar (1 wicket for 22 runs), Lungi Ngidi (1 wicket for 34 runs), Vipraj Nigam (1 wicket for 24 runs), and T. Natarajan (1 wicket for 24 runs). Meanwhile, Rizvi’s 51-ball innings featured seven fours and seven sixes. He had also played a match-winning innings against Lucknow (an unbeaten 70 off 47 balls).