Rohit Sharma adopts one at Wankhede Stadium© Bcci | X (Twitter)
Mumbai Indians on Wednesday gave a dominant performance against Delhi Capital in their last IPL 2025 match and won a playoff berth. Playing at the Wankhede Stadium, Mi posted a good total of 180/5 in 20 overs after batting first. Later, Hardik Pandya and Sah destroyed DC’s batting lineup and excluded them for 121 to win 59 runs. With the formation of the fourth team entering the Mi playoffs, DC was abolished from the race. This victory also became a special for MI as it was his last game of the season in his den, Wankhede.
After the victory, Rohit adopted the ground to thank all fans for his never ending support and continuous support. In a video that went viral on social media, the 38 -year -old batsman was seen launching tennis balls in the crowd and waving in gratitude.
Neeta Ambani like Rohit Sharma like Mad Funglle. pic.twitter.com/kgvq32ukpw
– (@rushiii_12) May 21, 2025
In another video, Rohit was also seen standing with DC spinner Kuldeep Yadav and mentor Kevin Peterson after the game.
The match was the first game played at Wankhede Stadium after the unveiling of ‘Rohit Sharma Stand’ last week.
It was also an emotional moment for fans as it also marked Rohit’s first game after announcing his retirement from Test cricket. After Rohit, star batter Virat Kohli also called time on his test career.
Talking about the IPL match, it was a dominating win for MI as the five -time champions now appear to finish on top of the table.
“I bring the ball (Santner and Bumrah), they bring such control and perfection, which makes my work very easy,” Mi Skipper Hardik Pandya said after the victory.
He said, “We were very happy to receive 160, but the way Naman and Surya finished it. Especially Naman, to come out and just outstand a hit on a difficult track,” he said.
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