The MI skipper plays a cautious 40-ball half-century, marred with seven boundaries and a six, to bail his side out of trouble after top order crumbles vs KXIP.

Rohit Sharma joins Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina in elite list of batsmen after he shot Mohammad Shami for a boundary early into the match against KXIP in Abu Dhabi.

Mumbai Indians have made only one change in their playing XI - an unfit Saurabh Tiwary has made way for Ishan Kishan. 

Rohit says he learnt from his former MI captain and coach that it's important to hear what his players in the line-up and bench have to say. 

MI batsman Suryakumar Yadav talked about his batting position, Rohit Sharma's exploits against KKR and Jasprit Bumrah's "strong" comeback.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has said that the conditions in UAE "take a lot out of you," adding that it further emphasizes the need for set batsmen to bat deep.

While the social media was full of praise of MI skipper's knock, KKR’s Patt Cummins hitting Jasprit Bumrah for 4 sixes took many by surprise.

The MI skipper puts in his customary flawless show on a difficult Abu Dhabi surface to take the game away from KKR.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has been having a record-breaking evening at the Abu Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Hitting four sixes and a solitary boundary off 39 balls, Rohit scored his 37th half-century in IPL, which helped Mumbai bounce back from 8/1 to 105 for two

The former Australian pacer feels Kolkata Knight Riders made a mistake by allowing MI skipper the time to settle down

The 37-year-old Malinga has been ruled out for the season and in his absence, MI are relying upon the likes of James Pattinson and Jasprit Bumrah to deliver in the death overs.

Heading into the game, Rohit was five runs behind Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner, but he pipped the Aussie with a huge six off Sandeep Warrier in the very first over of the game. 

As most must have predicted, KKR, who become the last team to kick off their IPL 2020 campaign, picked Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine as their four overseas players.

Rohit needs 90 runs more to become only the third player to amass 5000 or more runs in IPL history, after Chennai Super Kings' Suresh Raina and Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli.

Bumrah is an integral part of Mumbai Indians' team, which won record four Indian Premier League titles under Rohit's leadership.

Put into bat, MI were going strong at 85 for 2 at one stage but couldn't get the partnership going to eventually post 162 for 9 in their stipulated 20 overs.

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will be kicking off IPL 2020 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. 

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma insisted that while playing against CSK is "fun," the side is just another opposition for MI.

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