RR vs MI: Watch - Lasith Malinga presents special jersey to Hardik Pandya on milestone 100th game for Mumbai Indians

Updated - 22 Apr 2024, 10:46 PM

Hardik Pandya, Lasith Malinga
Hardik Pandya, Lasith Malinga (Credits: X)

The game between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians on Monday (April 22) in the ongoing IPL 2024 was a special one for Hardik Pandya.

The game was Hardik Pandya's 100 match for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. The allrounder began his journey in the IPL in 2015 with Mumbai Indians. He became an integral member of the team soon and went on to help Mumbai Indians win the title in his first season with the franchise.

Hardik Pandya helped Mumbai Indians win the title in 2017, 2019 and 2020 as well. Ahead of the 2022 season, Mumbai Indians parted ways with the allrounder and he joined Gujarat Titans. Hardik Pandya enjoyed two very successful seasons with the Gujarat-based outfit before sealing a sensational return to Mumbai.

He celebrated a special milestone in his journey with Mumbai Indians on Monday and the franchise also came up with a special gesture for him. Before the start of the second innings, Mumbai Indians bowling coach Lasith Malinga gifted a special jersey to the captain. The jersey had the number 100 written on its back.

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Most matches for Mumbai Indians in IPL:

Rohit Sharma holds the record for playing the most number of games for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. The former Mumbai Indians captain has played 215 games for the side. Keiron Pollard is second in the list with 211 games. Rohit and Pollard are the only players who have touched the 200-game mark for the five-time champions.

Hardik Pandya, on the other hand, became just the seventh player to play 100 matches for Mumbai Indians. In 100 games so far, he has scored 1627 runs and picked up 46 wickets for Mumbai Indians.

Here is the list of top ten players with most IPL games for Mumbai Indians:

Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave 100 Wkts
Rohit Sharma 2011-2024 215 5617 109* 30.03 2 1
Kieron Pollard 2010-2022 211 3915 87* 28.78 - 79
Harbhajan Singh 2008-2017 158 947 64 16.32 - 147
Lasith Malinga 2009-2019 139 178 37* 8.9 - 195
Ambati Rayudu 2010-2017 136 2635 81* 24.39 - -
Jasprit Bumrah 2013-2024 131 67 16* 9.57 - 161
Hardik Pandya 2015-2024 100 1627 91 26.67 - 46
Suryakumar Yadav 2011-2024 92 2828 103* 34.91 1 -
Sachin Tendulkar 2008-2013 91 2599 100* 32.48 1 -
Krunal Pandya 2016-2021 84 1143 86 22.86 - 51

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