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A strong opening partnership between Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton helped the Mumbai Indians continue to chase the Lucknow Super Giants total during their Indian Premier League 2026 encounter at the Wankhede Stadium.

At the time of writing, the Mumbai Indians have scored 144/1 after 11 overs and need 85 from 54 balls, with Rickelton having smashed 83 from 32 balls before his dismissal, while Rohit is unbeaten on 58 from 33 balls and is joined by Tilak Varma at the crease.

The openers put on an enormous 143-run partnership for the first wicket, giving the Mumbai Indians the momentum required for their chase and also setting a special record in the history of the IPL.

With their knock in this match, Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton climbed to the top of the list of most 100+ partnership for Mumbai Indians in IPL history, becoming the second pair to record 3 century partnerships together.

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This record shows the value of the Rohit-Rickelton combination at the top of the order, the importance of big partnerships built by this pair with a decent rate of scoring has become key this season.

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Earlier in the game, Lucknow Super Giants posted 228/5 after 20 overs and gave Mumbai Indians a huge target. To win this game, MI would require to complete their highest ever chase in the history of IPL.

Rickelton attacked from the first over, hitting 6 boundaries and 8 maximums, his strike rate being just over 250 in this phase. Rohit played a good supporting role and keep the score ticking.

From Lucknow Super Giants, Mohsin Khan is the only bowler to take a wicket and that too of Rickelton. The experienced bowlers like Mohammed Shami and Avesh Khan have failed to control the flow of the game.

Mumbai Indians are in a commanding position to chase this target with 7 wickets and 60-odd runs to get. The Rohit-Rickelton partnership remains the highlight of the game and added another record to the bag of this team.