IPL 2019: 3 best spells by Mohit Sharma in IPL history
Mohit Sharma made his IPL debut for MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2013, and the young talent from Haryana impressed the fans with his superb performances with the ball. Primarily an opening bowler, Mohit has also evolved into a capable death bowler while playing in the Indian Premier League.
Mohit moved to the Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2016 and represented the Preity Zinta owned franchise for 3 seasons. He was released by Kings XI ahead of the 2019 IPL auction and was snapped up by CSK once again.
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Mohit has played 84 matches in his IPL career, in which he has scalped 90 wickets at an economy rate of 8.40. In this article, we'll take a look at the 3 best spells by Mohit in IPL history:
#3 3/23 vs Rising Pune Supergiant, IPL 2016
In the 10th match of the 2016 season of IPL, Kings XI Punjab hosted Rising Pune Supergiant at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. MS Dhoni's Rising Pune Supergiant batted first and the team got off to a sound start as Steve Smith and Faf du Plessis' splendid partnership powered the side to 139/3 in 17.4 overs.
However, in the slog overs, Mohit Sharma completely derailed the RPS innings. He first dismissed Steve Smith in the 18th over before sending du Plessis back to the pavilion on the first ball of the 20th over. On the very next ball, he picked the wicket of MS Dhoni, the man who played a huge role in his rise.
This mini collapse helped Kings XI restrict Pune to a total of 152. Half-centuries from Manan Vohra and Murali Vijay ensured that the home team won the match easily.