5 top performances of Rohit Sharma in the IPL

3. 50 off 26-balls vs Chennai in Kolkata, 2015

Rohit comes in to bat to face the final delivery of the first over of the game with the score reading 1/1. It’s a final that no-one expected the Mumbai Indians to qualify for, but they did qualify. Up against Chennai Super Kings, the team needs Rohit to deliver.

The Eden magic unfolds as Rohit plays a manic innings, sparing no one – be it the tidy Ravindra Jadeja or the incisive Ravichandran Ashwin. Along with Lendl Simmons, he puts on 119 runs for the 2nd wicket and leaves with the score reading 120/2 in 12 overs.

By then the stage is set for Mumbai’s lower order to explode, as the team manages to post 202 on the board. MS Dhoni’s final game in CSK colours sees an unhappy ending as his team finishes second best in the competition.

Later in the night, captain Rohit Sharma receives the IPL trophy from the late Jagmohan Dalmiya in what was the last public appearance of the former BCCI President.