IPL 2017: Top 5 moments from Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians encounters through IPL History

#3 Nitish Rana’s whirlwind innings of 70 (36) that took the Lions by surprise at Kanpur (2016)

Rana’s 70 runs helped Mumbai Indians to a strong total

Rana has become quite a familiar face in this edition of IPL having scored three fifties so far for the Mumbai Indians. However, his ‘claim to fame’ came in the previous edition when he played a whirlwind innings of 70 runs off just 36 balls against the Gujarat Lions at Kanpur in 2016.

Coming in to bat at No. 3, Rana started dealing with the bowlers in a belligerent manner. He struck seven fours and four humongous sixes en route to his innings of 70. It looked like he was batting on a completely different pitch and scoring freely whereas the other senior batsmen failed to deliver with the bat.

It was his efforts with the bat that took Mumbai to a competitive total of 172/8. Although it was chased down later on by the Gujarat Lions with ease, Rana’s innings will be remembered as one of the finest by the rising Indian batting talents.