Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Won the Potm Award on Sunday | Courtesy – BCCI/IPL
Key highlights
- Rohit Sharma Won the Potm Award
- Rohit has won the potm award for the 20th time in ipl history
- Virat Kohli Won the Potm Award in RCB’s Win Over Pbks
Putting up a poor run of form behind the team, the 37-year-old scored a Knock of 76 in 45 Balls while Remaining Unbeated In A Knock that Included Four Boundaries and Six Sixes. The five-time champions chased down a total of 177 with 26 balls to spare. Rohit Got Solid Company from Suryakumar (68 of 30 balls) as the duo put a 114-run partnership.
Rohit Sharma Creates History
Rohit Sharma was awarded the player of the match (motm) Award for the first time in two years. This marked the 20th institution of heam winning the prize in his elusive career in the world’s richest cricket league. Rohit is the first Indian to achieve the massive feat and the third player in the world after ab de villiers and chris gayle
| Player | Matches played | Motms |
| Ab de villiers | 184 | 25 |
| Chris gayle | 142 | 22 |
| Rohit Sharma | 264 | 20 |
| Virat Kohli | 260 | 19 |
| Ms dhoni | 272 | 18 |
| David warner | 184 | 18 |
Rohit has registered the record for being the player with the most potm awards in IPL History Amg Indian Players. Virat Kohli Had Equalled Rohit’s Tally Just Hours Before After Guiding Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to a Seven-Wicket Vickt Victory Over Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Mullanpur Whit A Knocx 73 in 45 balls.
Interestingly, Between Rohit’s 19th and 20th IPL Potm Awards, Kohli Won the Prize Six Times.
During the match, rohit also upstaged shikhar dhawan to become the second-highest run-gold-gold-gold in the League’s history.
