As soon as Mumbai Indians made changes in the playing eleven, a big record was made in batting. In its eighth match of IPL 2026, Mumbai gave the opportunity to open to Will Jacques, who along with Ryan Rickleton made ghosts of the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers. Together they scored 78 runs in the powerplay.
Mumbai Indians made the second highest score of powerplay
Will Jacques and Ryan Rickleton started the innings of Mumbai Indians in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Together they scored 78 runs in the first 6 overs, which is the second highest score of Mumbai Indians in the powerplay in IPL 2026. In the first 6 overs of the game, Jacques scored 38 runs in 18 balls, on the other hand, Rickleton also faced 18 balls and scored 37 runs.
- 80 runs – Mumbai Indians vs KKR
- 78 runs – Mumbai Indians vs SRH
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Where did MI hide this wonder?
Ever since Rohit Sharma got injured, Mumbai Indians were not able to form any big opening partnership. After Rohit’s injury, MI batsmen were able to make an opening partnership of only 12 runs against Punjab Kings, 10 runs against Gujarat Titans and only 7 runs against Chennai Super Kings.
Finally, Will Jacques played his first match of IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Along with Ryan Rickleton, he targeted the Hyderabad bowlers from the very first over. There was an opening partnership of 93 runs between the two. In this match, Jacques played a brilliant inning of 46 runs in 22 balls. Rickleton completed fifty runs in 23 balls.
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