Best Bowling Performances of Mohit Sharma in IPL
When Chennai Super Kings bought a host of young Indian pacers in the 2013 auction, not many expected any of them to shine bright. While some from that batch like R Karthikeyan faded away, some like Ankit Rajpoot broke through but not immediately. The bowler who surprised everyone and burst into the decorated first XI of CSK was Mohit Sharma.
Mohit Sharma lacks the pace of the raw pacer, but with his trickery and clever strategies, he became the pace spearhead of Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s team. He even got into the Indian team, but then the dreams of being a national hero was cut short. CSK were temporarily banned from the IPL, and though he found an INR 6.5 crores contract with Kings XI Punjab, he was never as clinical in red as he was in yellow.
5 Best Bowling Performances of Mohit Sharma in IPL
Now at Delhi Capitals, Sharma is aiming for a comeback. He has a few magical spells under his spells. Let us have a look at the Top Bowling Performance of Mohit Sharma in IPL:
5. 2/24 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
The first entry on our list of top 5 bowling performances of Mohit Sharma in IPL is from 2017, a season where he ended up with 13 wickets. This spell came when Kings XI Punjab, Sharma’s then team, travelled to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Batting first, Punjab could only muster up a total of 138. Bangalore lost three early wickets in the run chase, and the fourth breakthrough was provided by Sharma. He dismissed Kedar Jadhav for his first wicket of the night. Later on, in the innings, he also dismissed Aniket Choudhary. His spell helped Punjab call curtains to Bangalore’s innings at only 119.
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4. 3/23 vs Rajasthan Royals
Best Bowling Performances of Mohit Sharma in IPL: Given that Sharma fulfilled his true potential in yellow, it is not a surprise that we straight away swap Punjab for Chennai. This match between CSK and Rajasthan Royals took place in 2015, at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. Batting first, Chennai amassed a total of 157.
After a steady start, Mohit Sharma provided CSK with the first breakthrough in the 6th over. Ajinkya Rahane became his first victim. From then onwards, Sharma didn’t pick up wickets but maintained an impressive economy rate. He sprung back to life again in the penultimate over of the game and got the wickets of all-rounders Rajat Bhatia and James Faulkner.
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3. 3/23 vs Rising Pune Supergiant
This next entry on the list of top 5 bowling performances of Mohit Sharma in IPL is an interesting one. This spell came in 2016, Sharma’s first season for Punjab, against a side managed by his former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Against Rising Pune Supergiant, Punjab bowled first at the IS Bindra Stadium. Sharma did not pick up a wicket until the 18th over, but his first wicket was of the dangerous Steve Smith. He then dismissed the highest scorer of the match, Faf du Plessis. In the same over, he also got his rid of former skipper Dhoni. His spell helped Punjab restrict Pune to just 152.
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2. 3/10 vs Delhi Capitals
Top Bowling Performance of Mohit Sharma in IPL: Not many uncapped Indian pacers can boast of picking up 20 wickets in their debut IPL season but then uncapped Mohit Sharma did this in 2013. The entry is from one of Sharma’s first few matches in the competition, as Chennai Super Kings took on Delhi Capitals in the 6th edition of the competition.
Batting first, CSK scored 169. Mohit Sharma gave CSK their dream start, as he dismissed two top-order batsmen in David Warner and Manpreet Juneja in his first over. In the sixth over of the innings, he got rid of Virender Sehwag. He conceded just 10 runs from 3 overs, which helped CSK a long way in getting Delhi bowled out for just 83.
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1. 4/14 vs Mumbai Indians
Mohit Sharma might be ecstatic that this year’s IPL will be played at the United Arab Emirates, for his best-ever performance came when CSK took on Mumbai Indians at Dubai International Stadium. This match is from 2014, which happens to be Sharma’s best-ever season in the tournament.
He got his first wicket in the 5th over, in the form of opener Aditya Tare. He was quiet in terms of taking wickets after that but maintained a stringent check on the flow of runs. Sharma returned amongst wickets once again in the penultimate over of the game, where he added three scalps to his name. Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard and Harbhajan Singh were the victims.
