Rohit Sharma returned to action with a bang, scoring an impressive 84 in the MI vs LSG match in the IPL 2026. Mumbai Indians defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets to register their third win of the season.

The veteran, who missed five matches in a row due to a hamstring injury, was at his best in his franchise’s 10th match in the 19th season of the tournament.

Chasing 229 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, he added 143 runs with his opening partner Ryan Rickelton, who accumulated 83 runs off 32 deliveries with the help of 8 maximums and 6 boundaries. Mumbai completed the task in 18. 4 overs, with Will Jacks (10) and Naman Dhir (23) remaining not out.

Rohit is the second-highest run getter in the history of the IPL with over 7300 runs at an average of above 30 and a strike rate of 133.

The veteran has hit two hundreds and 50 half-centuries in 278 IPL games.

Earlier, Lucknow reached 228 for 5 in their allotted 20 overs. Nicholas Pooran played the first meaningful innings, taking 21 balls to post 63 deliveries. He hit 8 sixes and 1 four.

Mitchell Marsh (44 off 25), Himmat Singh (40* off 31), and Aiden Markram (31* off 25) were also among the runs.

Corbin Bosch took two wickets while AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma, and Jacks added one scalp each to their bowling figures.