Mitchell Marsh and KL Rahul - (Source: AFP)
Mitchell Marsh extended his red-hot form in IPL 2026 as the Bison scored another fifty for LSG in their ongoing match against the Rajasthan Royals. Notably, in the ongoing match, LSG, batting first, got off to a dream start.
Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis stitched a crucial 109-run stand for the first wicket. Both players went all guns blazing and talking about The Bison, he took 22-balls to complete his fifty. His knock featured four fours and four sixes.
Also, with the brilliant fifty-run knock, Mitchell Marsh left behind KL Rahul for an incredible feat.
Mitchell Marsh Completes 500 Runs In IPL 2026
Against the Rajasthan Royals, Mitchell Marsh completed 500 runs in IPL 2026. It is the second consecutive season for the Australia T20I captain when he has breached the 500-run figure in IPL. Notably, with that, he left KL Rahul behind to become the first with two consecutive seasons with 500+ IPL runs.
It is LSG’s fifth season in IPL, and the Rishabh Pant-led side are still hunting for their maiden IPL trophy. They had huge expectations from KL Rahul, who was briliiant as a leader and also as a batter. During his tenure with the Super Giants, Rahul only managed to breach the 500-run mark just once.
Mitchell Marsh's IPL season for LSG
- IPL 2025: 627 runs
- IPL 2026: 504* Runs
Notably, KL Rahul has scored 500 runs for LSG twice, but they have not come on successive occassions. In 2023, KL was injured and could only amass 274 runs with the bat.
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Mitchell Marsh's Incredible IPL 2026 Season
Mitchell Marsh is having an incredible IPL 2026 season, a one to remember for ages. The right-handed batter didn't had the bests of starts but found his mojo real quick in the tournament. Notably, Marsh has already amassed 538 runs in 13 innings, averaging 44.83.
The most important thing is that Mitchell Marsh has batted with a strike-rate of 164.02 in the entire IPL 2026. At the time of writing this article, he is batting on unbeaten 71 (40) and heading towards his second century of the season.
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Mitchell Marsh And Josh Inglis A New Destructive Pair In Town
Interestingly, LSG are already out of the tournament and cannot qualify for the playoffs. Therefore, they are only playing for pride at the moment and can prepare for the upcoming season.
The Rishabh Pant-led side experimented with a lot of openers this season but failed to get going until Josh Inglis opened the innings. Notably, since the two have opened the innings, LSG have got off to a flying start.
It is the second time in the season that Josh Inglis and Mitchell Marsh have stitched a 100-run stand for Lucknow Super Giants.
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