The match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians on Monday (April 22) in the ongoing IPL 2024 was special for Hardik Pandya.

The game was Hardik Pandya’s 100th match for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. The all-rounder started his IPL journey in 2015 with the Mumbai Indians. He soon became an integral member of the team and helped Mumbai Indians win the title in his first season with the franchise.

Hardik Pandya also helped Mumbai Indians win the title in 2017, 2019 and 2020. Ahead of the 2022 season, Mumbai Indians parted ways with the all-rounder and he joined the Gujarat Titans. Hardik Pandya enjoyed two very successful seasons with the Gujarat team before sealing a sensational return to Mumbai.

He celebrated a special milestone in his journey with Mumbai Indians on Monday and the franchise also had a special gesture for him. Before the start of the second innings, Mumbai Indians bowling coach Lasith Malinga gifted a special jersey to the captain. The shirt had the number 100 written on the back.

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Lasith Malinga presents a special jersey to Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya playing his 💯th match for the team 💙👏

Follow the Match ▶️ | #RRvMI | @hardikpandya7 | @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/Dg5GBTDFsN

– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2024

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Rohit Sharma holds the record of playing the most games for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. The former Mumbai Indians captain has played 215 matches for the team. Keiron Pollard is second on the list with 211 games. Rohit and Pollard are the only players who have touched the 200-game mark for the five-time champion.

Hardik Pandya, on the other hand, became the seventh player to play 100 matches for Mumbai Indians. In 100 games so far, he has scored 1627 runs and taken 46 wickets for Mumbai Indians.

Here is the list of top ten players with most IPL games for Mumbai Indians: