Harmanpreet Kaur vs Rohit Sharma - Comparing their stats for MI after 27 matches

India's World Cup 2025 winning captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, will feature for the Mumbai Indians (MI) once again in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 season. She was retained for ₹2.5 crore ahead of the auction.

Harmanpreet Kaur is also the captain of MI in the WPL. In the three editions so far, they have won the title twice. She led them to victory during the inaugural season in 2023 and once again in 2025. They are also the defending champions.

On the other hand, Rohit Sharma began his IPL journey with the now-defunct Deccan Chargers in 2008. He joined MI in 2011 and has been with the franchise ever since. Rohit also led them to five titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. He played a massive role in making them among the most successful franchises in IPL history.

That said, let us compare the stats of Harmanpreet Kaur and Rohit Sharma after their first 27 matches for MI (in WPL and IPL, respectively).

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Comparing Harmanpreet Kaur and Rohit Sharma's MI stats after 27 matches

#1 Most Runs

Harmanpreet Kaur has captained MI in all three WPL editions so far. She has featured in 27 matches and has scored 851 runs in 26 innings. Her best display came in the 2025 season when they won the title. She scored 302 runs from ten matches.

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma, as mentioned above, began his MI journey in the IPL in 2011. He has played 227 matches for the team and has scored 5876 runs. In his first 27 IPL games for MI, he scored 665 runs in 24 innings.

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#2 Average and Strike Rate

In her 27 WPL matches so far, Harmanpreet Kaur has maintained an average of 40.52. Her runs have come at an impressive strike-rate of 143.50.

Rohit Sharma has an average of 29.53 and a strike-rate of 132.22 in his 227 matches for MI in the IPL. In his first 27 matches for the franchise in the league, he had an average of 33.25 and a strike-rate of 126.42.

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#3 Most 50-plus scores

Harmanpreet Kaur has slammed eight half-centuries in her WPL career to date. She does not have a century. Her best score came in the 2024 season, where she struck an unbeaten 48-ball 95 against Gujarat Giants (GG). The knock included 10 fours and five maxiums.

On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has two hundreds and 39 half-centuries for MI in the IPL. In his first 27 games for them in the league, he struck six half-centuries. His top score in the phase was a 48-ball 87 against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

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#4 Performance in winning cause

MI have 19 out of the 27 matches that Harmanpreet Kaur has played so far. In these wins, she has scored 680 runs at an average of 52.31 and a stike-rate of 150.44. All of her eight half-centuries in the WPL have come in a winning cause.

Meanwhile, MI won 16 out of Rohit Sharma's first 27 matches for them in the IPL. He scored 528 runs in these victories at an average of 52.8 and a strike-rate of 134.01. Rohit scored five half-centuries in a winning cause in this phase.

Edited by Rishab Vm