Ishaan Kishan
Ishan Kishan, who played just two matches in the 2023 ODI World Cup, impressed everyone with his performance in the first match of the five-match T20 series against Australia. In this match, Ishaan, along with captain Suryakumar Yadav, made an important contribution at the crucial moment to the team’s 1-0 lead in the series by forming a match-winning 112-run partnership for the third wicket. In this match, Ishaan played a brilliant innings of 58 runs off 39 balls, including 2 fours and 5 sixes. On the basis of this innings, Ishaan broke a special record set by Rishabh Pant and also set a new record as an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman.
Ishaan left Pant behind in this matter
When Ishan Kishan came on the field to bat in the first T20 match against Australia while chasing 209 runs, the Indian team had lost its first wicket at the score of 11 and soon after, the team got the second blow at the score of 22 . It also took place. From here, Ishaan along with captain Suryakumar not only took charge of the innings but also started scoring runs at a rapid pace. Ishaan is now the player who has hit the most sixes in an innings as an Indian wicket-keeper batsman in T20 International. Previously, this record was in the name of Rishabh Pant, who hit four sixes during his innings in a match against the West Indies.
On the back of his half-century innings, Ishaan has drawn level with MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant in another record. This was Ishaan’s second half-century as a wicketkeeper-batsman in T20 International. He is now the third Indian wicketkeeper, alongside Dhoni and Pant, to score two half-centuries. In this case, the first place in the list is KL Rahul, who has so far played three half-century innings while playing the role of wicketkeeper.
Ishaan’s half-century came after 16 innings in the T20 International
The last 16 innings in the T20 International were nothing special for Ishan Kishan with the bat in which he could only play the maximum innings of 37 runs. During this period, Ishaan failed to reach double figures even seven times. In such a situation, this innings of 58 runs in this match will definitely help boost his confidence.
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