In the first T20 match that played in Lucknow, India defeated Sri Lanka very easily in that match. With the win, Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Batting first after losing the toss, scored 199 runs in 20 overs.
The Lankan team could only score 137 runs. Ishan Kishan did wonders for India in the match. He played brilliant innings of 89 runs. In this innings, Kishan hit 10 fours and 3 sixes.
Ishan Kishan broke many records with his innings. Kishan has overtaken Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ishan Kishan holds the record for scoring the most runs in an innings for India in T20 cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of Rishabh Pant, who played an unbeaten inning of 65 runs as a wicketkeeper.
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Ishan Kishan New Record
Apart from Dhoni and Pant, KL Rahul has scored 57 runs. Although Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 224 runs against Australia in Tests, which is still the highest score by a wicketkeeper.
In the match played yesterday, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan added 111 runs for the first wicket. Kishan was not seen in colour against West Indies.
He was also being criticized. But the team management reposed faith in Ishan Kishan and he proved to be true to it in this T20 match. Ishan Kishan was recently bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25 crore.
Ishan Kishan was a part of Team India in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. During this, he could not get Team India to win in the final. In such a situation, Team India, which has been trying to win the ICC tournament for some time, would also like to win the World Cup this time.
Apart from this, Ishan Kishan himself would also like to fulfill his dream of winning the World Cup. In this journey of his, he will also be accompanied by his idol Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni has been included as a mentor.