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IND vs SL: Ishan Kishan surpasses Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni’s batting file with beautiful display in 1st T20I

Reported By: | Edited By: DNA Net Group |Offer: DNA webdesk |Updated: Feb 25, 2022, 11: 39 AM IST

After about a subdued performances in opposition to West Indies within the latest T20Is, Ishan Kishan turned into below stress to sort versus Sri Lanka. The little one turned into given an prolonged high-tail within the team, thanks to Ruturaj Gaikwad’s damage, and Kishan duly rose to the occasion by scoring to take into accounta good 56-ball 89. 

Sri Lanka skipper Dusan Shanaka received the toss and requested India to bat first, after which Rohit Sharma joined Kishan as India’s opening partnership. They put as much as take into accounta good 111-high-tail stand for the fundamental wicket, thanks to Rohit’s 44 high-tail knock in 32 balls. 

Whereas the Indian skipper turned into bowled by Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara, Kishan continued his payment to support the dwelling aspect to a wide total of 199/2 of their respective 20 overs. 

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The 23-365 days-venerable wicket-keeper batsman struck 10 boundaries and 3 sixes with a strike payment of 158 en route to his knock of 89 runs. 

After his fine 56-ball 89 within the fundamental T20I in opposition to Sri Lanka, @ishankishan51 spoke about his conversations with @ImRo45 and the inputs he has received from the #TeamIndia Captain. #INDvSL | @Paytm pic.twitter.com/jkq0qOxcEP
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 25, 2022

His sparkling display with the willow saw Ishan surpass a special milestone as he went past Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and MS Dhoni’s batting file. The Patna-born cricketer registered the very best particular particular person score by an Indian wicket-keeper in T20I format on Thursday. 

What’s rate noting right here is that handiest fits where Rahul and Kishan believe saved the wickets believe been integrated on this checklist. On heaps of times, the duo has played fits for India, simply as a specialist batsman. 

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With Rishabh Pant rested, and KL Rahul out through damage, Kishan will continue to retain the wickets within the T20I assortment a minimum of. 

Perfect particular particular person scores by an Indian wicket-keeper in T20I cricket:


Ishan Kishan- 89


Rishabh Pant- 65


KL Rahul- 57


MS Dhoni- 56

Earlier, Kishan turned into offered by Mumbai Indians (MI) for a whopping sum of Rs 15.25 crores within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega public sale. By advantage of that, he turn into the second-most-pricey Indian player within the cash-rich league, within the serve of Yuvraj Singh. 

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