Overview:
Ishan was dismissed after amassing 76 runs off 32 balls, including 11 fours and 2 sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 237.50
Ishan Kishan was unstoppable for India in the second T20I against New Zealand at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. The southpaw, who returned to the Indian National Cricket Team after two years, completed his fifty in 21 balls. He broke Abhishek Sharma’s record of the fastest fifty by an Indian batter against New Zealand in T20Is.
Abhishek, who is the No.1 T20I batter in the world, had reached his half-century in 22 balls in the series opener against the Kiwis on January 21.
Meanwhile, Ishan was dismissed after amassing 76 runs off 32 balls, including 11 fours and 2 sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 237.50, and the young batter shared a 122-run partnership with captain Suryakumar Yadav for the third wicket. SKY also reached a fifty after a long time, scripting India’s chase of 209 runs to perfection.
In 34 T2oIs for India, Ishan has scored 880 runs at an average of 26.66 and a strike rate of 129.98, including seven fifties.