Ishan Kishan hits two sixes and a four off Sunil Narine’s first over.
22 runs were the second-most conceded by Sunil Narine in an IPL over after 23 runs against Punjab Kings in 2013.
Today’s matchup with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) saw Ishan Kishan in a good mood. He immediately engaged the bowlers, hitting some impressive strokes in what was his first fifty of the year. Even in his first over, Sunil Narine, the greatest bowler for KKR, was taken on by Kishan, who finally led the five-time champions to their second straight victory in the IPL 2023.
Ishan Kishan hits two sixes and a four off Sunil Narine’s
The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan completely destroyed Sunil Narine, who had a strong history against the Mumbai Indians. In his first over, the off-spinner allowed as many as 22 runs, which included two enormous sixes by the pocket-dynamite Ishan Kishan.
Ishan Kishan hits two giant sixes in Sunil Narine’s first over
After a streak of subpar performances earlier in the tournament, Ishan Kishan was off to the best start possible. No matter the bowler he was facing, Kishan had one goal in mind: to play fearless cricket. And when Kishan does that, the outcome frequently consists of spectacular explosions.
Sunil Narine had no idea what was about to strike him. Ishan Kishan demonstrated his power hitting after carefully guarding Narine’s first ball.
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Ishan Kishan jumped out to smash a full-length delivery from Sunil Narine that was bowled on the off-stump line over the deep midwicket area. The force on that ball was as brutish as it could be, and the footwork was flawless.
There, the strategy was clear. Ishan didn’t want Narine to establish himself and carry on as usual. It seems sense that he attacked the Caribbean bowler despite having a poor matchup with him.
The southpaw had no desire to continue at this point. Kishan played a dot ball once more before slog-sweeping another full-length delivery into the vicinity of the stands. Kishan once again displayed his muscles with this six.
The 24-year-old then took 22 runs from Sunil Narine’s opening over of the match by hitting a flat-batted boundary once more over the deep midwicket region. 22 runs were let up by Narine in an IPL over, behind just 23 runs against Punjab Kings in 2013.
It is seldom simple to strike Narine for even one boundary, much less three in a row. However, when Kishan is in top form, no bowler escapes his wrath. Ishan Kishan scored 58 runs overall in 25 balls thanks to five boundaries and the same number of sixes.
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