It has been raining sixes and fours at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Bangladesh. India’s young opening batter Ishan Kishan slammed his maiden hundred on Sunday against Bangladesh in the ongoing 3rd ODI match to put team India in the driving seat of the match. Ishan Kishan was added to the playing XI as a replacement for captain Rohit Sharma after the Indian captain was ruled out due to a thumb injury. The 24-year-old set the stage on fire as he walked out to bat with all-guns-blazing.
Ishan made the most of his opportunity as he smashed his maiden ODI hundred in just 85 balls as he helped the Indian side recover after the early wicket of Shikhar Dhawan along with Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan formed an amazing partnership and the duo put on a solid partnership of 137 runs (at the time of writing this article). The keeper-batter has so far smashed 14 boundaries and 2 sixes as team India is currently 152 for one in 23.1 overs.
Meanwhile, social media has been buzzing with reactions from fans and experts, who just can’t stop hailing the young batter for his terrific performance. Several cricketers and experts also joined the bandwagon and showered praise on Ishan Kishan for registering his maiden ODI century.
Check out the reactions of fans to this:
Ishan Kishan scoring runs at scorching pace. India need this to set a formidable target for Bangladesh and get a consolation win
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 10, 2022
Maiden hundred for Ishan Kishan in International cricket, he has taken the opportunity with both hands in this game. pic.twitter.com/mz5nFLNBbI
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 10, 2022
A wonderful knock from Ishan Kishan 🙌#BANvIND | https://t.co/SRyQabJ2Sf pic.twitter.com/PTaUlftMfD
— ICC (@ICC) December 10, 2022
Hundred by #IshanKishan in 85 balls – his maiden ODI century.
A wonderful knock from Ishan Kishan.#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/k3oGsJbUo5
— Shubhankar Mishra (@shubhankrmishra) December 10, 2022
Ishan Kishan scores a superb 100…must have been even better to score it with century king of the team Virat on the other end … congratulations for your 1st international odi 100 @ishankishan51 @BCCI
— Samip Rajguru (@samiprajguru) December 10, 2022
FIFTY!
Ishan Kishan brings up his half-century off 50 deliveries. This is his 4th in ODIs 👏👏
LIVE – https://t.co/HGnEqtZJsM #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/5CXY5G0SRh
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 10, 2022
A terrific maiden ODI 💯 for Ishan Kishan 🤩👏#BANvIND
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) December 10, 2022
If Ishan Kishan scores a ton, will there be any guarantee that he’ll play the next game? Or be part of 2023 WC? Time to take some hard calls & give opportunities to performing players
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) December 10, 2022
The left-handed batter has crossed the 150-run mark and is inching towards a double ton in Chattogram. Meanwhile, the Indian cricket team will look to secure a solitary win in the ongoing 3-match series, having already lost the previous two matches against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Bangladesh, on the other hand, would be aiming for a complete series whitewash, having already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead.
India’s playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w/c), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Umran Malik, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Kuldeep Yadav
