Ishan Kishan debut match: Kishan smashes first ball in ODI cricket for dominating six off Dhananjaya de Silva

Dixit Bhargav | 18/07/2021
Ishan Kishan debut match: Kishan smashes first ball in ODI cricket for dominating six off Dhananjaya de Silva

Ishan Kishan hits first-ball six: The debutant Indian wicket-keeper batsman’s fearless approach impressed one and all.

During the first ODI of the ongoing India’s tour of Sri Lanka in Colombo, debutant India wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan ditched nerves to hit his first ball for a thumping six off Sri Lanka vice-captain Dhananjaya de Silva.

It all happened on the fourth delivery of the sixth over when Kishan stepped down the track to the off-spinner to hit him confidently down the ground.

Kishan, who had commenced his T20I career with a four earlier this year, impressed one and all with his gutsy approach at the highest level. Proving his first runs in ODIs as no fluke, Kishan followed it up with a four on the second delivery that he faced.

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In de Silva’s following over, the left-handed batsman hit three consecutive fours to dominate the opposition. Kishan, who has turned 23 today, did give the home team a few catching opportunities by playing risky shots when not required. Having said that, that appears to be a ramification of a modern-day batsman wanting to dominate the opposition bowlers on a regular basis.

Kishan, who is nearing a maiden half-century, hasn’t let the run rate drop after opening batsman Prithvi Shaw was dismissed for a stroke-filled 43 (24) comprising of nine fours.

After Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and chose to bat in the afternoon, the hosts posted 262/9 in 50 overs on the back of Chamika Karunaratne scoring 43* (35) with the help of one four and two sixes. With bowling figures of 7-1-37-2, Deepak Chahar was the pick of the Indian bowlers at the R Premdasa Stadium today.

Ishan Kishan hits first ball in ODI cricket for six off Dhananjaya de Silva

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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