Ishan Kishan smashes 69 in MI's win versus RCB: Stats
Ishan Kishan played a ferocious knock of 69 from 34 balls versus the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in match number 25 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium. Chasing a score of 197, Mumbai Indians opener Kishan handed his side a blazing start. He added a 101-run stand alongside Rohit Sharma before MI sealed the deal (199/3).
Kishan bosses the powerplay
MI scored 72/0 in the powerplay overs (1-6) with Kishan leading from the front. He smashed a whirlwind 55 from 25 balls in that phase. He got to a fifty from 23 balls. After a tight first over, it was Kishan who hit MI's first maximum. He belted Reece Topley next before flooring Mohammed Siraj. He then punished Glenn Maxwell in the 6th over.
Kishan struck at 202.94
Kishan was dismissed in the ninth over. He hit Akash Deep for a six and then wanted more, miscuing a short ball outside the off stump. Virat Kohli completed his catch. Kishan belted the RCB, hitting seven fours and five sixes (SR: 202.94).
Kishan's IPL and T20 stats
With his blazing knock of 69, Kishan raced to 2,485 runs in the IPL at an average of 29.58. He slammed his 16th fifty. As per ESPNcricinfo, for the Mumbai Indians, the southpaw has amassed 2,166 IPL runs at 31.39 (50s: 15). Overall in T20 cricket, Kishan owns 4,596 runs at 28.90. He owns three tons and 27 fifties (SR: 132.44).
MI's maiden century-plus stand for the first wicket versus RCB
Kishan and Rohit added MI's seventh hundred-plus partnership versus the RCB in IPL history. Meanwhile, this was MI's highest opening stand versus the Challengers and also their maiden century-plus stand for the first wicket.
