India batter Ishan Kishan smashed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and New Zealand seamer Jacob Duffy for a maximum to get off the mark in the fifth T20I. The contest is being played at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday, November 1.
On the first ball of the third over of the visitors’ innings, Duffy bowled a short-of-a-length delivery outside off. Kishan pounced on it, slashing it hard over sweeper cover for a six, marking India’s first maximum of the game.
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Playing in his third game of the series, this marked Kishan’s first boundary, having managed scores of 1 and 0 in his previous two outings.
Ishan Kishan-Shreyas Iyer steady India’s innings after two early blows
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bowl, with the hosts bringing in Blair Tickner for Matthew Fisher. The Men in Blue made two changes, including Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakaravarthy in place of Axar Patel and Mayank Yadav.
Jacob Duffy started well, conceding just a couple of runs in the opening over. Adam Milne then made an impact in the following over, dismissing Abhishek Sharma for just one off two balls, as the southpaw finished the series with 197 runs. In the fourth over, the seamer claimed another wicket, this time sending Sanju Samson back to the pavilion for just four off 10 balls.
In the final two overs of the powerplay, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer played with intent. At the time of writing, the visitors were 50/2 at the end of six overs, with Kishan batting on 30 off 17 balls and skipper Iyer on 13 off seven deliveries.
Meanwhile, India have already clinched the series, having won the opening three games before the Black Caps earned a victory in the fourth T20I in Auckland on Friday, October 30, bringing the scoreline to 3-1.
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Edited by Dev Sharma
