Following ISHAN Kishan's match-winning ton against Rajasthan Royals (RR), the youth coach Uttam Mazumdar of the Wicketkeeper-Batter expressed happiness at the knock of his student and expressed the hope that this knock will paves the road to the Indianse Team. A fine century by Ishan on his debut in Orange along with a half-century from opener Travis Head powered Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to 286/6 against RR at their home ground of Uppal Stadium on Sunday, and Men in Orange continued from where they started last season, falling just two runs short of Two Runs of Breaking Their Record of Highest Team Total in IPL History. RR could only make 242/6 and lost the game with 44 runs. Kishan took the 'Player of the Match' price home.
Speaking with Ani, the coach said he liked to view the innings with his family and to cheer for Ishan loudly.
“These innings can open the doors back to the Indian team. My blessings are with him and he should continue to play in this way. There will be so many series, such as Asia Cup and T20 World Cup (in 2026), I think the way he plays and his world record (of the fastest double century in Odis) will never be forgotten.
Uttam said that the confidence and experience he has received from his recent trips in the Interior Cricket will be good for his career. He also praised the Southpaw for his calculated aggression.
“I always told him that he also had to take slowly during his innings and aggression with caution. He did today.
Uttam is also very happy with the healthy competition for Wicketkeeper-Batter-Slot in Witte Ball Cricket under names such as Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurget, Jitesh Sharma, who are in the settlement in addition to experienced names such as Rishabh Pant and Kl Rahul.
“I am happy that there is such a competition for Wicketkeeper batters. So many young people are coming and the competition looks healthy. This relaxes team management and selectors. I hope that Ishan will get his chances in the coming series,” he added.
When he came to the game, SRH first became Bat on Bat by RR, who chose the field for it. A 45-run position between ABHISHEK (24 in 11 balls, with five four) and head of Kickstarted things for SRH. An 85-run position between head (67 in 31 balls, with nine four and three sixths) and Kishan accelerated the Run-Rate). Cameos came from Nitish Kumar Reddy (30 in 15 balls, with four borders and a six) and Heinrich Klaasen (34 in 14 balls, with four and a six) and offered good support to Ishan, who ended with 106* in 47 balls, with 11 four and six six.
Tushar Deshpande (3/44) was the best bowler for RR, while Maheesh Theekshana received two scores for 52 runs. Jofra Archer delivered the most expensive in IPL history and went Wicketless for 76 runs in four overs.
During the Run-Chase, RR sank to 24/2, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Riyan Parag back to the pavilion for scores with one digit. A fighting 111-run partnership between Sanju Samson (66 in 37 balls, with seven four and four sixes) and Dhruv Jurgel (70 in 35 balls, with four four and six sixes), RR gave a fight.
Shimron Hetmyer (42* in 23 balls, with four and four sixes) and Shubham Dubey (34* in 11 balls, with a four and four sixes) placed an 80-run stand, but the score was too big for RR, and they finished on 242/6, and loss the game by 44 runs.
Harshal Patel (2/34) and Simarjeet Singh (2/46) were the best bowlers for SRH, while Mohammed Shami got one.
Ishan received the 'player of the game' for his happy century.
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