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Indian cricket team’s wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan played a strong inning of 77 runs against Pakistan cricket team in the T20 World Cup 2026. This was his 9th half-century of T20 international career. Along with this, it was the second consecutive half-century innings from his bat in the current World Cup. Meanwhile, he became the Indian batsman to score the fastest half-century against Pakistan in the history of T20 World Cup. Let us know about his innings.
Kishan’s innings was strong
Kishan expressed his intentions by hitting a six on the very first ball of Shaheen Afridi, who came to bowl the second over of the innings. At the Premadasa Stadium, Pakistan made its spinners bowl with the new ball and Kishan batted aggressively. He completed his half-century in just 27 balls. Kishan, who seemed to be in better form, was out after playing an innings of 77 runs in 40 balls. He made a partnership of 87 runs with Tilak Verma.
Kishan’s T20 international career is going great
Kishan has played 39 T-20 international matches so far. In just 39 innings, he has scored 1,169 runs at an average of 30.76. Meanwhile, his strike rate has been 143.78. Apart from 1 century, he has also scored 9 half-centuries with his bat. He has been out in an innings without even opening the account. He started his T20 International career in 2021.
Indian with third highest individual score against Pakistan
Kishan now became the Indian batsman to score the third highest individual score in a T20 match against Pakistan. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli has played innings of unbeaten 82 runs (in Ahmedabad) in 2022 and unbeaten 78 runs (in Colombo) in 2012 against Pakistan. Kishan now became only the second Indian opening batsman to score 50+ in the T20 World Cup against Pakistan. Before him, Gautam Gambhir (2007) had done this.
Kishan is among the Indians who scored the fastest half-century against Pakistan.
Kishan became the second fastest Indian batsman to score the second fastest half-century in T20 International against Pakistan. Let us tell you that Abhishek Sharma had completed his half-century in just 24 balls in the match played in Dubai last year. However, that match was played in the Asia Cup. Yuvraj Singh is at third place in this list. Former Indian legend Yuvraj had scored a half-century in 29 balls in the match held in Ahmedabad in 2012.
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