IPL 2021: Ishan Kishan slams 16-ball fifty to notch up fastest half-century for Mumbai Indians

Ishan
Kishan
–
who
was
under
pressure
due
to
his
inconsistent
performance
in
the
UAE
leg
of
the
tournament
–
slammed
his
second
consecutive
half-century.
The
explosive
left-handed
batsman
–
who
came
out
to
open
the
innings
for
Mumbai
–
notched
up
his
fifty
off
just
16
deliveries.

The
pint-size
dynamite
hammered
every
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
bowler
in
the
powerplay
as
he
shattered
several
records
with
his
belligerent
knock.
It
was
the
wicketkeeper-batsman’s
quickest
fifty
in
his
T20
career.

Ishan
Kishan’s
fifty
in
16
balls
was
the
fastest
for
Mumbai
Indians
in
IPL.
It
was
also
the
fastest
half-century
in
UAE
in
IPL
and
joint
third
fastest
in
the
history
of
the
league
ever.

Fastest
IPL
50s
for
MI
in
terms
of
balls
faced:

16
Ishan
Kishan
vs
SRH
Abu
Dhabi
2021
(tonight)

17
Kieron
Pollard
vs
KKR
Mumbai
2016

17
Ishan
Kishan
vs
KKR
Kolkata
2018

17
Hardik
Pandya
vs
KKR
Kolkata
2019

17
Kieron
Pollard
vs
CSK
Delhi
2021

Ishan
Kishan
announced
his
arrival
in
the
form
at
the
right
time
and
in
the
game
where
his
team
needed
his
big-hitting
prowess
the
most.
In
the
powerplay,
Ishan
scored
63
off
22
and
it
was
the
fourth-highest
individual
powerplay
score
in
IPL
history.

Most
runs
in
Powerplay
in
IPL:

87
Suresh
Raina
vs
PBKS
Mumbai
2014

74
Adam
Gilchrist
vs
DC
Centurion
2009

63
Ishan
Kishan
vs
SRH
Abu
Dhabi
2021
*

62
David
Warner
v
KKR
Hyderabad
2017

Thanks
to
Kishan’s
bit
hits,
Mumbai
were
off
to
a
flier
in
the
first
six
overs
as
the
five-time
champions
reached
83/1
in
the
powerplay.
The
southpaw
was
dismissed
for
84
off
32
deliveries
when
he
edged
Umran
Malik
to
be
caught
behind
by
Wriddhiman
Saha.

Earlier
in
the
day,
Mumbai
Indians
captain
Rohit
Sharma
won
the
toss
and
elected
to
bat
first
against
Sunrisers
in
a
game
which
they
seek
to
win
by
more
than
171
runs.

After
winning
the
toss,
Rohit
Sharma
said,
“We
are
going
to
bat
first,
no
choice
(smiles).
The
numbers
are
pretty
scary,
but
we
are
going
to
give
it
all.
Let’s
hope
we
can
come
out
and
do
what
we
love
to
do.
It’s
important
to
enjoy
the
game
as
well.
It’s
been
an
on
and
off-season
for
us.
This
is
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
do
something
that’s
never
been
done
before.”