Watch: Ishan Kishan struck a monstrous 104m six en route a 32-ball 84 in a do-or-die game for Mumbai Indians against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday.
Mumbai Indians, needing to win their last league by a margin of at least 171 runs to overhaul KKR on NRR and finish fourth in the table, got off to a blinder after choosing to bat first against SRH, scoring 131-3 in the first 10 overs of their innings. Ishan Kishan led the blitz with a rapid 84 in just 32 deliveries, with the help of 11 fours and four huge sixes, including a massive 104m six off Rashid Khan in the seventh over.
The MI opener went down on his knees to slog-sweep a googly bowled around the off-stump for a huge maximum over deep-midwicket, leaving the fans and commentators on air in awe. The six was the third largest of IPL 2021, according to the official IPL site.
Kishan’s knock already rates as one of the best innings in the history of the IPL, considering it came in a crunch situation. He scored 63 of his 84 runs in the powerplay overs, and became the fastest Mumbai Indians half-centurion in history, reaching the landmark in only 16 balls. The knock marked a welcome return to form after a poor trot for the youngster.
