“Was Coming For A While”: Ishan Kishan After Scoring His First Century In IPL 2025

Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan scored his maiden century of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 in his first match for brand spanking new franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium right here on Sunday. Reflecting on his unbeaten 47-ball 106, Kishan stated he knew of his talents and was ready for this knock. Kishan, who scored 320 together with a half-century within the final season for Mumbai Indians, was purchased by SRH for Rs 11.25 crore, the most expensive buy by the franchise in final yr’s public sale in Jeddah. (CSK vs MI LIVE Score)

“Feels good, it was coming for a while. Wanted to get this last season but happy to get that first hundred. The team has put their faith in me, and I want to do my best for them,” Kishan stated through the mid-innings break.

The southpaw credited the momentum set by openers Travis Head (67) and Abhishek Sharma (24) within the first three overs of the power-play and the backing from the captain and the administration to play such a fearless knock.

“The captain has given us all a lot of freedom and confidence, hats off to the management. When Abhishek and Head started, they gave a lot of confidence to us batters in the dugout. The pitch was looking good and we were just trying to get them under pressure. We need to be on point with the ball and keep it simple. Rajasthan bowlers are good but if we bowl in the right areas and to the plans, we should be good,” Kishan added.

Kishan smashed 11 fours and 6 sixes throughout his knock as Sunrisers Hyderabad cruised to 286/6 in 20 overs. It was additionally the second-highest staff whole in IPL historical past, one run wanting SRH’s whole in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the final season.

Apart from him, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen contributed cameo knocks of 30 and 34 respectively as Rajasthan’s bowling assault regarded toothless within the encounter.

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