It’s not everyday that you hear of batsmen scoring 150+ scores in ODI cricket and it’s even more rare than you hear of them getting double centuries in this format of the game. While ODI cricket has been taking place since a century and more, it was only in 2010 that the first men’s ODI century was scored, by India’s Sachin Tendulkar.
Since then, quite a few players joined the men’s ODI double hundreds list but today, it’s not about any of them but it’s all about the young Indian wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan, who went on to score not just his maiden ODI double century, but the knock was also his maiden ODI century, in only his tenth ODI game for India. What a big day for the man who broke multiple records on 10th Dec 2022…
Ishan Kishan gets ODI double century
India batted first in the 3rd ODI of the 2022 India tour of Bangladesh and everything was all about the 24-year old from Patna today. He got to his maiden century when Virat Kohli on the other end was in his forties. From there, Kishan went into sixth gear and got to a 150+ score while Kohli was still in his forties. It was absolute carnage and mayhem on the day.
Ishan Kishan in first hundred – 85 balls.
Ishan Kishan in next hundred – 41 balls— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 10, 2022
Ishan kishan you beauty. ♥️#INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/2Y3YbWvqKc
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) December 10, 2022
The Bangladesh bowlers didn’t know where to hide their faces as Kishan smashed fours and sixes to every corner of the ground, eventually getting to his double hundred in only the 35th over of the innings, against the bowling of Mustafizur Rahman. These was no respite and he got there with a single to the off-side, digging out a yorker from the fizz.
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When he got to 184*, he already recorded the highest ODI score before the age of 25, overtaking his former Indian captains Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, who both got scores of 183 in 2012 and 2005 respectively. He also went on to score the fastest ever double century in ODI cricket, getting there in only 126 deliveries. See some Twitter reactions here:
Virat Kohli did 'bhangra' after Ishan Kishan scored his double hundred. pic.twitter.com/qihqxFWP5l
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 10, 2022
That’s the way to do it. Brilliant from Ishan Kishan. This is the approach that will do Team India a world of good. #INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/PepchFwFF1
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 10, 2022
Double hundred by Ishan Kishan in just 126 balls – just the 4th ever Indian in history to achieve this landmark.
Last 100 came in just 41 balls, he totally bossed it! pic.twitter.com/k1FdGsSVNb
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 10, 2022
He celebrated his maiden century alongside Kohli and then, he celebrated his maiden double century alongside Kohli as well, as the duo did a nice bhangra after he got to this mark. Unfortunately, Kishan gave away his wicket in the next over of making the landmark, being dismissed in the 36th over for 210(131), which will be remembered as the quickest ODI double hundred un history.
His knock included as many as 24 fours and 10 sixes, being dismissed with India’s score at 305/2 in 35.5 overs. He put up a 290-run stand for the 2nd wicket for India, which was the 7th highest partnership in ODI cricket, and the third highest for India in ODIs as well. For more updates on the 2022 India tour of Bangladesh, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
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