Netizens hail Ishan Kishan after he scores fiery 76 off 48 deliveries in the 1st T20I against South Africa

Ishan Kishan had a modest IPL 2022 with Mumbai Indians but he was retained in the Indian T20I squad as the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah were rested for this series. Ishan Kishan grabbed this opportunity with both hands as he scored a quickfire 76 runs off 48 deliveries during the 1st T20I match against South Africa.

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Kishan looked scratchy at first but showed the much talked about 'intent' in Indian cricket and tried to hit almost every ball out of the park. He reached his fifty in 37 balls. All hell broke loose when Maharaj came in to bowl the 13th over as Kishan went after him, scored 20 runs, and got out in the last ball of the over.

Netizens hailed Ishan Kishan for his effort, Check out some tweets below.

When ishan kishan played for MI & INDIA #Ishankishan #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/kJfY1CFfdB

— Vicky Gujrathi (@vickyGujrathi1) June 9, 2022

#ishankishan
Boy From Bihar (Patna)
Prize 15.25 Crore 
Ishan Kishan - 76runs from 48 balls Top - 11 fours and 3 sixes - started the series on a high. pic.twitter.com/fZ7TjQnmNC

— JACK GAMER 88 YT (@JACKGAMER88YT11) June 9, 2022

Brilliant Knock #INDvsSA #ishankishan pic.twitter.com/jnSSHWNm5N

— Gully Cricket (@_gully_cricket_) June 9, 2022

Shreyas Iyer (36), skipper Rishabh Pant (29) and his deputy Hardik Pandya (31 not out) also made useful contributions to the Indian innings as the Indian team posted a total of 211 runs I this match. For South Africa, Wayne Parnell (1/32), Anrrich Nortje (1/36), Dwaine Pretorius (1/35) and Keshav Maharaj (1/43) picked up a wicket each.

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As we write this story, the South African team has scored 87 runs in 10 overs and requires 126 runs in 60 deliveries with David Miller playing along with Rassie Van Der Dussen.