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• 04/12/2024
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Ishan Kishan, who had fallen out of favour with the national selectors ahead of the IPL 2024, silenced his critics with a scintillating fifty in just 16 balls. With this knock, he equalled his own record of the fastest fifty in IPL history.

Kishan faced the RCB bowlers head-on from the very start of his innings. He added 101 runs for the first wicket with Rohit Sharma, 72 of which came in the powerplay itself.

Ishan Kishan scores sixteen ball fifty against RCB

What a rocking start by Ishan Kishan today !! Completely gave the momentum to Mumbai Indians with his 69 off 34 !! 202 SR ❤️‍🔥 he's been doing very well this season 👏🏻#MIvsRCB • #IshanKishan • #MIvRCB pic.twitter.com/7cu4qbEl5L

— ishaan (@ixxcric) April 11, 2024

Whether spin or pace, it didn’t matter to Kishan, who appeared sublime. He scored a total of 69 runs from just 34 balls to tilt the match in his team’s favour. Later, Suryakumar Yadav finished the job with another quick-fire fifty.

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Yadav smashed 52 in just 19 balls, with 5 fours and 4 sixes. On the back of this knock, Mumbai Indians chased down the total of 196 with more than four overs to spare against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

most underrated tol-smol duo hyping each other 💙

🧿 Ishan Kishan & Bumrah 🧿 pic.twitter.com/VFEVByn5V8

— Sharan M. (@SharanM333902) April 12, 2024

Bumrah breaths fire against RCB

Earlier in the game, Jasprit Bumrah made life difficult for RCB batters. The Indian paceman clinched the wicket of Virat Kohli, the current orange cap holder, to set the tone for his team.

Later, he added 4 more wickets to his name in the form of captain du Plessis, Lomror, Chauhan, and Vyshak to clinch his second fifer in the IPL.

Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, and Dinesh Karthik were the sole contributors to RCB’s batting. All three of them smashed the fifties to help their team reach 196, which appeared to be a respectable total.

That was until Kishan and Suryakumar took them apart in the second inning. It was a thumping victory for Mumbai India, which trounced RCB, handing them the fifth loss of the season.