Ishan Kishan Double Century
Ishan Kishan becomes 7th Player in the history of ODI cricket to score a double century
Take Bow, Mumbai Indian wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan slammed Bangladesh bowlers apart as he scores the first double century of his international ODI career. Ishan Kishan magnificently scored 210 runs in 131 balls. In this process, he hit 24 fours and 10 sixes. He also maintained a strike rate of 164.31.
Fouth Indian to score a double century after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Rohit Sharma, So now Ishan Kishan registered his name in this list of elite players.
- He also became the highest run scorer against Bangladesh by an Indian Player.
- He is now the youngest player to score a double century in ODI cricket.
- He also became the first Indian player outside of India to record a double century in an ODI.
IND vs BAN: Ishan Kishan was not even a starter for India
Ishan was never India’s starting XI’s first-choice player. The teenager seized the chance to stake a claim for a spot in the 2023 ODI World Cup when regular skipper Rohit Sharma suffered a thumb injury in the second ODI that prevented him from playing in the third game.
Fastest Double Centuries in men’s ODIs
Ishan Kishan’s innings also broke Chris Gayle’s record for the quickest double century in men’s ODI history, which came off 138 balls. The Indian needed just 126 balls to reach his double tonne.
Ishan Kishan – 126 balls.
Chris Gayle – 138 balls.
Virender Sehwag – 140 balls.
IND vs BAN: Ishan Kishan and Virat Kohli Partnership
India was given the opportunity to bat first but lost opener Shikhar Dhawan early on for just 3 off 8. Ishan then impressively teamed up with former captain Virat Kohli to put up a 290 run stand for the second wicket.
Ishan blazed his way to the double century, reaching the enormous amount in just 126 balls, while Kohli posted his 65th half-century score and first in eight ODI innings.
IND vs BAN: Wonderful innings comes to an end
The left-hander eventually was out after 131 balls for 210, ending with India’s third-highest individual score in this format. When he appeared poised to surpass a couple more days’ benchmarks, he was out in the 36th over.
Players who scored Double Century in ODI Cricket
210 – Ishan Kishan against Bangladesh in 2022
264 – Rohit Sharma against Sri Lanka in 2014
237* – Martin Guptill against West Indies in 2015
219 – Virender Sehwag against West Indies in 2011
215 – Chris Gayle against Zimbabwe in 2015
210* – Fakhar Zaman against Zimbabwe in 2018
209 – Rohit Sharma against Australia in 2013
208* – Rohit Sharma against Sri Lanka in 2017
200* – Sachin Tendulkar against South Africa in 2010
