23 May,2026 05:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ishan Kishan (Pic: X/@SunRisers)
In the IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) emerged victorious by 55 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
During the match, SRH's wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan played a knock of 79 runs off just 46 deliveries, laced with eight boundaries and three maximums.
Speaking about his match, the left-handed batsman said that he is taking one game at a time. Kishan also added that he focuses on shot selection during his batting.
"Just happy about it, taking one match at a time, not making it complicated for myself, just keeping it simple like I spoke earlier before the tournament. It's just about watching the ball and playing your game," he said.
"More than maturity, it's about shot selection. You (should) know when to play which shot, (and) who to target. I'm just trying to take one ball at a time, know the situation, understand the pitch and just play your shots," added Kishan.
The 27-year-old cricketer also said that he feels confident while playing against the Royal Challengers.
"I just take one match at a time, but I don't know why but I do feel confident when I'm playing against them and (at the) end of the day, fortune favours the brave and I just try to do my thing and it works in my way," he said.
With this, Kishan also brought up his 500 runs in the ongoing edition of the cash-rich league. Having played 14 matches, he has registered 569 runs with an average of 40.64.
Following the victory, the Sunrisers, under the leadership of Pat Cummins, have qualified for Play-off 2. The match is scheduled to be played on May 27 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.
Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Pat Cummins, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Zeeshan Ansari, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Harsh Dubey, Salil Arora (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Smaran Ravichandran, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Aniket Verma, Shivang Kumar, Krains Bhaveshbhai Fuletra, Omkar Tarmale.
(With PTI Inputs)
