After losing the plot in the first T20I against England, Virat Kohli & Co. levelled the five-match series with a seven-wicket win at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The Men in Blue chased down England’s total of 164/6 in 17.5 overs with debutant Ishan Kishan treating fans with his fireworks at the world’s largest cricket stadium. The southpaw hit 56 runs off just 32 deliveries.
Captain Koh♚li, who was dismissed for a duck in the previous game, anchored the chase, finishing with a six in the 18th over. He remained unbeaten on 73 off 49 balls.
Earlier, in the first innings, Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur took 2 wickets each while Jason Roy top-scored for England with 46 (39).
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
What a dream debut for absolutely fearless about his game ! That’s the beauty of playing ipl at a young age you just used to the atmosphere and you go and express your self ! !! And skipper is back w🐻ith some class of his own !!@imVkohli t20
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
//twitter.com/KP24/status/1371146026589974530
A young keeper batsman from Jharkhand promoted up the batting order and proving his cal🎀iber. This has happened befಞore.
Loved the fearlessness and attacking🎶 batting of Ishan K🍌ishan.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Fifties in maiden innings in T20Is for India:
Robin Uthappa (50) vs PAK, 2007
Rohit Sharma (50*) vs SA, 2007
Ajinkya Rahane (61) vs ENG, 2011
ISHAN KISHAN (56) vs ENG, TodayOnly Ajinkya and Ishan scored in th♐eir debut game.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Ishan Kishan is gone for 56 (32). But my oh my what we have just witnessed. Mark my word we will talk about this young man’s exciting deb♌ut for 🥀a long time. The confidence! Fearless. A brilliant debut. What a batsman. And watching him and Kohli together. Wow. 🇮🇳🏴
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
Indians to score a fifty on T20I debut:
Ajinkya Rahane
Ishan KishanEnd of list.
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia)
Chha geya 🔥🔥
— Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12)
Ishan Kishan can play 🏏😍
— Ravi Bopara (@ravibopara)
Highest boundary percentage in a T20I innings on debut
(between two full member teams, min.50 runs)78.57 (44/56) Ishan Kishan (I v E 2021)
77.97 (46/59) Anton Devcich (NZ v B 2013)
76.92 (60/78) Dawid Malan (E v SA 2017)— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket)
Well played Loved your fearless approach 👌👌
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Dre꧃am knock of 56 (32) from Ishan Kishan with a record four si🍨xes on his T20I debut 🔥
He becomes on𒁃ly the second Indian cricketer to score a half-century in his first game 💪😎 ♊
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
This was the missing riddle in India’s T20 jigsaw puzzle: an explosive opener who can do तोड़ फ✱ोड़
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
He’s hadಞ a few ducks and no century this season, but hasn’t looked out of form. One of those quirky tܫhings in the sport
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Oh well – Kohli in a chase is masterful. Giving the viewers what they want I guess!!! (might be a bit more outrage in a World Cup match though!)
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
The best chaser in the game?🃏? Surely it has to be 🤷🏽♀️
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
A six to seal it!💪
Virat Kohli stays unbeaten on 73* as 🇮🇳 beat 🏴 by 7 wickets an💟d 13 balls to spare 🤩
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Return of king ! A testament to the saying "Form is temporary but class is permanent𝔍"! Leading from the front in all departmen♋ts!
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth)
The were too good for England today …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Fitting reply from team India 🇮🇳 in second T-20. Skipꦕper leading from the front & great start for young
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Skipper Kohli goes whe🍌re none ha🗹ve gone before 🙌🏽
3⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ T20I runs for a true great of the game!
Stand and admire. 👏🏼
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
