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Ishan Kishan believes SRH could score 300 runs if they get a good start in the powerplay against MI at Wankhede Stadium.
Ishan Kishan (Image: Sportzpics)
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Ishan Kishan has said that though he doesn’t want to be ‘very particular’ about his team’s scores, a 300-run score could be on if they get a good start in the powerplay.
SRH will play against Kishan’s former franchise, Mumbai Indians (MI), at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Given the two teams’ poor bowling form this season and how small and batting-friendly the ground is, there has been a lot of chatter about the 300-run mark being crossed for the first time in IPL history. Even former South Africa bowler Dale Steyn has predicted that the record will be breached in the match.
“When you’re chasing, you have a target in mind,” Kishan said on JioHotstar’s special show ‘Gen Bold’. “But when you’re batting first, you just play the ball. And then you decide where you can go after the first six overs and how good you are on that wicket. So I don’t want to be very particular with the score. But let’s see. If we get a good start, then why not?”
The Orange Army have since developed this image of playing the most ‘fearless’ cricket in the competition. Explaining what that means to him, Kishan said, “Fearless cricket is not just about going out there and hitting every ball. It starts when your captain believes in that kind of approach for the team. I feel all the other team members are right behind him (Pat Cummins), ready to play the same way he wants us to. When your captain brings that kind of clarity to the team, it becomes easy to play fearless cricket. We just play the way we’re used to — and we’ll go in with that same approach.”
Last season, when SRH hosted MI in Hyderabad the home side smashed 277/3 in the first innings, which is now the third-highest score in IPL history. In reply, MI came close with 246/5 as well.
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This will be Kishan’s first match against MI since being released before the 2025 mega auction. He was signed by SRH for Rs 11.25 crore in the auction.
“When I got here, I got those goosebumps suddenly looking at everything orange here in Hyderabad, because I was with the Mumbai Indians for the last seven years,” Kishan said. “But this is a very new experience. Looking forward to it. And at the same time, looking at how Sunrisers Hyderabad is playing right now and the atmosphere I saw in the team is totally different from what I expected. There is a lot of calmness. There is a lot of clarity among everyone. Everyone is very helpful here. So I’m loving it till now.”
The SRH-MI match will start at 7:30 pm IST.
