New Delhi: Ishan Kishan He was the undisputed star with the bat during India’s T20I series against Zimbabwe on Saturday, but his hilarious blunder behind the stumps had social media abuzz long after the final ball.The wicketkeeper-batsman who smashed 81 runs off 44 deliveries to win the Man of the Match award was thrust into the spotlight with an amusing fielding error in Zimbabwe’s chase. Kishan later saw the funny side of the incident and joked about it in his post-match speech.The viral moment came in the 15th over when Zimbabwe’s Tadiwanashe Marumani pushed the ball to the back post.
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Mistakes between the batsmen resulted in both sides getting into trouble at the bowlers’ end, giving India a seemingly straightforward chance of elimination.Kishan, however, nonchalantly threw the ball towards the stumps, seemingly believing that the batsman had found his footing. The toss neither hit the stumps nor reached Ravi Bishnoi’s backup attempt, allowing Zimbabwe to escape.After realizing what had happened, Kishan immediately put his hands on his head and smiled shyly, leaving his teammates and fans in disbelief.Watch: Ishan Kishan misses
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The light-hearted moment quickly went viral on social media and Kishan was asked about it after receiving the Man of the Match award.“I thought the batsman was already in the crease, but my mistake. I’ll look at the bat next time,” he said with a smile.Fortunately for India, the missed chances had no impact on the result and Zimbabwe were eventually bowled out for 129, handing the visitors a commanding 90-run win and an undisputed 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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With India trailing at 29/2 in the powerplay, Kishan played a brilliant innings and ensured that his entertaining defeat was little more than a footnote.The left-hander first rebuilt the innings with a 66-run stand with skipper Shreyas Iyer and then partnered with Tilak Varma for a game-deciding 94-run stand.Kishan, who hit nine fours and two sixes in his 81-ball match of 44, completed his 13th T20 half-century in just 31 deliveries. Tilak’s impeccable dot-killing knock of an unbeaten 60 off just 29 balls helped India surge to 219/5.Despite Brian Bennett’s brisk 32, Zimbabwe never threatened the target. Debutant Yash Thakur took figures of 2/30 while Abhishek Sharma took 3/17. Prince Yadav batted twice before leaving the field with a hamstring injury.India ended up with a comprehensive 90-run victory to seal the series with one game remaining.
