Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Ishan Kishan did his close friend Shubman Gill a favour by playing a stunning match-winning knock in SRH’s IPL 2025 match against the RCB as well. He further added that Kishan also helped the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) cause with the win as well with his unbeaten 94 off 48.

While talking about the SRH-RCB IPL 2025 match in a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Well played, Ishan Kishan. Mumbai wanted this team (RCB) and Punjab to lose two matches, so that they might finish at No. 2. That’s also a possibility. Ishan Kishan said ‘Shubman Gill, I am your friend and I will score runs here, and Mumbai, I am a former Mumbai player, I will score runs here, and stop RCB.'”

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“So he stopped RCB, and his contract has probably been put under the renewal process for next year. A lot of runs had been scored, which included Ishan Kishan, and everyone scored a few runs. Everyone kept hitting, whether it was Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma or Heinrich Klaasen,” he again shared.

He also pointed out that RCB struggled in the chase once the 80-run opening partnership between Phil Salt and Virat
Kohli was broken as well. While Phil Salt smashed 62 runs off 32 balls, Virat Kohli scored a 25-ball 43. RCB lost their last 7 wickets for 16 runs when they were decently placed at 173/3 after 15.3 overs as well.

“The (RCB) bowling was weak. In batting, Phil Salt batted incredibly well, and until Virat Kohli was there with him, it seemed like the runs might be chased, but after that, they just went downhill. Things did not go in their favor. Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma scored a few runs, but the game was over once Romario Shepherd got out,” Chopra again shared.

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However, Aakash Chopra added that the SRH’s win against the RCB, much like the LSG’s wins against the Gujarat Titans, wasn’t a big upset as well.

“This is the problem with these teams. These teams are actually good. If you look at the Lucknow Super Giants, their top three were good. They beat the Gujarat Titans at their home. In fact, they did a double on them, beat them at home and away. If you talk about Hyderabad, it’s a good team. They are not a bad team, but have played badly, and the day they play well, they can beat anyone, and that’s exactly what has happened. They batted first, and when you score 230 runs, half the match is in your grasp,” Aakash Chopra concluded.