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Ishan Kishan Smashes Ton In Style, Uses Consecutive Fours To Reach Landmark
By CricShots - Jun 17, 2026 4:48 pm
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Ishan Kishan lit up the second ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow on June 17 with a brilliant century, reaching the landmark in style with a hat-trick of boundaries at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. The left-hander looked fluent throughout his innings and ensured India stayed firmly in control in the three-match series.

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Ishan Kishan thrashed Afghanistan bowlers left, right, and centre

Kishan brought up his hundred in the 33rd over, first driving one to the left of mid-wicket, then pulling a short ball to the fine-leg boundary, before guiding the final ball of the over past backward point. He completed the milestone off just 71 balls, underlining his attacking intent and composure at the crease.

This was Kishan’s second ODI century in just his 29th match in the format. He now has two hundreds and seven half-centuries to his name, with a career-best score of 210 against Bangladesh already on his record.

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India had earlier lost Yashasvi Jaiswal cheaply for four, but Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill steadied the innings with an 87-run stand for the second wicket. Rohit played an aggressive hand before falling for 48, denied a half-century by Rashid Khan.

 

 

 

Gill then kept the momentum going, reaching his fifty in 38 balls and later converting it into a century. Kishan, batting with freedom at the other end, matched the skipper stroke for stroke as the two batters kept Afghanistan’s attack under pressure.

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At the time of writing, India were 361/5 after 43 overs, with Shreyas Iyer on 19 and Washington Sundar the new batter at the crease. The hosts were well placed to post a huge total as Kishan’s explosive century gave them a major boost in the series-deciding clash.

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