
Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|19-05-2026
Ishan Kishan dedicated his innings to his cousin (PHOTO: PTI)
Ishan Kishan: By defeating Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets at their home ground, Sunrisers Hyderabad not only won the match but also booked the ticket for the playoffs. Ishan Kishan played a big role in giving Sunrisers this double advantage in the same match, who played a brilliant half-century. After sealing SRH's victory at Chepauk, Ishan Kishan revealed the real motive behind his innings, according to which he wrote the script of his powerful innings for the team later and first for his cousins who had recently lost their sister.
While chasing the target of 181 runs against CSK, Ishan Kishan played an inning of 70 runs in 47 balls and won his team the match. His innings included 7 fours and 3 sixes. This inning of Ishan Kishan made the team win the match and he was awarded the title of Player of the Match. After playing a tremendous match-winning inning in the heat of Chennai, Ishan Kishan talked about the motivation behind it. He told that he got the inspiration to play that innings from his cousin, who had come to watch the match for the first time after the death of his sister.
Ishan Kishan said that his cousin is present in the stands, who has come to watch the match for the first time after losing his sister. I got inspiration from him. I wanted to finish the match for him. I am happy that he saw this inning of mine and became a part of it.
Ishan Kishan lost his cousin sister before the final of T20 World Cup 2026.
She and her husband died in a road accident. Just a day after receiving that news, Ishan Kishan played the final against New Zealand and made it in the name of his cousin by scoring a half-century. Now, in the important match of IPL 2026, Ishan Kishan has dedicated his match-winning innings to his cousin, who had come to watch the match for the first time after the death of his sister.




