Watch: 12 Needed, 2 Wickets Left - Ishan Kishan Comes Clutch For Jharkhand In Buchi Babu Tournament
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Jharkhand needed 12 runs to win with two wickets remaining, and captain Ishan Kishan took the onus to guide his team to a win.
On his return to red-ball cricket, Jharkhand skipper Ishan Kishan dazzled in a Buchi Babu fixture against Madhya Pradesh. After scoring a 107-ball 114 in the first innings, Kishan remained unbeaten on 41 in the second, helping Jharkhand meat Madhya Pradesh by two wickets. Jharkhand needed 12 runs to win with two wickets remainining, and Kishan took the onus to guide his team to a win, smashing two sixes off Akash Rajawat in the 55th over of Jharkhand's second innings. Ishan Kishan - the hero of Jharkhand !!!- Jharkhand needed 12 with 2 wickets in hands, captain smashed 6,0,6 to seal the game. pic.twitter.com/3uTqFF1KI2
A video of Kishan hitting the match-winning six has gone viral on social media.
Earlier in the first innings, Kishan smashed an 86-ball century on his way to a 107-ball 114.
Kishan, who was not part of Jharkhand's original long list, took the decision to participate, and he was drafted in when he communicated this to the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA), according to an ESPNcricinfo report.
