IND vs PAK: Ishan Kishan breaches MS Dhoni's Asia Cup record after dazzling 82-run knock

Indian cricket team batter, Ishan Kishan along with Hardik Pandya, led Team India's comeback after an early collapse. The duo added 138 runs off 141 balls for the fifth and took Team India's score from 66/4 to 204/4. Team India lost the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill for a score of 66 runs in just 14.1 overs. 

3 things you need to know 

• Team India is playing against Pakistan in an ODI match after a gap of four years 
• The Indian cricket team is the current champion of the ODI Asia Cup 
• The Indian team has never lost an ODI match in Kandy 

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Ishan Kishan joins MS Dhoni in the elite list after half-century against Pakistan 

Team India batter Ishan Kishan joined former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni in the elite list of wicketkeepers to score a half century in the Asia Cup. Ishan became the third Indian wicketkeeper-batsman after Dhoni and SC Khanna to score a fifty in the Asia Cup.

[Ishan Kishan strikes the ball during the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup ,match; Image: AP]

Apart from this record, Kishan also hit his fourth consecutive half-century in ODIs and equalled to the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajinkya Rahane.

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Has Ishan Kishan fixed his ODI World Cup 2023 birth? 

Ishan Kishan has constantly attracted the Indian selectors and has been performing really well in ODI cricket recently. He scored three half-centuries in three consecutive matches against West Indies and continued his good form against Pakistan as well. The Indian cricket team has been constantly searching for a like-to-like replacement for injured Rishabh Pant and with Kishan playing consistently, he shall find a place in the 2023 ODI World Cup squad.