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Ishan Kishan Breaks Abhishek Sharma's Record

Ishan Kishan shone with a superb 76 off 32 against New Zealand in the second T20I in Raipur.

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The left-handed batter blasted a 21-ball fifty and broke Abhishek Sharma's record.

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Ishan Kishan became the India player with the fastest T20I fifty against New Zealand.

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For the new record, he surpassed Abhishek, who had scored a 22-ball fifty in Nagpur in the first T20I.

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India had slipped to 6 for 2 in 1.1 overs in the second T20I, but Kishan's counter-attack turned the game around.

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India completed their joint-highest successful T20I chase with 28 balls to spare.

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It was Kishan's second match since returning from the wilderness after being dropped from the BCCI contract list for skipping domestic cricket.

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He worked his way back through the grind, led his state side Jharkhand to a domestic T20 title and grabbed his opportunity on recall.

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