On the basis of Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten inning of 80 runs, India has set a target of 170 runs for Sri Lanka to win in the Asian Games 2026 semi-finals. This score is quite good on the rotating pitches of Japan. Apart from Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a brilliant inning of 38 runs for the Indian team. Apart from these, no batsman could leave his mark. If India reaches the gold medal match i.e. the final, then Ishan Kishan will have an important contribution in it. This great batsman also created history on the basis of his explosive innings.
Ishan Kishan became number-1 Indian in this matter
Ishan Kishan, who usually bats at number 3, came at number 5 in today’s match. There was a slight change in the batting lineup with the arrival of Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the team. Sanju Samson landed at number-3 and Ishan Kishan was sent at number-5.
No matter what the position, Ishan Kishan is creating havoc everywhere. Batting at number 5 against Sri Lanka, Ishan Kishan played a brilliant inning of 80 runs. In this innings, he faced 46 balls and hit 4 fours and 5 skyscraper sixes.
He has now become the player to score the highest innings for India in T20I while batting at number-5 or below.
Yes, in this list Ishan Kishan has defeated batsmen like Manish Pandey, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya and Rinku Singh.
Highest score while batting at No. 5 or below for IND in T20Is
80* – Ishan Kishan vs SL, Nisinh, 2026
79* – Manish Pandey vs SA, Centurion, 2018
77* – Yuvraj Singh vs AUS, Rajkot, 2013
71* – Hardik Pandya vs AUS, Mohali, 2022
69* – Rinku Singh vs AFG, Bengaluru, 2024
68* – Rinku Singh vs SA, Gwalior, 2023
Let us tell you, if defending champion India is successful in defeating Sri Lanka in this semi-final, then they will face arch-rival Pakistan in the gold medal match. Pakistan has at least confirmed its gold medal by defeating Bangladesh in the first semi-final.
The Asian Games 2026 cricket semi-finals are scheduled to be played on Saturday, October 3. Like the women, the Indian men’s team would also like to win the gold medal for the second consecutive time.