Credit to Support Staff, Cummins: Ishan after SRH Win
Kishan was named Player of the Match for his 79-run knock off 46 balls with the help of eight fours and three sixes
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 55 runs in their last league-stage match of IPL 2026, and Ishan Kishan played a match-winning knock in that. Kishan was named Player of the Match for his 79-run knock off 46 balls with the help of eight fours and three sixes.
His quick knock helped SRH post 255/4. After receiving his POTM award, Kishan said, "Just happy about it, taking one game at a time. I do feel confident when I am playing against them (RCB). More than maturity, it's about shot selection. You need to feel confident. From day one, we had that in mind, to finish in the top-two. Pat coming in, one of the best bowlers, it's very good to have him. Credit goes to everyone for keeping us in the zone. you just keep it simple, it's about enjoying in the middle. I need to give the credit to the support staff and Pat Cummins."
Chasing a big target of 256 runs, Venkatesh Iyer gave a fine start to the RCB innings with 44 off just 19 balls. Rajat Patidar scored a half-century, whereas Krunal Pandya contributed with an unbeaten 41 off 31 balls but couldn't take their side past the winning line.
Eshan Malinga took a couple of wickets, whereas Travis Head and Sakib Hussain grabbed one wicket each. The 21-year-old Hussain picked the wicket of Virat Kohli and called that his 'dream wicket'.
"My plan was to understand the wicket and bowl accordingly. It is my dream wicket (smiles). We planned to bowl slower balls. I just try to improve as much as I can. We will give our 100 per cent and hopefully we will do well," said Hussain after the match.