Watch: Ishan Kishan smashes massive six out of the ground in IND vs WI 5th T20I at Chinnaswamy

In the nine-over rain-curtailed clash between India and West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, with the series being poised at 2-2, both teams needed to show aggression with the bat, and Ishan Kishan made his intentions clear by smashing a massive six out of the ground.  

The West Indies captain, Shai Hope, won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bowl first on a ground which is short and would always welcome chasing. Moreover, the DLS method would make it easier for the team in the second innings with the bat.

Ishan Kishan sends one out of the Chinnaswamy stadium

It was the third ball of the second over of the innings when Kishan moved away slightly. Although there wasn’t much room to offer, the left-handed batter went down on his knee and scooped it over the fine leg region for a massive six as the ball went over the roof of the ground.

Watch the six here- 

The over started in the same fashion. Romario Shepherd was greeted with a maximum. It was a back-of-a-length delivery around the middle and leg stump as Kishan stayed at the crease and flicked it over the fine leg region for a massive six. That was the 100th six of the series.

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In the over, the Jharkhand batter also smashed two boundaries, one of which came through the outside edge as the ball flew towards the boundary cushion. He was even lucky on the last boundary.

How India started against West Indies in the 5th T20I

The third over of the innings began with a boundary from Kishan’s bat as India raced away to 42 runs within 2.1 overs with the dismissal of Abhishek Sharma, who also smashed a huge six but gave an easy catch to the fielder inside the 30-yard circle.

Sanju Samson took the onus on his shoulders. On the fifth delivery, he smashed the short ball over the extra cover for a rollicking boundary. The over finished when he hopped a touch in the crease and carved it over the deep backward point region for a well-connected six as India reached their fastest 50 in the T20Is off just 2.5 overs.

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Brief Scores: India 73/3 (Ishan Kishan 30, Shamar Joseph 1/7) vs West Indies