By Admin 
Ishan Kishan Century, IND vs AFG 2nd ODI: Ishan Kishan made a big record in his name by scoring a century in the second ODI against Afghanistan on Wednesday (June 17). The Indian wicketkeeper batsman scored 125 runs in 79 balls with the help of 14 fours and 7 sixes. During this period his strike rate was 158.23. This was the second century of his ODI career.
Ishaan completed his century in 71 balls, with which he became the third batsman to score the fastest century against Afghanistan in ODI cricket. Former England captain Eoin Morgan is at the first position in this list. Morgan had completed his century in 57 balls against the Afghan team in the match played in Manchester in 2019.
Indian captain Shubman Gill had completed his century before Ishan Kishan in the match. Gill has come fifth in the list of players who have scored the fastest century. Gill completed his century in 77 balls.
Fastest ODI century against Afghanistan (by balls)
57 balls- Eoin Morgan Manchester 2019
63 balls- Rohit Sharma Delhi 2023
71 balls- Ishan Kishan Lucknow 2026 *
76 Ball- Glenn Maxwell Mumbai WS 2023
77 balls- Shubman Gill Lucknow 2026*
Let us tell you that in the first match of the series, Ishaan was out after scoring 34 runs. But he made a strong comeback in the second match. Let us tell you that through this series, Ishaan returned to ODI cricket after three years. Before this series, he played his last match of ODI cricket against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
The year 2026 was special for Ishaan
In 2026, Ishaan returned to Team India after a long wait of 3 years. He was a part of India’s winning team in the 2026 T20 World. Now he scored a century as soon as he returned to ODI. In this way, Ishaan once again seems to be cementing his place in both the formats.
Also read: Shubman Gill Century: Shubman Gill’s first century in ODI, history created against Afghanistan