On a difficult, sluggish pitch that caught the batters off guard and made scoring a stern challenge, Ishan produced a sublime 70 off 47 balls.<\/p>\n
His innings not only shifted the momentum decisively but also made run-scoring appear effortless on a difficult surface, which ultimately changing the course of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, look, I think Ishan\u2019s been brilliant for us this season. He\u2019s obviously been terrific for India recently as well. And he sort of just carried that form into this IPL. I\u2019d hazard a guess, probably, if you asked Ishan so far in this year\u2019s IPL, that was probably his best innings,\u201d said Franklin after SRH\u2019s five-wicket win over CSK, a result that significantly dented the five-time champion\u2019s hopes this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust for the situation, the game, the surface, we are used to in the IPL playing on a lot of very flat surfaces that are conducive to power hitting. But today, batters had to craft their innings in a different way.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I thought Ishan\u2019s innings today was just full of maturity, the way that he assessed what he needed to do and how he needed to do it. And obviously, bat, as deep as he could through the 20 overs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Ishan and Klaasen\u2019s (47) 75-run partnership stood out for its composure after early jolts, after Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma fell cheaply. On a surface that made stroke-making difficult, the duo steadied the innings and calmly negotiated testing conditions to rebuild control.<\/p>\n