Ishan Kishan rues missing out on his maiden ODI century

Ishan Kishan in action (PC: Twitter)

India's young wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan missed his maiden ODI century in the second game of the three-match ODI series against South Africa on Sunday, October 9.

Playing at his home ground Ranchi, Kishan fell just seven runs short of his century as the Southpaw tried to smash the half-tracker off Bjorn Fortuin's bowling over the leg-side boundary, but holed out to Reeza Hendricks near midwicket.

Kishan was at his lethal best against the Keshav Maharaj-led side in the second ODI. He hammered the South African bowling attack to all corners of the ground, scoring 93 runs off just 84 balls, including seven sixes and four boundaries. 

Speaking in the post-match conference after India's thumping seven wickets victory, the chase architect Ishan Kishan opened up on missing out on a century, saying he is pleased to have played a big role in the hosts' series-leveling victory.

"When I was fielding they were asking me to get a hundred today, unfortunately, I missed it. No worries, I'm just happy that my team won the game today and maybe in the next game I will give my best and make my team win again."