India, March 28 -- Ishan Kishan looked in sublime touch with the bat on his captaincy debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. The wicketkeeper-batter stepped up when his side was in trouble, losing three early wickets inside the powerplay after an incredible spell from RCB's Jacob Duffy in the season opener at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Holding one end firmly, Kishan focused on rebuilding the innings alongside Heinrich Klaasen, guiding SRH out of a difficult phase. The duo shared a 97-run stand for the fourth wicket to pull things back on track. The SRH skipper scored 80 runs off 38 balls, which was laced with eight fours and five sixes.

Kishan kept things simple, rotating strike well and finding the boundary at regular intervals to keep t...