IPL 2025: Ishan Kishan loses sight of camouflaged ball, fans call it an 'elite meme' moment
While SRH is still working to find its form, they're certainly keeping fans entertained, with a hilarious moment involving Ishan Kishan stealing the spotlight. In the clash against PBKS, the batter lost sight of the camouflaged ball.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), a team that began the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season with bold promises of entertainment and breaking the 300-run barrier, has struggled to live up to the hype. Their high-risk, high-reward approach has backfired more often than not, leaving them at the bottom of the points table after five matches.
Now, in their clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS), it's no longer just about chasing two points ！ it's about regaining their lost dignity. While SRH is still working to find its form, they're certainly keeping fans entertained, with a hilarious moment involving Ishan Kishan stealing the spotlight.
Camouflaged ball moment
On the second ball of the game, Prabhsimran Singh drove one past bowler Mohammed Shami for a couple of runs. While it was a sloppy effort in the field by Kishan, what followed left everyone in splits.
After stopping the ball, it landed on the advertisement matting on the field ！ right on a white patch ！ making it blend in perfectly.
Kishan completely lost sight of it and amusingly turned around searching for the ball. SRH skipper Pat Cummins had to step in and retrieve it, while Kishan stood there with a cheeky smile.
Typical of SRH batters problems, Ishan Kishan could not spot the ball!#IPL2025pic.twitter.com/OWpCWuwXjZ
！ Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 12, 2025
Fans call it an 'elite meme'
The commentators burst into laughter, immediately dubbing it one of the memes of IPL 2025. Fans quickly took to X (formerly Twitter) to share their reactions. One said, "LMAO, Ishan Kishan can't find the ball right in front of him."
lmao Ishan Kishan can't find the ball right in front of him ???
！ Full Stacked Starship |??| ?? (@full_starship_) April 12, 2025
Another fan added, "Ishan Kishan just lost the ball in the ad board´ camouflaged."
Ishan Kishan just lost the ball in the advertisement board ?
！ Hrideep Ranjan Thakuria (@HrideepRanjan) April 12, 2025
Camouflaged@ishankishan51 ??#PBKSvsSRH #SRHvsPBKS #IPL2025 #IPL pic.twitter.com/sd3jv6vgDQ
One commented, "Ishan Kishan gave us an elite meme."
Ishan Kishan gave us an elite meme ????
！ harjeet (@randhawamufc) April 12, 2025
And one more quipped, "We just found another meme ！ Kishan losing the ball in the advertising matting."
We just found another meme. Ishan Kishan losing the ball in the advertising matting.
！ Drog BABA (@TheDrogBABA) April 12, 2025
SRH vs PBKS: Teams
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson
Impact Subs: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga
Impact Subs: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Jaydev Unadkat
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