Ishan Kishan broke an unwanted record of David Miller during the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday (April 18).
Kishan lost the toss once again as the Super Kings asked the Hyderabad-based team to bat first. The SRH skipper had a rare off day with the bat as he was dismissed for a golden duck by Mukesh Choudhary on the last ball of the powerplay. He walked out to bat after Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan put up a 75-run partnership for the first wicket.
Ishan Kishan’s Unwanted Record
Kishan has lost the toss in each of the six games in the season so far. This has led to the Hyderabad-based side being forced to bat first in all matches so far this season. They started the season with a defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) before beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Later, they lost to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) before being the first team to beat Rajasthan Royals (RR).
This is Kishan’s first season as a captain in the IPL, and the season opener against RCB was his debut in the top job. Kishan’s feat of losing each of his first six tosses in his captaincy career is unprecedented. He is the first captain to achieve the unwanted record. The record was previously held by David Miller. The South African star led Kings XI Punjab in the 2016 season and lost the first five tosses.
Meanwhile, Kishan is only the second SRH captain in history to suffer six toss losses in a row at any stage of their career.
Most Consecutive Tosses Lost By A SRH Captain
| Player | Consecutive Tosses Lost By a SRH Captain | Year |
| Ishan Kishan | 6 | 2026 |
| David Warner | 6 | 2015 |
| Kane Williamson | 5 | 2019 |
If the coin does not fall in Kishan’s favour in SRH’s next outing against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Tuesday (April 21) in Hyderabad, he will also become the first captain of the Men in Orange to lose seven consecutive tosses in history.
For those unversed, the probability of a captain losing six tosses in a row is 1.56%.