Hyderabad, March 23 -- Following his scintillating century against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on his debut in Orange clothing, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Ishan Kishan expressed happiness at reaching the milestone for the first time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and thanked the team leadership for their "freedom and confidence" in batters.

A fine century by Kishan and a half-century from opener Travis Head powered SRH to 286/6 against RR at their home ground of Uppal Stadium on Sunday, and Men in Orange continued from where they started last season, falling just two runs short of two runs of breaking their record of highest team total in IPL history.

Speaking after the inning, Kishan said, "Feels good, it was coming for a while. I ...