IND vs ENG, 2nd ODI: KL Rahul hits fifth ODI century

KL Rahul hit his fifth ODI (ODI) century in the second match of the three-match ODI series against England on Friday. KL Rahul, who scored a brilliant half-century in the series opener, hit his century off just 108 balls in the 44th over of the innings. In the absence of regular number four Shreyas Iyer, Rahul was promoted to the batting order and grabbed the opportunity with both hands, and a 121-run partnership with captain Virat Kohli, helped the host team get out of trouble. Helped. Struggling after losing two wickets for just 37 runs.

KL Rahul had some bad outings in the T20 series and was also ruled out of the final T20I, but this did not affect his 50-over form as he was unbeaten on just 43 balls in the series opener on Tuesday. 62 runs scored.

Carrying on his form from the previous match, Rahul hit seven fours and two sixes during his 108-run innings that brought India to a mammoth total.

Apart from Rahul, Kohli also hit a quick innings of 66 off 79 balls but the India captain failed to convert it into a big score as he was dismissed by leg-spinner Adil Rashid. During this knock, Kohli scored his 10,000 ODI runs while batting in third place.

Promoted

After Kohli’s departure, Rishabh Pant, who replaced injured Shreyas Iyer in the playing XI, justified his selection with his trademark counter-attack, scoring 77 runs off just 40 balls with the help of three fours and seven sixes.

India scored 336/6 in their 50 overs with Hardik Pandya’s 16-ball delay of 35 runs.