IND vs WI 3rd ODI: KL Rahul's explosive century against West Indies, broke his own record

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IND vs WI 3rd ODI: KL Rahul scored a stormy century in the third match of the three-match ODI series between India vs West Indies. Rahul completed his century in 80 balls.

KL Rahul Century: KL Rahul scored a stormy century in the third match of the three-match ODI series between India vs West Indies. Rahul completed his century in 80 balls and played an unbeaten inning of 103 runs. This is Rahul’s ninth century in ODI cricket. He hit 2 sixes and 1 four in the last over. In this innings, along with his aggressive batting, great restraint was also seen. The Indian team has set a target of 352 runs for the West Indies.

Managed the innings after initial setbacks

In this match being played at Maharaja Yadvinder Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India won the toss and chose to bat first. India took control of the innings after the initial setbacks. Rohit Sharma scored 92 runs on 85 balls, while Rituraj Gaikwad played an inning of 57 runs on 69 balls. After this, KL Rahul took the lead and scored runs at a fast pace and after scoring a century, remained unbeaten till the end.

103 runs in 80 balls

Rahul took India’s score to a strong position by scoring 103 runs in 80 balls. His innings came at a time when India had lost the wickets of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli early. India has already achieved an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and is now eyeing to finish the series 3-0 in the third ODI.

Highest score of his ODI career

With this century, KL Rahul equaled a 27-year-old historical record of Rahul Dravid, under which he became the second Indian player to score an ODI century as a wicketkeeper-batsman against the West Indies. With this, this unbeaten 129 runs has become the highest individual score of his ODI career, leaving behind his old record of highest score.

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