KL Rahul created history, left Virat Kohli behind; Now eyes are on this record of MS Dhoni

KL Rahul Surpasses Virat Kohli: In the first match of the three-match ODI series played between India and New Zealand, the Indian team won in the 49th over. KL Rahul led New Zealand to win by 4 wickets by hitting a six on the last ball of the 49th over. With this, KL Rahul has made a big achievement in his name. Rahul has left Virat Kohli behind in terms of helping Team India win by hitting sixes.

KL Rahul led the Indian team to victory by scoring 4, 4, and 6 runs on the last 3 balls of Christian Clarke in the 49th over of the Indian innings. This was the sixth time in ODI cricket, when KL Rahul led Team India to victory by hitting a six. Rahul left Virat Kohli behind in making the Indian team win by hitting a six in ODI. Kohli, considered the king of the ODI format, has done this 5 times in his career so far.

Now Rahul’s eyes are on Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record

The record of leading the Indian team to victory most number of times by hitting a six in ODI cricket is in the name of former captain MS Dhoni. Dhoni has done this 9 times in his career. KL Rahul has time to break Dhoni’s record too. It remains to be seen whether he is successful in doing so or not. KL Rahul played an unbeaten inning of 29 runs with the help of 2 fours and 1 six in 21 balls.

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condition of competition

Talking about the match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, New Zealand scored 300 runs for 8 wickets with the help of Daryl Mitchell’s 84, Henry Nicholas’ 62, and Devon Conway’s 56 runs. The Indian team won the match by 4 wickets by scoring 306 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 49 overs, thanks to the innings of Virat Kohli’s 93, Shubman Gill’s 56, and Shreyas Iyer’s 49 runs. Virat Kohli was the player of the match. The Indian team has suffered a big setback before the next two ODI matches. Washington Sundar is out of the series due to injury. Ayush Badoni has been included in the team in his place.