KL Rahul slammed a fine Fifty in a crucial IND vs AUS World Cup clash that came as a rescue act after India’s top order collapsed. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli anchored India’s innings after Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer returned to the pavilion early in the innings.
100+ partnerships for India vs Australia in World Cup:
141 – A Jadeja & RR Singh, The Oval, 1999
127 – S Dhawan & RG Sharma, The Oval, 2019
103* – V Kohli & KL Rahul, Chennai, 2023*
KL Rahul bagged his 16th ODI fifty in a crucial phase of the game. A resilient innings from the dependable middle-order batter saw KL bring his half-century in just 73 deliveries. A well-constructed innings and a gritty fifty saw him slam 5 boundaries in the process without risking any chance of hitting sixes.
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Taking on the Australian bowling slowly yet steadily, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli recovered India from the initial slumber. The Men in Blue were left shocked in the early stage when the scoreboard read 2/3 with the likes of Rohit, Ishan, and Iyer back in the dugout.
KL Rahul then weathered the Aussie pace storm before going on the attacking front. Tacking each ball at a time, he brilliantly punished the loose and bad balls as he picked up a couple of boundaries.
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Both the batters then kept the scoreboard ticking by rotating the strikes. Forged by adversities, KL Rahul stood strong to face a strong Australian bowling attack. While the top order fumbled, the duo stood firm on the ground to keep India in the run chase. The duo then went on to stitch a 150 run partnership as the Men in Blue remains in hunt to win the game.
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