Rahul celebrated Mumbai ODI! Dhoni’s ‘great feat’ broken with an unbeaten innings

The 3-match ODI series between India vs Australia began on Friday (March 17). The first match of the tournament was played at the Wankhede Stadium. In this match, the Indian team did a team performance and bagged the match by 5 wickets. With this win, the Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. KL Rahul played a vital role in India’s victory. He scored an unbeaten half-century to make the team win. Along with this, he also broke a record of former Indian captain MS Dhoni.

Chasing 189 for victory, the Indian team was at one point 46 for 4. At that time, Rahul shouldered the responsibility of the team. He remained unbeaten till the end and scored 75 runs off 91 balls with the help of 7 fours and a six.

With this innings, Rahul maintained his best average of over 500 runs in ODIs while batting at number five or below. Rahul has so far scored at an average of 57.23. Former India captain MS Dhoni is second in this list with an average of 47.20. This is followed by Rahul Dravid and Kedar Jadhav. They scored at an average of 45.18 and 44.22 respectively.

Considering this match, it was decided to bowl first. The Indian bowlers did an excellent job restricting Australia to 188 runs. Mitchell Marsh contributed the most for Australia with an aggressive innings of 81 runs. Shami and Siraj took three wickets each for India. After that, the Indian team was in trouble while chasing these runs. However, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja made the win by making a century partnership.

(KL Rahul Has Best Average In ODI At Playing Five Or Below Number)

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