Ruturaj Gaikwad continued his tremendous type in white-ball cricket, hitting his maiden one-day worldwide hundred on Wednesday, December 3 in Raipur. He reached the milestone in simply 77 balls, anchoring India’s innings after South Africa received the toss and opted to subject on the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Worldwide Stadium within the second ODI of the three-match sequence.
Ruturaj was in his parts, showcasing why he’s rated as one of the crucial silky batters within the fashionable recreation. He reached his fifty off 52 balls earlier than switching gears, mentioning the following fifty in simply 25 deliveries.
The Chennai Tremendous Kings captain took on Keshav Maharaj within the center overs, taking 16 runs off the left-arm spinner in a single over. From there on, Gaikwad didn’t look again as he discovered boundaries at will and raced to his hundred.
Ruturaj had the most effective information alongside him as he stitched a 195-run partnership with Virat Kohli, who was additionally nearing his hundred. Kohli appeared in sensational contact, persevering with from the place he left off within the Ranchi ODI the place he hit a match-winning 135.
Ruturaj obtained a uncommon alternative within the ODI facet on account of accidents to designated captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, who had been dominated out of the sequence.
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