KL Rahul has etched his identify into the historical past books along with his second hundred at Lord’s through the third Take a look at between India and England. Rahul slammed a masterful ton on Day 3 of the third Take a look at.
India batter KL Rahul created historical past at Lord’s with one more century on the dwelling of cricket through the third Take a look at in opposition to England. Rahul, who’s probably the most capped Indian batter in England, slammed a masterful hundred on Day 3 of the Lord’s Take a look at.
Rahul led India’s cost with the bat extraordinarily properly within the first session on the shifting day alongside Rishabh Pant. Rahul introduced up his hundred off 176 balls because the guests bossed the opening session.
In the meantime, Rahul has created historical past along with his hundred as he has turn into the primary Asian opener to hit a number of tons in England. Rahul had slammed 129 in his earlier journey to England in 2021.
Rahul fourth visiting opener to hit a number of tons at Lord’s
Notably, Rahul has turn into solely the fourth visiting opener to hit two or extra centuries on the dwelling of cricket, becoming a member of an elite record of gamers that includes Australia’s Invoice Brown, West Indies’ Gordon Greenidge and South Africa’s Graeme Smith.
Rahul-Pant notch up document 100 stand
Rahul and Pant created a significant document with their one more hundred-plus stand. The 2 put up 148 for the fourth wicket as they took the guests to a robust place within the first innings in England’s reply of 387.
Whereas India bossed the primary session, they misplaced Pant in the one blow earlier than lunch. The guests made 103 within the opening session and reduce England’s result in 139. The 2 have notched a 3rd 100-plus partnership, which is now probably the most by an Indian pair in England.
Rahul bought to his hundred within the second session as he remained unbeaten on 98 at lunch. The Indian star reached the triple-digit mark within the second over after the break, scampering for a single after hitting a Jofra Archer size ball to mid-off.
In the meantime, Rahul bought dismissed within the very subsequent over, on the identical rating of 100 as he bought caught at slips, nicking one off Shoaib Bashir.
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