🏏Australia vs. India: 2nd ODI at Indore on 24/09/2023 D/N🏏 - Page 30

That's a tremendous total posted by India - their highest ODI total against Australia, and they have managed to achieve it without their mainstays - Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Gaikwad got India off to a quick start as the opener scored a couple of boundaries in the first over and set the tone. However, Hazlewood got him caught behind soonafter as the Men in Blue were reduced to 16/1 in the 4th over. Iyer walked in next and he attacked the bowlers right from the word go and looked really positive since the beginning. Along with Gill, Iyer had a fantastic partnership for the second wicket as the pair was severely punitive against the inexperienced Australian bowlers. There was a rain interruption as well, however, that didn't break Gill's and Iyer's concentration..

The two top-order batters regained their focus soon after resumption, and kept punishing the opposition bowlers, dealing in boundaries at regular intervals. In the process, both of them also notched up their centuries as they laid the foundation before they departed. KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan kept up with the momentum and made sure there wasn't a dip in the run rate. Once Kishan was dismissed, it was time for Suryakumar to come out and entertain the crowd, and he didn't disappoint the spectators even for a moment, believe me. Against Cameron Green, he smashed four sixes in a row and put the Aussies under further pressure. And although KL Rahul got out after notching up his fifty, SKY made sure to strike regular boundaries as he took India closer to the 400-run mark with his fantastic knock of 72*(37). Australia have been at the receiving end of such high targets over the last couple of week, and they have another challenging chase to deal with. Will they be able to get anywhere close? Join us in 30 minutes for the second essay to find that out..

The two top-order batters regained their focus soon after resumption, and kept punishing the opposition bowlers, dealing in boundaries at regular intervals. In the process, both of them also notched up their centuries as they laid the foundation before they departed. KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan kept up with the momentum and made sure there wasn't a dip in the run rate. Once Kishan was dismissed, it was time for Suryakumar to come out and entertain the crowd, and he didn't disappoint the spectators even for a moment, believe me. Against Cameron Green, he smashed four sixes in a row and put the Aussies under further pressure. And although KL Rahul got out after notching up his fifty, SKY made sure to strike regular boundaries as he took India closer to the 400-run mark. Australia have been at the receiving end of such high targets over the last couple of week, and they have another challenging chase to deal with. Will they be able to get anywhere close? Join us in 30 minutes for the second essay to find that out..

Fastest 50s for India in ODIs

21 - Ajit Agarkar vs ZIM, 2000

22 - Kapil Dev vs WI, 1983

22 - Virender Sehwag vs KEN, 2001

22 - Rahul Dravid vs NZ, 2003

22 - Yuvraj Singh vs BAN, 2004

24 - Suryakumar Yadav vs AUS, Today

Gaikwad bro

You can't waste chances like these.

You won't get soo many chances like SKY and few others to show your merit.

You have to take these chances.

Ajay: "Anyone else think this Indian top order actually looks more dangerous than with Kohli and Rohit in there? Only change id make is swapping out Kishan for Hardik." You see, it's comments like these that break the internet

Shrikant: "43.5 - does writing Suryakumar take more time?" When he keeps flaying into the stands, yes

Hari: "OMG OMG Ravi Shastri is calling this over, is it happening for real?!!!" Got two-thirds of the way there

Haris: "Can anyone explain what's happening with zampa? After getting tonked by springboks [South Africa], he seem to have lost his mojo" Thought he bowled well two days ago. Has had some treatment, recently, but in challenging conditions

Gill and Iyer