Indian cricket team defeated Sri Lanka in the second ODI by 4 wickets thanks to KL Rahul who played a magnificent innings to secure the series for the host. The game was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Thursday, 12th January. Indian batter KL Rahul had an amazing game with bat as he scored 64* runs and remained in the crease until India won the game.
India kept losing wickets on the other end but KL Rahul stayed and he made a good partnership with Hardik Pandya. Hardik Pandya got out at the crucial stage but KL stayed till the end. In ODIs, KL Rahul has emerged as the no.5 batter for India and he also said that Rohit Sharma and Coach Rahul Dravid is backing him to play that role.
KL Rahul has scored 651 runs so far while batting at No.5 for India in ODIs. He has an average of 54.25 and has 1 century and 6 half-centuries in that position. KL Rahul’s strike rate at No.5 is 102.03.
