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[Saba Sports News] In the ongoing second ODI between Team India and Australia, Ruturaj Gaikwad, the Indian opener, fell early in the innings. However, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer then formed a remarkable partnership, amassing 200 runs together. Both batsmen showcased their brilliance by scoring centuries and effortlessly hitting boundaries.
The Holker Stadium in Indore offered short dimensions, with the longest boundary measuring 69 meters straight and the side boundaries just 60 meters, providing an advantage to the Indian batsmen. Suryakumar Yadav also flaunted his class by smashing four consecutive sixes off Cameron Green, setting a record for the most sixes in an over by an Indian against Australia in international cricket.
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first on a batting-friendly pitch with the short boundary dimensions favoring the batsmen. Apart from Ruturaj Gaikwad, all of India’s batsmen capitalized on the conditions. Iyer reached his century with 11 fours and three sixes, while Gill hit six fours and four sixes to reach a stunning ton. Captain KL Rahul contributed with 52 runs off 38 balls, including three fours and three sixes, and Ishan Kishan played a quick cameo, scoring 31 off 18 balls with two sixes and two fours.
Suryakumar Yadav provided the finishing touch, scoring an unbeaten 72 off 37 balls with six fours and six massive sixes. India set a formidable target of 400 for Australia in this three-match ODI series. Despite the good batting conditions, the chase will be a challenging task for the Australian batsmen. Cameron Green took two wickets but conceded runs at an economy rate of over 10.00 in his ten-over spell.