India rode on superb centuries from Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan to put up yet another total in excess of 400 in the second One-Day International (ODI) against Afghanistan in Lucknow.
With this feat, India have managed to hit over 400 in ODIs on eight occasions, which is the most, along with South Africa.
Teams with most 400+ totals in ODIs
8 South Africa/India
7 England
3 Australia
Kishan and Gill put on 224, which is the joint-third-highest stand for India at No. 3
Highest partnerships at No. 3 for India
237* Rahul Dravid-Sachin Tendulkar vs Kenya, Bristol, 1999
233* Virat Kohli-KL Rahul vs Pakistan, Colombo (RPS), 2023
224 Shubman Gill-Ishan Kishan vs Afghanistan, Lucknow, 2026
224 Gautam Gambhir-Virat Kohli vs Sri Lanka, Kolkata, 2009
221 Virender Sehwag-Yuvraj Singh vs Sri Lanka, Colombo (RPS), 2009
Gill’s 154 off 110 is also the seventh-highest score for an Indian captain in ODIs and the second-best strike-rate (140) after Virender Sehwag (146.97), among batters who have scored at least 150.
Moreover, Gill took just 108 balls to get to 150, which is the third-fastest by an Indian batter
Fastest to 150 in an ODI innings for India (By balls)
103 I Kishan vs Ban Chattogram 2022
106 V Kohli vs SL Trivandrum 2023
108 Shubman Gill vs Afg Lucknow 2026
112 V Sehwag vs WI Indore 2011
117 Rohit Sharma vs Guwahati 2018
During his brief innings of 26 today, Shreyas Iyer became the joint-second-fastest Indian to 3,000 ODI runs.
Fastest to 3,000 ODI runs for India in ODIs (By innings)
62 Shubman Gill
72 Shikhar Dhawan/Shreyas Iyer
75 Virat Kohli
78 KL Rahul
79 Navjot Sidhu
India reached 300 in just 35.5 overs, the second-fastest for them to reach the landmark and the fourth-fastest overall.
Kishan, who also played his role with a flamboyant 125 off 79, got to 1,00 runs ODI during his 26th innings in the format. Only five other Indian batters have gotten there faster than him.
Barring the duo, only Rohit Sharma (48) got some runs. Shreyas Iyer (26) and Washington Sundar (19) were the other batters to go past double figures.
India lead the three-match series 1-0 after a convincing seven-wicket victory in the first ODI in Dharamsala.
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