2nd T20I: Gaikwad's half-century, Rinku's 38 take India to 185/5
Dublin, Aug 20: Ruturaj Gaikwad blended caution with aggression to smash 58 off 42 balls while Sanju Samson contributed a quick-fire 40 in India's imposing 185 for 5 against Ireland in the second T20 International here on Sunday.
Rinku Singh, batting in India colours for the first time, smashed 38 off 21 balls to give the total the impetus it needed as 42 came off last two overs.
Gaikwad had six boundaries and a maximum in his second T20I fifty while Samson struck five fours and a six.
The duo added 71 runs for the third wicket in 8.1 overs.
Brief Scores:
India: 185 for 5 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 58, Sanju Samson 40, Rinku Singh 38; Barry McCarthy 2/36, Craig Young 1/29, Ben White 1/33) vs Ireland.
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Abhigyan Kundu hits 209 not out for first-ever double ton in Youth ODIs for India
Dubai (PTI): Wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu on Tuesday created history with first-ever double ton in Youth ODIs for India, scoring an unbeaten against Malaysia in the U-19 Asia Cup match here.
The 17-year-old Kundu thus recorded only the second instance of a double century in Youth ODIs after South Africa's Jorich Van Schalkwyk, who had scored 215 off 153 balls against Zimbabwe earlier this year in Harare.
Batting at No 5, the left-handed Kundu hit an overall 19 fours and seven sixes to smash 209 not out off only 125 balls.
His knock powered India U-19 to a huge 408 for seven batting first.
Earlier in the same tournament, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had scored a 95-ball 171 against the UAE, which is overall the ninth highest individual score in the format.
