KL Rahul played match-winning innings after coming at number-5, said this special thing about his batting order

KL Rahul: Team India won the second match of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka by 4 wickets. In this match held at Eden Gardens on Thursday, Team India was in a difficult situation at one time, but KL Rahul (KL Rahul) put the Indian team’s boat across with his sensible innings. He won the Indian team by playing an unbeaten inning of 64 runs off 103 balls. The special thing here is that in this match he came out to bat at number-5. After the match, he answered questions about his innings and batting order.

KL Rahul said, ‘Sri Lanka initially put us under pressure by taking a few wickets but then I had a good partnership with Hardik and Shreyas. We always try to find ways to win. In Guwahati ODI, our openers had put pressure on the opposition team, so our mindset was attacking there, but because here we lost some quick wickets, it was necessary to get out of the pressure first. If we had got a target of 280-300 here, we would have had to play a fast innings, but due to the small target, it was not needed.

What did KL Rahul say about batting at number five?
KL said, ‘The best thing about batting at number five is that you do not need to hurry. You watch the game and then proceed accordingly. I always look at what the team needs from me. When you go up the order to bat and you can read the situation well, it helps you and your team. Batting at No.5 has helped me understand my game. When you bat at number-5, you face spinners directly. By the way, I like it more when the ball comes directly to the bat, but Rohit had made it clear that he wanted to see me playing at number-5, so I tried to do my best on this order.

Series named after Team India
After winning the first ODI of the three-match series against Sri Lanka by 67 runs, India won the second match by 4 wickets. Indian bowlers bundled out Sri Lanka for just 215 runs here. In response, the Indian team had lost three wickets for 62 runs. Here, thanks to KL Rahul’s unbeaten half-century and his partnership with Hardik and Shreyas, Team India won by 4 wickets with 40 balls to spare. Kuldeep Yadav was the ‘Player of the Match’. He took three wickets for 51 runs in this match. With this match, Team India has made an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series.

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