Harshit Rana Wins Hearts With Quickfire Cameo Against Australia In 2nd ODI: 'Decent Technique And Good Game Sense'

A lot will be at stake as India face off against Australia in the 2nd ODI match at the Adelaide Oval. The hosts registered a seven-wicket victory in Perth to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series.

Harshit Rana Draws Praise After Quickfire Cameo

Riding on Rohit Shama and Shreyas Iyer's half-centuries, India put up a commendable 264 runs on the board. Harshit Rana played a quick cameo at the end to provide a late push. The KKR pacer hits an 18-ball 24 to help India get past the 260-run mark. He hit three fours and added a valuable 37 runs for the 9th wicket partnership with Arshdeep Singh.

Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan lauded Rana's batting ability. He posted on X, "Crucial runs from Harshit Rana. Showed decent technique and good game sense."

Rana came in on bat when India were 223-7 in 44 overs. He batted alongside Nitish Reddy before Adam Zampa removed Reddy for eight.

Rana also took on Zampa, who was the most successful Aussie bowler in the match, in his final over of the innings, smashing him for 16 runs. Zampa finished his spell with four scalps under his belt.

Rohit Sharma Clinches Multiple Records Against Australia

Despite Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer's valiant effort, India succumbed to an eight-wicket loss against Australia in the second ODI match. Rohit has notched up a number of records in this losing cause.

Rohit became the first Indian batter to record 1000 ODI runs on Australian soil against Australia. He got past Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar on the elite list in the proceedings. The former Indian captain has also become India's 3rd highest run scorer in the ODI format after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Rohit has now registered 11,225 runs in 275 ODI matches.

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He also leapfrogged Sourav Ganguly to become India's highest run-scoring ODI opener of all time.

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