Kishan scripts history as India avoid whitewash
There were records galore at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday as Ishan Kishan smashed the fastest ODI double century to ensure the visitors avoided a whitewash with a thumping 227-run win against Bangladesh in the third and final ODI.
Courtesy of Kishan's maiden double hundred, India registered a mammoth 409 for eight. In reply, Bangladesh were bundled out for just 182, succumbing to their second-biggest ODI defeat in terms of runs -- only behind a 233-run loss to Pakistan in 2000.
The Tigers, who had already claimed the series with wins in the first two games, found themselves on the receiving end ever since Liton Das elected to field, with Kishan's rampage keeping the bowlers occupied for a majority of the first innings.
The dashing left-hander made and broke records as he hit the fastest double-hundred in the history of ODI cricket, taking just 126 balls to get to the mark. It was the ninth double-hundred in ODI cricket overall, with the 24-year-old becoming the youngest to the feat in this format.
Kishan and Virat Kohli's 290-run second-wicket partnership was also the biggest partnership against Bangladesh.
Kohli also had a field day, smashing his 44th ODI ton and surpassing passed Ricky Ponting's 71 hundreds in all formats of international cricket. With 72 centuries, he is now only behind Sachin Tendulkar's 100 centuries.
Kishan was eventually dismissed by Taskin Ahmed after scoring 210 off 131 deliveries, smashing 24 fours and 10 sixes. Kohli, who struck his first ODI hundred after over three years, was dismissed after scoring 113 off 91 balls with the help of 11 fours and two sixes.
The tough outing for the home side's bowlers made for grim reading. Taskin conceded 89 runs from nine overs and picked up two wickets while Ebadot Hossain gave away 80 from nine overs, also bagging a couple.
In chase, Bangladesh struggled from the start. Shakib Al Hasan top scored with 43 runs while Shardul Thakur picked up three wickets and while Axar Patel and Umran Malik took two each for India.
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