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India Shatters ODI Record, Reaches 300 in Under 30 Overs Against West Indies
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News18•30-09-2026, 21:24
India Shatters ODI Record, Reaches 300 in Under 30 Overs Against West Indies
- •India made history by becoming the first team to score 300 runs in an ODI in under 30 overs, achieving the feat in just 29.1 overs against West Indies.
- •The previous record was held by South Africa, who reached 300 in 32.2 overs against Australia in 2006.
- •Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill led India's charge, with Gill scoring the fastest Indian ODI century against West Indies (62 balls) and fastest Indian to 150 in ODIs (89 balls).
- •Rohit Sharma also contributed with a 72-ball century, his second-fastest ODI hundred, before being dismissed for 101.
- •The opening pair set a new national record for the fastest 200 in an ODI and India's highest opening stand in ODIs at the time.
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India became the first team in the world to reach the 300-run mark in an ODI in under 30 overs, accomplishing the feat in just 175 balls (29.1 overs) against the West Indies in Guwahati.
South Africa previously held the record, having reached 300 runs in 32.2 overs against Australia in Johannesburg back in 2006.
Shubman Gill brought up his century from just 62 balls, becoming the fastest Indian to score an ODI hundred against West Indies. He then raced to 150 runs from 89 balls, setting a record as the fastest Indian to reach that landmark in ODIs.
