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IND vs WI: 5 Centuries, 811 Runs! 9 Records Shattered in 2nd ODI Between India and West Indies
- •Team India successfully chased a massive target of 406 runs against West Indies at Guwahati's Barsapara Stadium.
- •Powered by Rohit Sharma's century and Shubman Gill's double century, India chased the target in 43.3 overs with 2 wickets remaining.
- •Rohit Sharma set a record by hitting 200 sixes at home, the only player to do so in a single country in ODIs.
- •Shubman Gill scored a double century in 116 balls, breaking Ishan Kishan's record of 126 balls.
- •Rohit Sharma became the oldest player to score an ODI century on Indian soil at 39 years and 153 days, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar.
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During the match at Barsapara Stadium, Rohit Sharma hit his 200th six at home, making him the only player to achieve this milestone in a single country in ODIs. He also became the third Indian and seventh overall player to complete 12,000 ODI runs, doing so as the second-fastest batsman (12,973 balls). Additionally, at 39 years and 153 days old, he surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's 1987 record to become the oldest player to score an ODI century on Indian soil.
Shubman Gill scored a brilliant double century in 116 balls, breaking Ishan Kishan's record for the fastest double century by an Indian. He also recorded the highest score by an Indian in an ODI run chase, surpassing MS Dhoni's unbeaten 183 from 2005. Furthermore, Gill became the second batsman after Rohit Sharma to score more than one double century in ODI cricket.
Powered by Rohit Sharma's century and Shubman Gill's double century, Team India successfully chased down a massive target of 405 runs set by West Indies in 43.3 overs with 2 wickets remaining. This landmark achievement marked the second-highest run chase in the history of ODI cricket.
