IND vs WI: Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill Achieve Historic Partnership Feat In West Indies

Young India National Cricket Team openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill have achieved a remarkable partnership milestone after their heroics in the ongoing third ODI clash against West Indies National Cricket Team.

The series decider of the three ODIs between the West Indies National Cricket Team and the India National Cricket Team is being held at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad on Tuesday, August 1.

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India lost the toss and were invited to bat first in the match. The Indian openers made sure West Indies regret their decision as they built up a terrific partnership. The wicketkeeper-batter played the role of the aggressor while Gill was a little cautious. The duo kept batting brilliantly and they frustrated the West Indies bowlers.

Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill Break Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane’s Big Partnership Record

Kishan and Gill added 143 runs for the opening wicket in just 118 deliveries before the dismissal of Kishan in the 20th over.

The wicketkeeper-batter scored 77 runs off 64 balls, with 8 fours and 3 sixes. He stepped out of the crease in an attempt to play a big shot but got stumped by the wicketkeeper Shai Hope.

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Meanwhile, with the 143-run partnership, the young openers broke the record of Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane, which was made in 2017. Kishan and Gill now hold the record for the highest opening partnership for India against West Indies in the Caribbean. They went past Rahane and Dhawan’s opening partnership of 132 runs.

Also, they now hold the record for the second-highest partnership by an Indian duo for any wicket in the Caribbean in ODIs. Gill and Kishan went past Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag’s partnership of 202 runs for the second wicket.

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