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#3 KL Rahul's batting at the top
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KL Rahul made the most of Shikhar Dhawan's absence as he came out all guns blazing and gave India a rollicking start in the first T20I.
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The crowd in Cuttack was thoroughly entertained by Rahul's fireworks with the bat as he brought up his second T20I fifty off just 34 balls.
With an inning of 61 off 48, comprising seven fours and a six, Rahul did not let India lose the momentum after Rohit Sharma's early dismissal.
His 63-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer came at a crucial juncture of the game as it enabled the hosts to put up 180 runs on the board in their quota of 20 overs.
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