Rahul Ka 112* Bekaar Gaya! Mitchell 131* Ne Rajkot Mein Jeet Chheen Li | IND vs NZ

KL Rahul 112* off 92 balls (11 fours, 1 six) — 2nd ODI, Niranjan Shah Stadium Rajkot, 14 Jan 2026. India 284/7 (Gill 56; Rahul-Jadeja 73-run stand; Nitish 20; Clarke 3-56) — Rahul came in at 115/3, 50 in 52 balls, 100 in 87 balls (six off Jamieson, 49th over), 8th ODI hundred. Records: first Indian wicketkeeper to score an ODI hundred vs NZ (broke Dhoni's 84* Napier 2009), first Indian ODI century at Rajkot, equalled his highest ODI score 112. NZ 286/3 in 47.3 overs, won by 7 wickets — Mitchell 131* off 117 (11 fours, 2 sixes, POTM), Young 87, Mitchell-Young 162-run stand; NZ's 4th-highest successful ODI chase. The 112 coincidence: Rahul's two hundreds vs NZ are both 112 — Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, 11 Feb 2020 (112 off 113; India 296/7; NZ won by 5 wickets, 3-0 sweep) and Rajkot 112*. Series: 1st ODI Vadodara India won by 4 wickets (Kohli 93, Gill 56, Mitchell 84); 3rd ODI Indore NZ won by 41 runs (Mitchell 137, Phillips 106, Kohli 124). NOW: 1st ODI Nov 2026 Eden Park — Rahul 3* not out; 2nd ODI 7 Nov 2026, Wellington (7:30 AM IST). Photo credit: press photos (photo_pool credits.csv). Disclaimer: ye video verified reports par based hai; kuch tasveerein us khiladi ki press photos hain, zaroori nahi ki usi match ki hon. #INDvsNZ #KLRahul #TeamIndia #CricketNewsHindi #PitchPeBawaal #ODI #Rajkot