Twitter Reactions: Ruturaj Gaikwad records his maiden ODI century during IND vs SA 2nd ODI in Raipur

In the opening game of the three-match ODI series against South Africa at the JSCA International Cricket Complex, Ruturaj Gaikwad got the chance to bat at number four due to the injury of Shreyas Iyer. But he couldn’t put up a great show with the bat as Dewald Brevis grabbed a spectacular catch at the point region to send back the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain. 

The second ODI of the series at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur saw Gaikwad coming into the middle early after the home side lost both their opening batters, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Gaikwad posted a special century partnership with Virat Kohli.

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Earlier in his innings, Gaikwad pulled the short ball from Marco Jansen into the stands for a six besides using his feet and clubbing the left-arm spinner, Keshav Maharaj, with big shots around the park. With a fine boundary, Gaikwad celebrated his maiden ODI century as the crowd roared for the right-handed batter.

Twitter Reactions: Ruturaj Gaikwad smashes 105 during IND vs SA 2nd ODI in Raipur

Gaikwad looked to keep smashing the big shots and ended his knock with 105 runs in 83 balls at a strike rate of 126.51 with the help of 12 boundaries and two sixes as the Indian side made their way to 257/3 in their 36 overs.