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Gill, Kishan tons power India to 402 in Afghanistan ODI
Skipper Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan smashed brisk centuries as India posted 402 all out against Afghanistan in the second one-day international in sweltering Lucknow on Wednesday.
India looked set to surpass their ODI record total before a late collapse saw them lose seven wickets for 42 runs, bowled out in 49.5 overs before slipping from 360-3.
Gill made 154 and the left-handed Kishan struck 125 as the pair put up a commanding 224 runs for the third wicket to lay the foundation for the mammoth total.
Afghanistan hit back through spinners Nangeyalia Kharote (4-76) and Rashid Khan (3-48), who shared seven wickets to peg India back in the late stages.
Put into bat, India lost an early wicket before Rohit Sharma (48) and Gill steadied the innings with an 87-run second-wicket partnership to set the tone.
Rashid broke the stand with a quick googly to bowl Rohit just short of a half-century, but the breakthrough did little to stem India's momentum.
Gill reached his ninth ODI century with a four, adding to his unbeaten 84 in the series opener, while Kishan raced to a 71-ball hundred with a flurry of boundaries as Afghanistan's bowlers wilted in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
Left-arm spinner Kharote finally broke the marathon stand to get Kishan caught out.
Gill battled cramps during his 110-ball knock, which included 22 fours and two sixes, before falling when his tired reverse sweep was caught at deep cover.
Kharote struck again to remove KL Rahul for a golden duck but was denied a hat-trick by Washington Sundar.
Rashid joined the late burst to pick up more Indian wickets as the innings lost momentum, eventually ending with a run-out of debutant Prince Yadav.
The extreme heat forced organisers to schedule three drinks breaks per innings, with several players from both sides requiring on-field treatment for cramps.
K.Hofmann--VB