Raipur, Dec. 3 -- KL Rahul continued his fine run in ODIs with his second successive half-century against South Africa in the second ODI at Raipur on Wednesday. In process, the veteran batter also registered his name amongst the best finishers in death overs in the ODI format in recent years.

After a 56-ball 60 at Ranchi batting at number six, KL came to bat at number five, slamming an aggressive 43-ball 66*, with six fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 153.48.

Since 2023, KL is amongst the leading run-getters in the 41-50 over phase in ODIs, with 424 runs at a strike rate of 142.76, behind South Africa's David Miller (464 runs at a strike rate of 168.11) and Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka (438 runs with a strike rate of 147.97). New ...