Indias wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul registered the slowest half-century of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 during the final clash against the arch-rivals Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamsons 81-ball fifty against Bangladesh is at number two at the M.A. Chidambaram in Chennai.SLOWEST FIFTY OF THE TOURNAMENT FOR KL RAHUL!🍋#KLRahul #ICCWorldCupFinal #INDvsAUSfinal pic.twitter.com/OqaRAxHSQH— Muhammad Salman Tahir 🔱 (@isalmanrajput) November 19, 2023Rahul, who came in at 81/3 in the 11th over, scored a fighting fifty in 86 deliveries to keep India in the hunt for a third World Cup title. However, the Indian batter was dismissed after scoring 66 runs off 107 deliveries. He was dismissed by Mitchell Strac.Earlier in the innings, Pat Cummins won the toss and invited Rohits men to bat first. Playing XIIndia (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
