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KL Rahul equals world record

August 13 (CRICKETNMORE) - Indian batsman KL Rahul, with his latest half-century vs Sri Lanka on the opening day of the third test on Saturday in Pallekele, became only the 6th cricketer and first Indian to score 7 successive Test fifties. Rahul,

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Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
Aug 13, 2017 • 09:03 AM

August 13 (CRICKETNMORE) - Indian batsman KL Rahul, with his latest half-century vs Sri Lanka on the opening day of the third test on Saturday in Pallekele, became only the 6th cricketer and first Indian to score 7 successive Test fifties.

Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
August 13, 2017 • 09:03 AM

Rahul, who had earlier equalled Rahul Dravid and Gundappa Viswanath’s record by scoring six successive Test half-centuries during the second Test in Colombo, sailed past the two Indian legends with a fifty at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

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Rahul joins the league of Sir Everton Weekes, Andy Flower, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kumar Sangakkara and Chris Rogers in scoring seven consecutive half-centuries in Tests.

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