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Harshit Rana was retained in India’s playing XI for the second ODI against Australia in Adelaide on Thursday (October 23), and he scored 24 runs from 18 balls after coming out to bat at No. 9 for the Shubman Gill-led side. During his stay at the crease, Rana hammered three fours and added 37 runs for the ninth wicket with Arshdeep Singh, who made 13 runs from 14 balls. The impressive batting performance by Rana in the match where Virat Kohli got out for a four-ball duck and captain Shubman Gill made nine runs from nine balls, earned him big praise from the Indian fans, who at the toss questioned his place in the playing XI. Here’s a look: mujhko rana ji maaf karna, galti maare se hogyi? — Harsh Gajjar (@harshgajjar_28) October 23, 2025 Crucial runs for #TeamIndia from the blade of #HarshitRana! ?#AUSvIND ? 2nd ODI | LIVE NOW ? https://t.co/dfQTtniylt pic.twitter.com/lUjw3AVjEt — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 23, 2025 Crucial runs from Harshit rana. Showed decent technique and good game sense. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 23, 2025 Harshit Rana ?#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/GHtcCi5kx2 — Gagan?? (@1no_aalsi_) October 23, 2025 Harshit Rana scored consecutive boundaries and Kohli scored consecutive ducks. Gautam Gambhir is literally having the time of his life. — Xavier Uncle (@xavierunclelite) October 23, 2025 Harshit Rana pic.twitter.com/m9nuRNs7hk — Abhishek (@be_mewadi) October 23, 2025 India’s only all format superstar Harshit Rana has scored more runs than Kohli & shubman gill combined in this series, let that sink in.?#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/rbwNF7hUmI — V. (@_nottsosane) October 23, 2025 Harshit Rana played better than some batters. — vimal ojha (@vimalojha7) October 23, 2025 We want harshit rana as vice captain — Chetan Singh Rathore (@Ajatshatru_28) October 21, 2025 Never understood the Harshit Rana trolling A bowling Allrounder who can bowl 140+ is an asset — James Clark (@Oreotiger1) October 23, 2025 Dressing room scenes after watching Harshit Rana batting 🤣 pic.twitter.com/IJR7tSvG2T — Homie (@homelander_yyy) October 23, 2025 Harshit Rana ke Dono matches mein Virat Kohli se jyada runs #INDvsAUSpic.twitter.com/wZEKS0Odqq — Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) October 23, 2025 Thanks to Rana’s batting, India managed to post a total of 264/9 in 50 overs. The ongoing match in Adelaide is a must-win fixture for the Men in Blue. A defeat in the second ODI will end India’s chances of winning the ongoing series in Australia. For India, apart from Rana, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer impressed with their batting. While Rohit scored 73 runs from 97 balls, Iyer added 61 runs from 77 balls to India’s total. The duo added 118 runs for the third wicket after Xavier Bartlett dismissed Gill and Kohli in one over itself.
