Rohit, Gill hit tons in 255-run opening stand as India chase 405 against West Indies

Rohit Sharma and India captain Shubman Gill opened the batting in the second ODI against West Indies and both scored fine centuries. The pair added 255 runs for the first wicket.

Had they added four more runs, the record 258-run opening partnership of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, set 25 years ago, could have been broken.

West Indies had earlier set India a target of 405, scoring 7 for 405. But their bowlers could not cope with the onslaught from Gill and Rohit, who took the attack apart and kept their wickets intact.

Gill aggressively reached his century in just 62 balls. Rohit hit his 35th century off 72 balls, with 10 fours and 6 sixes. West Indies got their first breakthrough in the 27th over, at 26.2 overs, when Jayden Seales dismissed Rohit leg before wicket. Rohit returned on 101, ending his explosive innings.

Gill, known as "Prince" in the Indian team, scored freely from the start of the chase. His century off 62 balls moves him to fifth on the list of India's fastest ODI centurions.

Virat Kohli tops the list with a century off 52 balls against Australia in Jaipur in 2013. Virender Sehwag is second with a century off 60 balls. Kohli's 61-ball century is third. K. L. Rahul is fourth with a century off 62 balls.

Gill has also moved to third place among batters to reach 11 ODI centuries in the fewest innings. South Africa's Hashim Amla is first, having scored 11 centuries in 64 innings. Fellow South African Quinton de Kock is next, reaching the mark in 65 innings. Gill is third, with 11 centuries in 68 innings. This is as recorded by the ICC.