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In the recently concluded 1st ODI match between South Africa and India at Johannesburg, Sai Sudharsan smashed a fifty in his debut international match. Brilliant half-centuries from Sudharsan and Shreyas Iyer helped India chase down 117 runs inside 100 balls.
We will look at players who scored fifty-plus runs in their debut ODI game for India.
List of players who scored fifty-plus runs for India in their debut ODI game:
- Ajit Wadekar - 67(82) vs England in Leeds, 1974
- Brijesh Patel - 82(78) vs England in Leeds, 1974
- Sandeep Patil - 64(70) vs Australia in Melbourne, 1980
- Raman Lamba - 64(53) vs Australia in Jaipur, 1986
- Navjot Singh Sidhu - 73(79) vs Australia in Chennai, 1987 World Cup
- Pravin Amre - 55(74) vs South Africa in Kolkata, 1991
- Saba Karim - 55(48) vs South Africa in Bloemfontein, 1997
- Amay Khurasiya - 57(45) vs Sri Lanka in Pune, 1999
- Robin Uthappa - 86(96) vs England in Indore, 2006
- Ravindra Jadeja - 60*(77) vs Sri Lanka in Colombo(RPS), 2009
- Ambati Rayudu - 63*(84) vs Zimbabwe in Harare, 2013
- Manish Pandey - 71(86) vs Zimbabwe in Harare, 2015
- KL Rahul - 100*(115) vs Zimbabwe in Harare, 2016
- Faiz Fazal - 55*(61) vs Zimbabwe in Harare, 2016
- Krunal Pandya - 58*(31) vs England in Pune, 2021
- Ishan Kishan - 59(42) vs Sri Lanka in Colombo(RPS), 2021
- B Sai Sudharsan - 55*(43) vs South Africa in Johannesburg, 2023
Note: Yuvraj Singh in his debut ODI innings smashed 84 runs off 80 balls vs Australia in CT 2000 at Nairobi, Kenya.
