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WATCH: Rahul celebrates his second T20I ton in style

KL Rahul played a dazzling knock as India started their tour of England on a resounding note, winning the opening T20 International by eight wickets.

KL Rahul played a dazzling knock as India started their tour of England on a resounding note, winning the opening T20 International by eight wickets.

Rahul smashed his second T20 International hundred en route his 54-ball-101 as India comfortably chased the target in 18.2 overs.

He added 123 runs for the second wicket with Rohit Sharma (32 off 30 balls), who played the role of second fiddle to perfection.

Rahul's innings had 10 fours and as many as five sixes. He got to his second T20I ton on the final Delivery of the 18th over. The Karnataka batsman made sure to celebrate his first hundred on the English soil in grand fashion as he jumped in the air, raising his bat before doing a dab.

Earlier, Kuldeep left the English batsmen in a daze with his magical spell of wrist spin, restricting them to a manageable 159/8.

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