Shikhar Dhawan misses out on a well-deserved century, fans sympathize with the opener

Shikhar Dhawan once again made his bat do talking as he scored a second consecutive half-century against Australia at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Friday but unfortunately he missed out on a well-deserved century.

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Dhawan misses out on a well-deserved ton 

Dhawan started off well after Men In Blue were once again asked to bat by Australian skipper Aaron Finch. Both Dhawan and Rohit Sharma added 81 runs for opening wicket before Sharma was trapped plumb in front of wicket by Adam Zampa for 42. southpaw n continued to keep scoreboard ticking along with skipper Virat Kohli as duo added more than 50 runs for second-wicket stand as opener registered his 29th half-century in 50-overs format. 

He continued to take bowlers to cleaners and raced away into 90s in time. left-hander played a spectacular cover drive off Kane Richardson to bring up 100-run stand with Kohli for second wicket. However, Richardson had last laugh on following delivery when he accounted for opening batsman.

Dhawan pulled a short delivery to leg side but it went straight into hands of Mitchell Starc. Even Richardson was stunned after having picked up a big wicket off an ordinary delivery but it brought curtains down on Gabbar's innings. He was dismissed for a 90-ball 96 at a strike rate of 106.67 which included 13 boundaries and a maximum. 

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Netizens gutted after Dhawan departs for 96

Even fans were gutted after Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for 96 as y reckoned that he had missed out on a well-deserved ton. Here are some of reactions.

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