Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma On Fire As India Smash 5 World Records In A Single Test
Author: Shimit Mahur
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On the 4th Day of the India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test at Kanpur, team India created history. The hosts smashed 5 world records in a single Test and made headlines in international media.
Yashaswi Jaiswal and skipper Rohit Sharma started playing aggressively and took away the pressure from the rest of the batting unit. Yashaswi Jaiswal scored 72 off 51 balls at a strike rate of 141.18. Rohit Sharma scored 23 off 11 balls at a strike rate of 209.09.
KL Rahul made headlines with his performance and scored 68 off 43 balls at a strike rate of 158.14. The three Indian batters dominated the day and helped team India to smash 5 world records.
The top betting sites have odds in favour of team India for the ongoing Test fixture.
Fastest Team Fifty In Test Cricket
Team India scored a team fifty in the 3rd over and now they hold the record of the fastest Team fifty in Test cricket. Previously it was held by England against West Indies.
3.0 Overs - India vs BAN, Kanpur, 2024
4.2 Overs - England vs WI, Nottingham, 2024
4.3 Overs - England vs SA, The Oval, 1994
4.6 Overs - England vs SL, Manchester, 2002
5.2 Overs - Sri Lanka vs PAK, Karachi, 2004
5.3 Overs - India vs ENG, Chennai, 2008
5.3 Overs - India vs WI, Port of Spain, 2023
Fastest Team Hundreds In Test History
After scoring the fastest fifty, team India went on to score the fastest hundred in Test cricket and they reached the number in 10.1 overs.
10.1 Overs - Ind vs Ban Kanpur 2024
12.2 Overs - Ind vs WI Port of Spain 2023
13.1 Overs - SL vs Ban Colombo SSC 2001
13.4 Overs - Ban vs WI Mirpur 2012
13.4 Overs - Eng vs Pak Karachi 2022
13.4 Overs - Eng vs Pak Rawalpindi 2022
13.6 Overs - Aus vs Ind Perth 2012
By the end of the 1st inning, team India scored 285 runs at a loss of 9 wickets. Bangladesh currently trails by 26 runs and they have one day of match still left to play.
Team India also had a positive start as Ravichandran Ashwin scalped 2 early wickets at an economy of 2.8. At the last of the match, team India will be expected to stop the visitors by scoring a big number and chase down the target.
After the Bangladesh Test series, team India will play 3-match t20 series against Bangladesh starting 6th October. The first fixture is scheduled to take place at Gwalior International Cricket Stadium and you can check the predictions for the same.
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