The second day of the Melbourne Test was in the name of Australia. The team scored a big score of 474 runs with the help of Steve Smith’s century. At stumps, the Kangaroos also lost 5 wickets to India’s 164 runs. The team will still have to score 111 points to save the match.
Smith’s name remained under discussion in the record list Friday. Smith became the third fastest batsman to score his 34th Test century. He is also the batsman with the most centuries in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). Captain Pat Cummins has taken the most wickets in BGT.
the facts and best records from day two…
facts
Smith is the third fastest batsman to score his 34th Test century. He played 201 innings for this. Of the 11 batsmen with 34 Test centuries, only Sachin Tendulkar (192 innings) and Ricky Ponting (193 innings) are ahead of him. Bumrah has played 84 innings so far in his Test career and this was the first time the fast bowler was passing. 99 points in a single round. In this list, former England fast bowler Mike Hendricks is at the second place with 54 innings. Rohit Sharma is at the second place in the list with the lowest average in a season. He has scored 155 runs in 14 Tests in 2024 at an average of 11.07. The first number is Chandu Sarwate, who averaged 10 points in 1947-48. Smith is second in the list of most centuries scored for Australia with 34 centuries. Ricky Ponting is number one with 41 centuries.
1. Most centuries in BGT: Steven Smith became the batsman to score the most centuries in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has scored 10 centuries so far in this trophy. Smith has overtaken Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli 9 times each.
2. Cummins, the fast bowler who has taken the most wickets in BGT, Australian captain and fast bowler Pat Cummins has now become the bowler who has taken the most wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Cummins has taken 62 wickets in 27 innings of this trophy. In second place is former India bowler Zaheer Khan, who took 61 wickets in 34 innings.
Cummins dismissed Indian captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul on the second day of the Melbourne Test.
3. Most centuries in Test against India: Steve Smith scored the 34th century of his career on Friday. By scoring this century, he became the batsman to score the most centuries in Tests against India. By scoring 11 centuries, he left behind the 10 centuries of Englishman Joe Root. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting occupies the third position in the list with 8 centuries.
4. Smith has scored the most centuries against India in all three formats. Steve Smith became the batsman to score the most centuries against India in all three formats. So far, he has scored 16 centuries including ODI, T-20 and Test. Ricky Ponting comes second with 14 centuries. England’s Joe Root is third with 13 centuries.
5. Batsmen out in single digits in 2024 Test: In the 2024 Test season, Indian captain Rohit Sharma was out 10 times for a low score of 10 runs, which is in single digits. Kiwi bowler Tim Southee is number one. He is out in single digits this year 2024. Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is at the fourth position in the list after retiring 10 times.
—————————-
The Australian team achieved a strong position in the Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. India risks saving the rest. Till the second day on Friday, India scored 164 runs after losing 5 wickets in the first innings. …