India created a winning stand against Bangladesh with explosive batting on the fourth day of the Kanpur Test. After bowling out Bangladesh for 233, India scored a fifty in 3 overs and a century in the 11th over. The team declared their innings by scoring 285 runs in 34.4 overs and taking a lead of 52 runs.
After the fastest 50 and 100 runs in Test history, India also set the record of 150, 200 and 250 runs. Ravindra Jadeja also took 300 Test wickets for the team. Best records from the fourth day of the Kanpur Test…
1. India achieved the fastest 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 runs India started showing momentum as soon as they started batting in their first innings. The team also made 50 runs in 3 overs and 100 runs in 10.1 overs. This was the fastest team to a century in the 147-year history of the Test. Moreover, India also set the record for the fastest 150, 200 and 250 runs.
2. Jadeja takes 300 Test wickets Ravindra Jadeja took the last wicket of Bangladesh’s innings, it was his first wicket in the innings. With this, he also crossed the 300-wicket mark in Tests. He became only the 7th Indian player to take 300 Test wickets. Moreover, Jadeja became the third left-arm spinner in the world to take 300 wickets. Before him, only Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka and Daniel Vettori of New Zealand could do it.
3. Asia’s fastest all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja took just 74 matches to set the double record of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets. He became the fastest Asian player to reach this record. He reached second place in the world. Before him, Englishman Ian Botham had achieved the double record of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in 72 Tests.
4. Virat completed the fastest 27,000 runs Virat Kohli scored 47 runs from 35 balls in the first innings, which took him to 27,000 runs in international cricket as well. For this, he completed 594 innings, he was the fastest to reach this milestone. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar had crossed the figure of 27 thousand international runs in 623 innings.
5. Yashasvi scored fifty off 31 balls Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored fifty in just 31 balls. He reached the third position among the players to score the fastest fifty for India. Before him, Rishabh Pant had scored fifty off 28 balls and Kapil Dev had scored fifty off 30 balls.
6. India’s declaration in the lowest overs India declared in their first innings in just 34.4 overs. In the first innings, India declared the innings in so few overs for the first time. Earlier in 2019, the team declared the first innings in 89.4 overs against Bangladesh.
The peculiarity was that India did not bowl a single maiden during their innings. This is the first time in the last 85 years that a team has not faced a single girl in its first innings.
India declared their first innings in just 34.4 overs.
7. Highest test six in a year Team India has hit 96 Test sixes so far in 2024. This is the most Test sixes by any team in a year. Earlier in 2022, England hit 89 sixes. India also stands third in this record, with the team having hit 87 sixes in 2021.
8. Rohit started by hitting 2 sixes. Indian captain Rohit Sharma bowled his first ball in the second over of the innings. He hit 2 sixes against Hasan Mahmood in the first 2 balls. With this, he became only the fourth player to hit two sixes off the first two balls of a Test innings. Before him, only Foffy Williams of West Indies, Sachin Tendulkar of India and Umesh Yadav could achieve it.
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