Indian captain Rohit Sharma along with young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Monday created history by breaking the all-time record of fastest team hundred in the history of Test cricket. Both openers were seen following the T20 batting strategy during the fourth day of the second Test match at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. India have reached the 100-run mark in just 10.1 overs beating their previous fastest hundred of 12.2 overs from a match against the West Indies in 2023.
Jaiswal was smashing the bowlers to all over the ground smashing 68 runs off 41 balls, with 12 fours and 2 sixes. His aggressive approach, along with support from Shubman Gill (11 off 11 balls), pushed India's run rate to over 10 runs per over.
Fastest team 100s in Test cricket (overs faced)
10.1 Ind vs Ban Kanpur 2024
12.2 Ind vs WI Port of Spain 2023
13.1 SL vs Ban Colombo SSC 2001
13.4 Ban vs WI Mirpur 2012
13.4 Eng vs Pak Karachi 2022
13.4 Eng vs Pak Rawalpindi 2022
13.6 Aus vs Ind Perth 2012
Earlier, Indian batters Rohit and Jaiswal smashes the fastest team's fifty in the ongoing Test match in Kanpur. India have reached the milestone in just three overs surpassing England’s record from July when it reached 50 runs in 4.2 overs during a Test match against the West Indies at Trent Bridge.
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Fastest team 50s in recorded Test cricket
3- India vs Bangladesh, Kanpur, 2024
4.2 – England vs WI, Nottingham, 2024
4.3 – England vs SA, The Oval, 1994
4.6 – England vs SL, Manchester, 2002
5.2 – Sri Lanka vs PAK, Karachi, 2004
5.3 – India vs ENG, Chennai, 2008
5.3 – India vs WI, Port of Spain, 2023
Coming back to the game, Yashasvi Jaiswal departed after scoring 72 off 51 and Rohit clean bowled after scoring 23 runs in 11 balls. While writing this copy, Shubman Gill and Rishab Pant are batting on 37 & 4 runs respectively. India are trailing by 95 runs.
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