India shattered the record for the fastest team 100 against Bangladesh on 30th September 2024. The first innings ended just after lunch on the fourth day due to nearly two days being lost because of rain. It looked like a draw would be the obvious choice, but India was not ready to give in just yet. They came out all guns blazing and broke the record for the fastest team fifty in history, reaching it in just 18 balls. They broke Englandโs record of 26 balls against West Indies.
While they looked to be on an impressive charge, Mehidy Hasan managed to pick up the wicket of Rohit Sharma and forced Shubman Gill to come in. This slowed down team India for a while, but Yashasvi Jaiswal decided to continue the bold approach and started going after the bowlers once again. While the spinners seemed to be pulling the run rate back, any lose ball was fiercely punished by the batsmen on the crease.
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Credit: Times of India
While Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma were both attacking like wild beasts, Shubman Gill decided to take a separate approach. He rotated the strike, giving the in-form batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal the strike. This made it easier for Jaiswal to remain in rhythm and blasted a fifty in just 31 balls. Such quick hitting is the reason India were able to beat the record for the fastest team 100 by making it in just 61 balls. The record before this game was held by India itself, who reached a team 100 in just 74 balls against New Zealand.
INDIA COMPLETED HUNDRED RUNS FROM JUST 10.1 OVERS IN TESTS. ๐คฏ pic.twitter.com/tBWF3uBxtB
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 30, 2024
50 off just 31 balls for Jaiswal, equals Shardul Thakur for the third fastest Test fifty for India. This is also the fastest Test fifty by a player against Bangladesh.#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/Z57Y4h28Op
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) September 30, 2024
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐๐ค ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ! ๐คฏ๐
He brings up his fifty in just 31 balls โจ๐ฎ๐ณ#YashasviJaiswal #INDvBAN #Tests #Kanpur #Sportskeeda pic.twitter.com/4Bg68bAdL0
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) September 30, 2024
Bazball, who? ๐ณ
Rohit and Jaiswal put on the fastest half century stand in test cricket pic.twitter.com/Lp4aCCAFOg
— Noman (@NomanChaudharyy) September 30, 2024
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Guransh Machra is a sportswriter at Gutshot Magazine. He covers football news from local leagues like the Indian Super League as well as international leagues like the Premier League. He follows various sports like Football, Cricket, Formula 1, and Tennis. Apart from sports, Guransh is also enthusiastic about reading and gaming.
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