Rishabh Pant
The third test match between India and New Zealand is going on at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After losing 4 wickets for 86 runs on the first day, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill gave an excellent start to Team India on the second day. On the second day, Pant hit two consecutive fours and took India’s score by 86 runs. Ajaz Patel came to bowl the first over of the day in which Pant made his intentions clear by hitting three fours. With the start of the second day, Pant continued to bat in a explosive manner and completed his half-century soon after replacing Shubman Gill, who was already at the crease. Pant scored a half-century in just 36 balls and created a new record in Test cricket.
Shubman Gill completed his 7th Test half-century on the first ball of the 30th over. Gill hit fifty in 66 balls. After this, Pant also scored a half-century on the third ball of the over. Pant completed his fifty in just 36 balls and thus became the first Indian batsman to score the fastest half-century in a Test against New Zealand. Pant broke the record of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal had achieved this big feat in the second test of this series. In the second Test match played in Pune, Jaiswal scored a half-century in just 41 balls.
With this half-century, Pant broke the big record of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pant has become the second wicketkeeper to score the highest score of 50+ with a strike rate of more than 100 in Test matches, surpassing Dhoni. Pant has now scored five 50+ scores at a 100+ strike rate in Test cricket. He is the third Indian batsman to do the most for India.
Wicketkeeper who has scored most 50+ runs in 100+ runs in test matches
- 8 – Adam Gilchrist
- 5 – Rishabh Pant*
- 4 – MS Dhoni
- 4 – Jonny Bairstow*
After completing his half-century, Rishabh Pant became the victim of New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi in the 38th over. Pant played an inning of 60 runs in 59 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 8 fours. Pant has scored almost 1000 runs in the last 18 test innings. During this period, he has scored 3 centuries and 6 half-centuries.
Rishabh Pant in last 18 test innings
- Run: 994
- Average: 62.12
- 100 runs: 3
- 50 runs: 6
Rishabh Pant in last 18 Test innings: 100*(139), 96(97), 39(26), 50(31), 146(111), 57(86), 46(45), 93(104), 9(13), 39(52) , 109(128), 9(11), 4*(5), 20(49), 99(105), 18(19), 0(3), 60(59).
