For the first time in the history of Indian cricket, the first 50 runs in international cricket in any format were scored in just 20 balls.
The fourth day of the Kanpur Test match between India and Bangladesh brought many new records in the history of Test cricket. After the second and third days were completely washed out by rain, the weather was completely clear on the fourth day and the Indian bowlers bowled out the Bangladesh team’s first innings at a score of 233 runs in the second session itself. After this, there was strong batting from Team India in which the pair of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal had kept the run rate above 10 from the very first over. Team India completed the first 50 runs of its innings in just 18 balls, which created a new record in Indian cricket men’s.
This could not happen till now in ODI and T20
On one hand, in Test cricket, the opening batsmen bat cautiously against the new ball in the beginning so that wickets are not lost in the beginning. In the Kanpur Test match, exactly the opposite was seen in the first innings of Team India, in which the score had crossed 50 runs in just 18 balls, while the Indian team’s score was 100 runs on the first ball of the 11th over. In such a situation, a big record in the history of Indian cricket has been seen being made in this test match. In international cricket, even in ODI and T20, Team India was never successful in crossing the mark of 50 runs within the first 20 balls of its innings, whereas this was seen for the first time in the Kanpur Test match where the first 50 runs were scored in just 18 balls. Came in.
Yashasvi and Rahul scored half centuries
While captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring 23 runs in 11 balls in the first innings of Team India, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s innings of 72 runs was seen in 51 balls. Apart from this, KL Rahul, who has been criticized for his performance for a long time, also managed to show the magic of his bat in this innings in which he managed to score 68 runs in 43 balls.
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