Rishabh Pant reached a milestone by crushing the fastest fifty in Test cricket history by an Indian player in a Day-Night Test at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, 13 March.
The goalkeeper kicker achieved this feat by throwing 28 balls against Sri Lanka. Veteran Kapil Dev held the record for 40 years after 50 of 30 deliveries against Pakistan in 1982. The versatile, number 7 hitter scored 73 goals over 53 balls. However, India lost the game by an innings and 86 runs.
Disruptive Rishabh Pant beat the legendary cricketer by hitting a border off Praveen Jayawickrama in the 42nd round of India’s second inning. He broke 7 quads and 2 sixes to get there. However, the left-handed batter was caught by hitting the same ground. But he’s also the first to make a fast 30 run at a rate of 150+ strokes per shot of a Test.
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Fastest 50s for India in test cricket:
28 – Rishabh Pant vs SL, Bengaluru 2022
30 – Kapil Dev vs PAK, Karachi 1982
31 – Shardul Thakur vs ENG, Oval 2021
32 – Virender sehwag vs ENG, Chennai 2008
India – Sri Lanka Second Hit Points
After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma led Team India to a total of 252 runs on a bowler-friendly course. Pant had a quick 39 laps on all 26 balls. Shreyas Iyer failed to turn his 92 run into a century as he was baffled by Praveen Jayawickrama. With Jasprit Bumra Shooting a five-door shot, the Lankans were defeated in just 109 runs on the first hit.
In the second half, India was ahead by 346 points, with 203 points and have lost five rooks so far. Men in Blue is watching a disaster in this double series between two countries. India won the first game by 222 runs and one innings at Mohali.
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