What England and Australia could not do, India did it, became the first country to do so in the 21st century

In the second test match being played against Bangladesh in Kanpur, India showed amazing aggression in its first innings.

Bhoomi Goyal
Published on: 1 Oct 2024 1:08 PM GMT
What England and Australia could not do, India did it, became the first country to do so in the 21st century
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The second test match is being played between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur. Today is the fifth day of the second test match. Before the match ends, India has made many records in its name. That too only in the first innings. India has made a record which no team has been able to make in the 21st century. That record is of declaring a test innings in the least number of overs.

In the second test match being played against Bangladesh in Kanpur, India showed amazing aggression in its first innings. After losing almost two days of play due to rain, India bowled out Bangladesh for 233 runs in its first innings on the fourth day. Seeing the lack of time, captain Rohit Sharma decided to adopt an aggressive strategy. His team executed it well and made rapid attacks on the Bangladesh bowlers, which was never seen before.

India scored 285 runs in just 34.4 overs in its first innings. After this, the captain decided to declare the innings with a lead of 52 runs, while more than a day was left in the game. This was the first time in the 21st century that a team declared its first innings in less than 35 overs and only the second time in the last 70 years.

India broke the records of fastest 50, 100, 150 and 200 runs during its first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Rohit Sharma gave a great start to the innings. Due to which India completed 50 runs in just 3 overs and made the record of fastest 50 runs in Test history. After this, India completed 100 runs in 10.1 overs and made a new record of fastest 100 runs in Test. India also made the record of fastest 150 runs in Test in 18.2 overs. 200 runs were completed in 24.2 overs and made the record of fastest 200 runs. India also managed to make the record of fastest 250 runs in Test by completing 250 runs in 30.1 overs.

Bhoomi Goyal

Bhoomi Goyal

English Content Writer in Newstrack from Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Education, Business, Technology, Political, Sports, Lifestyle, Crime and Webstories)

My self Bhoomi Goyal from Jaipur, Rajasthan. I have passed my Master's in Journalism and Mass Communication this year. I worked in Rajasthan Patrika for six months as an intern. I am working here from June 1st. I passed my graduation in BCA from Rajasthan University and master's in journalism and mass communication from Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur.

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