IND vs AUS: A five-match Test series is being played between India and Australia. In the first match of this series, Team India’s star batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal batted amazingly. He completed his half-century off 123 balls in the second innings of the match. With this century, he has also achieved a great record in his name. This century was very special for him. Jaiswal scored a half-century in his first Test match in Australia. With this half-century, he has also surpassed Joe Root in a special record.
Jaiswal ahead of Root
Jaiswal now has 10 50+ scores in Test matches in the year 2024. Which is the most scored by any player in the Test format in the current calendar year. Before his half-century at the Optus Stadium on November 23, Jaiswal equaled Joe Root with nine fifty-plus scores in Test matches in 2024. In this match, Jaiswal has risen to the top of another special list. He has become India’s highest run-scoring left-arm bowler in a calendar year.
Highest score of 50+ in test cricket in the year 2024
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 10
- Joe Root – 9
- Kamindu Mendis – 8
- Ben Duckett – 7
- Dinesh Chandimal – 6
- Dhananjay de Silva – 6
- Rachin Ravindra – 6
- Jack Crowley – 6
- Shubhman Gill – 6
He gave a great start to the Indian team.
The Indian team seems to be in a very good position in the first test match against Australia. After being out for just 150 runs in the first innings of this match, everyone felt that this match was out of reach for team India, but after this, the Indian bowlers defeated Australia by just 104 runs and the Indian team. After this, the opening batsmen got off to a great start in the second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal partnered 100+ runs with KL Rahul.
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