Rishabh Pant broke Dhoni’s record. (Photo: PTI)
The third Test is between India and New Zealand in Mumbai. In the last session of the first day, the Indian team had lost 3 wickets and was in trouble. India started the second day with 86 runs and the loss of 4 wickets. As always, Rishabh Pant once again scored a brilliant half-century in his own style. He scored a half-century in just 36 balls. With this stormy innings, he not only brought back team India but also created a new record.
Pant became number one in this matter.
Rishabh Pant started hitting boundaries as soon as he came to the crease on the second day. He started scoring runs quickly and put pressure on New Zealand with his explosive batting. Pant scored 50 runs in just 36 balls at a strike rate of 138 in the first hour of the second day. With this, he has become the Indian batsman to score the fastest fifty against New Zealand in Tests.
Previously, this record was in the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had achieved this feat by scoring a half-century in 41 balls in the Pune Test. Pant scored 60 runs in 59 balls and was a victim of Ish Sodhi. Let us tell you that Pant is also the number one Indian batsman in terms of scoring the fastest half-century in Test cricket. He scored a fifty in just 28 balls against Sri Lanka in 2022.
Dhoni also left behind
Rishabh Pant has only left behind Yashasvi Jaiswal and India’s captain and most successful batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pant has also become the Indian wicketkeeper who has scored the most half-centuries in Test cricket with a strike rate of over 100. Previously, this record was held by Dhoni who had scored 4 Test fifties with a strike rate of 100+. more than 100. While Pant has done this 5 times.
On the first day of the Mumbai Test, the Indian team lost 3 wickets and scored only 6 runs. After this, Rishabh Pant played a 96-run partnership with Shubman Gill. After this important partnership, Team India’s innings are back on track. Till lunch, the Indian team has scored 195 runs with the loss of 5 wickets and is just 40 runs behind New Zealand.
