Pant scored 60 runs in 59 balls (Photo: PTI)
Rishabh Pant played an explosive innings of 60 runs in the first innings of the Mumbai Test against New Zealand. This innings got India out of trouble but put Pant between Adam Gilchrist and MS Dhoni. Trapped between two great wicketkeepers, Pant now faces the challenge of getting out of there, to face it he will have to do the same thing at least four times, which he did by scoring a half-century on the Mumbai field.
Pant scored 60 runs at a strike rate of 101.69.
Rishabh Pant scored 60 runs off 59 balls against New Zealand in the first innings of the Mumbai Test. During this period, however, he completed his half-century in just 36 balls. This is Rishabh Pant’s fifth fifty-plus score in which his strike rate was above 100. Rishabh Pant scored 60 runs at a strike rate of 101.69 in the Mumbai Test.
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..And now Rishabh Pant reaches his FIFTY!
Half a century off in only 36 deliveries for the #TeamIndia goalkeeper batsman 👏👏
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-BCCI (@BCCI) November 2, 2024
5 fifty and more scores with a hit rate of more than 100
Having scored over 5 fifties in his Test career so far with a strike rate of over 100, Pant finds himself between Gilchrist and Dhoni. Actually, in this matter, he has pushed Dhoni to number three, while to overtake Gilchrist who is at number one, he will have to make 4 more fifties with a strike rate of more than 100.
Gasp between Dhoni and Gilchrist!
Dhoni has scored more than 4 fifties in Tests as a wicket-keeper with a strike rate of more than 100. While Rishabh Pant has done this 5 times. While Adam Gilchrist scored over 8 fifties in Test cricket with a strike rate of over 100.
Pant added 96 runs with Gill
Rishabh Pant also played a great partnership with Shubman Gill for the fifth wicket during his brilliant innings in the Mumbai Test against New Zealand. Together, they put up a partnership of 96 runs in 114 balls, helping India get back into the match.
