Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly in the first innings of the last Test match played between India and New Zealand. He has registered a new record to his name by brilliantly playing half a century of innings. Rishabh has broken the record of Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Pant played half a century of innings
In the third Test match against New Zealand, Rishabh Pant played an excellent partnership with Shubman Gill. During this, there was a 96-run partnership between the two batsmen in 114 balls. Meanwhile, Rishabh completed his half-century in 36 balls. While Pant scored a total of 60 runs in 59 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. Thanks to this innings, he has become the first Indian batsman to score the fastest half-century against New Zealand. Previously, this record was in the name of Yashasvi Jaiswal, which was set in 41 balls this year.
Indian batsman who scored the fastest fifty against New Zealand
Rishabh Pant- 36 balls- Mumbai, 2024
Yashasvi Jaiswal- 41 balls- Pune, 2024
Harbhajan Singh- 42 balls- Hyderabad, 2010
Sarfaraz Khan- 42 balls- Bangalore, 2024
Player who scored the fastest fifty in the world
It is noteworthy that Rishabh Pant’s name is also recorded among the players who have scored the fastest half-century by an Indian batsman in Test cricket. He scored a fifty off 28 balls against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru in the year 2022. Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq’s name figures among the players who have scored the world’s fastest half-century, which he scored against Australia in Abu Dhabi in 2014.
