On Day 2 of the continuing Pink-ball Test in opposition to Sri Lanka, Rishabh Pant enthralled the viewers along with his excellent 50 in simply 28 balls. Doing so, Pant broke the 1982 document of Kapil Dev by turning into the quickest Indian to attain a 50 in Test cricket. Kapil Dev had smashed 50 runs in simply 30 balls whereas enjoying in opposition to Pakistan in Karachi.
What makes Pant’s half-century much more particular is the truth that he smashed 7 boundaries and a pair of sixes at some extent within the sport when the Sri Lankan bowlers had been dominating with the pink ball. In a bid to hit one other one into the stands, Pant acquired out proper after he accomplished his fifty on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
FIFTY!@RishabhPant17 surpasses Kapil Dev to attain the quickest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket. It has come off 28 deliveries.
Take a bow, Rishabh
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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 13, 2022
Pant additionally ranks third within the record of the quickest recorded 50 in India in Tests, trailing Shahid Afridi who scored a half ton in 26 balls vs India in Bengaluru in 2005 and Ian Botham’s 50 in 28 balls vs Ind in 1981.
India had been 199 for five of their second innings at dinner break after dismissing Sri Lanka for 109 on day two of the second Test on Sunday. At the break, Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja had been batting on 18 and 10 respectively to present India an total lead of 342 runs.
Pant top-scored for India with a 31-ball 50 whereas captain Rohit Sharma contributed 46. For Sri Lanka, Praveen Jayawickrama was probably the most profitable bowler with figures of three/50.
In reply to India’s first innings whole of 252, Sri Lanka resumed at 86 for six however their innings lasted for simply 5.5 overs on Sunday, dropping Lasith Embuldeniya (1), Suranga Lakmal (5), Niroshan Dickwella (21) and Vishwa Fernando ( 8) with the addition of simply 23 runs.
India are main the two-match Test sequence 1-0 after profitable the primary sport by an innings and 222 runs.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
