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India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: India declared their first innings on 285/9 which they scored in just 34.4 overs during the second Test against Bangladesh on Monday.

The crowd at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur witnessed a batting masterclass from the home side, who took a first-inning lead of 52 runs.

After bowling Bangladesh out for 233 in 74.2 overs on the fourth day, India came out all guns blazing with the bat and scripted multiple team total records.

India demolished the records for the fastest 50, 100, 150, and 200 team scores, putting up a remarkable display of attacking cricket led by skipper Rohit Sharma.

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Skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave India a fiery start as the hosts scored 51 runs in just 3 overs (18 balls), setting a new world record for the fastest team fifty in Test cricket.

While Jaiswal brought up his fifty in just 31 balls, India went past the 100-run mark in just 61 balls (10.1 overs).

The onslaught continued as the likes of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill kept the attack going with India reaching 150 in just 18.3 overs, the fastest to reach the score in Test cricket history as well.

By the 29th over, India crossed the 200-run mark as they shattered Australia’s record for the same during the Test match against Pakistan in Sydney in 2017.

Fastest Team Totals in Test History

50 – India in 3 Overs (18 deliveries) vs Bangladesh, Kanpur, 2024

100 – India in 10.1 Overs (61 deliveries) vs Bangladesh, Kanpur, 2024

150 – India in 21.1 Overs (127 deliveries) vs Bangladesh, Kanpur, 2024

200 – India in 25 Overs (150 deliveries) vs Bangladesh, Kanpur, 2024

250 – India in 30.1 Overs (181 deliveries) vs Bangladesh, Kanpur, 2024


Jaiswal was the top run-getter for the hosts as he scored 72 runs in just 51 balls on the back of 12 fours and two sixes.

KL Rahul played a fiery knock of 68 runs off 43 deliveries. He smashed seven fours and two sixes.

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While Kohli made a promising contribution of 47 runs in 35 balls, Shubman Gill was dismissed for 39 runs.

India declared their first innings to allow Bangladesh to bat for 19 overs remaining on the fourth day in their second innings.

 

Playing XIs:

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed