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After three days of relentless test cricket, Team India batters decided to go all-out against West Indies in their second innings of the second test here at the Queen's Park Oval on Sunday. Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal went beserk starting from ball 1 and later on Ishan Kishan proved his prowess by ending the innings on a high.

Here are some of the records created by Team India during the assault on Day 4:

Highest Strike-Rate For A Test Team In An Innings (Min 20 Overs):

In their second innings, the Indian team went into white-ball cricket mode and smashed 181 runs in just 24 overs before declaring the innings. India scored their runs at a run rate of 7.54, the highest in Tests by a team during an inning lasting atleast 20 overs. They broke the record of Australia, who had scored 241/2 in just 32 overs against Pakistan in Sydney in 2017. The Aussies had scored these runs at a run rate of 7.53.

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Fastest Team Hundred For Any Test Side:

Notably, India also smashed the fastest team hundred in Test cricket history. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal opened the innings for India and put on a stand of 98 runs in just 71 balls, that is 11.5 overs. Following Rohit's dismissal, India reached the 100-run mark in just 12.2 overs, which is a total of 74 balls. India surpassed the 22-year-old record held by Sri Lanka. They had reached the 100-run mark in just 13.2 overs, that is in 80 balls against Bangladesh in 2001 during the Asian Test Championship.

Rohit Sharma's Took Windies Attack Head On With Career's Fastest Fifty:

Rohit Sharma smashed the fastest half-century of his career. Batting in his T20I avatar, Rohit reached his half-century in just 35 balls. Ishan Kishan also smashed his half-century in just 33 balls. Kishan smashed the second-fastest fifty by an Indian wicketkeeper. Rishabh Pant has the fastest half-century by an Indian keeper in just 28 balls. At the time of declaration, Kishan was unbeaten at 52 in 34 balls, consisting of four boundaries and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 152.94.

Ishan Kishan's Maiden Fifty In Test Cricket:

Kishan's strike rate of 152.94 is the fourth-highest SR in a Test inning (of minimum 50 runs) by an Indian player. The highest SR by an Indian batter in an inning of a minimum of 50 runs is in the hands of legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev, who had smashed 89 in just 55 balls against England in 1982 at Lord's.

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Among the designated wicketkeepers, Kishan played the third-fastest innings of all time in Tests in terms of strike rate. During his 59-ball 102* against England at Perth in 2006/07, Australia's Adam Gilchrist had scored his runs at a strike rate of 172.88. It is followed by Rishabh Pant, who scored his 50 runs off 31 balls at a strike rate of 161.29 against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru in 2022.

Coming to the match, India set a massive total of 365 runs for West Indies to win the ongoing second Test and Windies lost two wickets in the final session of day four in Port of Spain on Monday.

At the end of the day's play, WI was at 76/2, with Tagenarine Chanderpaul (24*) and Jermaine Blackwood (20*).

Earlier, India had declared their second innings at 181/2, with Ishan Kishan (52*) and Shubman Gill (29*) unbeaten. With a lead of 364 runs, they set a target of 365 runs for the Windies. Rohit Sharma (57) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (38) also played some quick knocks for India.

 

Inputs from ANI