IND vs WI: Indian cricket team beat England’s ‘Baseball’, made a world record in the match
IND vs WI 2nd Test: Indian Cricket Team made a world record in the ongoing second Test (IND vs WI 2nd Test) match against West Indies. Leaving behind England’s baseball, the Indian team made the record of the Highest Test Innings Run Rate in an innings in Test cricket. In their second innings, the Indian cricket team scored 181 runs for the loss of 2 wickets at a run rate of 7.54. After this India declared the innings.
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Earlier this record was in the name of Australia
In the history of 146 years of Test cricket, no team has been able to score runs with such a strike rate. Earlier this record was in the name of Australia, who scored 7 runs against Pakistan. Scored runs at a strike rate of 53.
Teams with the highest strike rate in Test cricket:
7.54 – 181/2d – India v West Indies, Port of Spain, 2023
7.53 – 241/2d – Australia v Pakistan, Sydney, 2017
7.36 – 264/7d – England v Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 2022
6.82 – 173/6 – West Indies v India, Kingston, 1983
6.80 – 340/3d – South Africa v Zimbabwe, Cape Town, 2005
Also made the record for scoring the fastest 100 runs
The Indian cricket team also holds the record for the fastest 100 runs in Test cricket. India scored 100 runs in 12.2 overs on the basis of quick batting by Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Ishan Kishan. With this, India broke Sri Lanka’s 22-year-old record. In 2001, Sri Lanka made this record by scoring 100 runs in 13.2 overs against Bangladesh.
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IND vs WI 2nd Test:
India had scored 438 runs in the first innings. In response to this, the entire West Indies team was bundled out for 255 runs. The West Indies team could only add 16 runs on the fourth day, with Mohammad Siraj taking five wickets. After this, while batting, India declared the innings by scoring 181 runs at the loss of two wickets. Batting in the second innings, the West Indies team scored 76 runs losing two wickets.
