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On the second day of the Perth Test, India’s openers returned not out after making a partnership of 172 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal is unbeaten on 90 and KL Rahul is unbeaten on 62 runs. When he hit a 100-meter six against Nathan Lyon in the match, Jaiswal became the batsman to hit the most sixes in any one year of Test.
India’s lead has increased to 218 runs. Many records were made on the second day, Bumrah equaled Kapil Dev for taking most 5-wicket hauls in SENA countries. Kangaroos made their second lowest score against India. Read the top-6 records and facts of the second day…
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- Yashasvi Jaiswal has hit 2 sixes in the innings, taking his total to 34 sixes in 2024. With this he became the player to hit the most sixes in a year in Test cricket. Rohit Sharma has hit 67 sixes in ODI and Suryakumar Yadav has hit 68 sixes in one year in T-20.
- This was Jasprit Bumrah’s ninth five-wicket haul outside Asia. He equaled Kapil Dev in this matter. Bumrah took five wickets in the innings for the second time in Australia.
1. Most sixes in a year in Tests
Yashasvi Jaiswal has reached the first position in terms of hitting most sixes in a single year of Test cricket. He will have 34 sixes in 2024. Before him, this record was in the name of former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, who had hit 33 sixes in 2014.
2. Bumrah equaled Kapil Dev’s record
Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets in Australia’s first innings in the Perth Test. He achieved 5 wicket haul for the 11th time in Test cricket. With this, Bumrah became the Indian bowler with the highest number of 5 wicket hauls in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries. In SENA countries, Bumrah took 5 or more wickets 7 times. In this record of Indian players, he reached the top along with Kapil Dev.
3. Australia’s lowest score against India
Australia’s first innings was all out for 104 runs on the second day of the Perth Test. This is the Kangaroos’ second lowest score against India on their home ground. Earlier in 1981, the Kangaroo team was reduced to 81 runs at Melbourne Stadium.
4. Openers made a century partnership in Australia after 20 years
From India, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal made a century partnership, both adding 172 runs. This happened only for the third time since 2000, when Indian openers made an opening partnership of more than 100 runs in Australia. Before both of them, Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra had done this twice during the 2003-04 tour.
5. Indian opener who scored 50+ in Australia
This happened for the first time since 1986, when both Indian openers scored half-centuries in Australia. Till the stumps of the second day, Jaiswal returned unbeaten after scoring 90 runs and KL Rahul after scoring 62 runs. In 1986, Sunil Gavaskar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored centuries while opening.
6. Bumrah has the best bowling average in SENA countries
Bumrah’s average among bowlers who have taken at least 50 wickets in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries is 22.63. He reached the top among Asian bowlers, followed by Pakistan’s Wasim Akram who took wickets at an average of 24.11. Bowling average means taking wickets by giving so many runs, Bumrah takes one wicket for every 23rd run.
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India’s lead has increased to 218 runs on the second day of Perth Test. The team bundled out the Kangaroos for 104 runs in the first innings. Read the full news…
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