India out-Bazballed England as they created world record on Sunday by becoming the fastest team to reach 100 in an innings in Test cricket history.
Thanks to a fiery start by openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal, India reached 100 runs in just 12.2 overs in the second innings against West Indies.
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India eventually went on to score 181 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 24 overs before declaring their innings. They set a target of 365 runs in front of the hosts.
West Indies in turn, lost two wickets in their second innings and managed to score 76. On the final day, the hosts will need 289 runs to win while the visitors will hope to quickly pick the remaining 8 wickets.
Top 5 fastest team 100s in Test history
Team | Opponents | Year | Overs reqd | Batsmen involved | Venue |
India | West Indies | 2023 | 12.2 | Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal | Port of Spain |
Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | 2001 | 13.2 | Marvan Attapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya | SSC Colombo |
England | South Africa | 1994 | 13.3 | Graham Gooch, Graeme Hick | The Oval |
Bangladesh | West Indies | 2012 | 13.4 | Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddiqui, Shahriar Nafees, Naeem Islam | Mirpur |
England | Pakistan | 2022 | 13.4 | Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett | Rawalpindi |
What happened in India's second innings against West Indies?
The Indian openers put up a 98 runs partnership for the opening wicket before Rohit Sharma got out after scoring 57 off 44 balls. Jaisawal, on the other hand, scored 38 off 30 balls.
Wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan scored his maiden Test half century in just his second match as he remained unbeaten at 52 off 34 balls.