India’s Rohit-Jaiswal break Bazball’s record, score fastest team fifty in Tests
Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi adopted a T20-esque batting strategy, achieving the fastest fifty in Test cricket history within just 3 overs against Bangladesh at Green Park in Kanpur on Monday.
This milestone was reached on the fourth day of the second Test match, with the opening partnership of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 30 runs from 13 balls, and Rohit Sharma, with 19 runs not out from 6 balls, playing an instrumental role in this achievement.
India broke the record for England to score the fastest team fifty by getting there in three overs during day four of the second Test against Bangladesh. Rohit was eventually clean bowled for an 11-ball 23 by Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Earlier, in July, England broke its 30-year-old record for the fastest recorded men’s team Test fifty, reaching the 50-run mark in only 4.2 overs against West Indies at Trent Bridge.
England’s cricket team now holds the next three spots for the fastest team fifties in Test cricket. The third-quickest fifty by England was recorded against Sri Lanka, achieved in 5 overs during a Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester in 2002. Following England in this list, Sri Lanka rank fourth, having reached a fifty in 5.2 overs against Pakistan in Karachi in 2004.
Fastest team 50s in recorded Test cricket
3- India vs Bangladesh, Kanpur, 2024
4.2 – England vs WI, Nottingham, 2024
4.3 – England vs SA, The Oval, 1994
4.6 – England vs SL, Manchester, 2002
5.2 – Sri Lanka vs PAK, Karachi, 2004
5.3 – India vs ENG, Chennai, 2008
5.3 – India vs WI, Port of Spain, 2023