In the history of Test cricket, no team ever scored a hundred or a 200-run as fast as India did in the ongoing Kanpur Test against Bangladesh.
To reply to Bangladesh’s first innings of 233 runs, India declared on 285 for nine, securing a first-innings lead of 52 runs.
After rain after rain, Bangladesh finally played some cricket on the fourth day of the Kanpur Test and ended their first innings at 233.
Mominul Haque was the main contributor, scoring his 13th Test ton. Najmul Hossain Shanto was the second-highest run getter with 31. Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets for the hosts.
In reply, India unleashed a brutal batting display, scoring the first 50 runs in just three overs— which is a world record. And then they reached 100 runs in 10 overs, which was also the record for the fastest 100 runs in a Test match.
Since the ball-by-ball stats started, no team was able to score 100 runs as fast as India did in this match.
India's onslaught continued as they also secured the records for the fastest 150 and 200 runs in Test cricket. They needed only 24.2 overs to reach the 200-run mark.
Instrumental in setting these records were Yashasvi Jaiswal and Lokesh Rahul, both scoring half-centuries. Jaiswal blazed his way to 72 off 51 balls, while Rahul contributed 68 off 43 balls.
For Bangladesh, both Shakib Al Hasan and Mehdiy Hasan Miraz took four wickets each.
Bangladesh will have to bat for at least 45 minutes on the fourth day of the Kanpur Test.