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On the second day of Perth Test, India has scored 172 runs without taking any wicket. Jaiswal is unbeaten on 90 and KL Rahul is unbeaten on 62 runs. By hitting a 100 meter six in the match against Lion, Jaiswal became the batsman to hit the most sixes in a year in Test cricket.
India’s lead has reached 218 runs. Many records were made on the second day…Bumrah equaled Kapil Dev in terms of taking most wickets in SENA countries. Kangaroos made their second lowest score against India. Read the top-6 records and facts of the second day…
Facts-
- List of players who have hit most sixes in a year in Test, ODI and T-20 for India – Yashasvi Jaiswal has hit 34 sixes in Test. Rohit Sharma has hit 67 sixes in ODI and Suryakumar Yadav has hit 68 sixes in T-20.
- This is Jasprit Bumrah’s ninth five-wicket haul outside Asia. He has equaled Kapil Dev in this matter. Bumrah has taken five wickets 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 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. Also, Bumrah has become the Indian bowler who has taken the maximum number of 5 wicket hauls in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries. In SENA countries, Bumrah has taken 5 wickets or more 7 times. He has become the Indian bowler with the joint highest wicket taker in SENA countries by reaching 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. Earlier in 1981, Australia was bowled out for 81 runs in Melbourne.
4. Century partnership against Australia (after 2000)
This is the third time since 2000 that an Indian opening pair has made a century partnership. Jaiswal and Rahul added unbeaten 172 runs on the second day. Before this, both the century partnerships were made by Aakash Chopra and Sehwag in 2003-04.
5. Indian opening batsman scores 50+ in Australia
This is the first time since 1986 that both the opening batsmen have scored half-centuries in Australia. Till the stumps of the second day, Jaiswal returned unbeaten on 90 and KL Rahul returned unbeaten on 62 runs.
6. Best average of Asian bowlers in SENA countries (50 wickets)
In SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries, Bumrah has come first in the list of bowling with the highest average by taking at least 50 wickets. His bowling average is 22.63. At second place is Pakistan’s Wasim Akram, who has an average of 24.11.
