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India vs Australia 5th Test Day 2 Summary: India Lead by 145 Runs

Rakesh K. Pandey , , , ,

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 2 Highlights

India’s bowlers, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj, picked up 3 wickets each in the first innings for Australia. The Indian team came out with a 4-run lead. Then Rishabh Pant shone, making a 50 off just 29 balls, the second-fastest for an Indian in Tests. The record for fastest Test fifty for India belongs to Pant as well. It was a 28-ball fifty against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru in 2022. Scott Boland was Australia’s star man, taking 4 wickets. Score Card

Pant’s Record-Breaking Fifty

Rishabh Pant scored 50 off just 29 balls. This is the fastest by a visitor to Australia’s soil, taking the records away from the 33-ball knocks from England’s John Brown (Melbourne 1895) and West Indies’ Roy Fredericks (Perth 1975).

Rishabh Pant In 5th Test

  • 1st inning: 40 off 98 (Strike Rate: 40.82)
  • 2nd inning: 61 off 33 (Strike Rate: 184.85)

Fastest 50s for India in Tests

  • 28 – Rishabh Pant vs SL Bengaluru 2022
  • 29 – Rishabh Pant vs Aus Sydney 2025 *
  • 30 – Kapil Dev vs Pak Karachi 1982
  • 31 – Shardul Thakur vs Eng The Oval 2021
  • 31 – Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Ban Kanpur 2024

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Notable Series

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 391 runs at an average of 43.44 in a series. This is the fourth most by an Indian opening batsman during his debut series in Australia, after Sunil Gavaskar (450 runs in 1977/78), Virender Sehwag (464 runs in 2003/04), and Murali Vijay (482 runs in 2014/15). In addition, Jaiswal scored 16 runs in the first over of the 2nd innings in the 5th test , thus setting a record for the most runs by an Indian batter in the first over of a Test innings.

Concerns Over Bumrah

Stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah of India was off the field mid-day on Day 2 of the fifth Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday, January 4. Meanwhile, he has walked back to the Indian dressing room after getting treatment. Scan reports about Bumrah’s injury are to be expected this evening.

Bumrah had bowled effectively in the first session, claiming the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne and surpassing Bishen Singh Bedi’s record of 31 wickets for the most wickets by an Indian bowler in a Test series in Australia.

What’s Next?

India’s lead of 145 runs puts pressure on Australia. Fans are eager to see how the match unfolds on Day 3.

 

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Rakesh K. Pandey

Rakesh K. Pandey, a highly experienced journalist and prolific blogger, possesses a wealth of expertise in his field. His professional life started in 2004 as a researcher with Eenadu TV, Hyderabad. His passion for journalism grew with time while serving at the ETV Bihar-Jharkhand Desk, where he rose from the position of senior copy editor to that of chief copy editor. He then joined the editorial leadership team at Network18 (TV18 Broadcast Limited). During his tenure at Network18, Rakesh served in various leadership roles, including assistant news editor, deputy news editor, and news editor. He is known across Indian media circles for pioneering innovative models of content auditing while working at ETV Network and Network 18.

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