Team India smashes Test cricket history with new world records: Fastest 50, 100, and 200 runs

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team put on a spectacular batting performance, breaking five world records on Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Monday. Yashasvi Jaiswal led the way with 72 runs, while KL Rahul contributed a quick 68, leaving fans and experts impressed. The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal displayed their aggressive style right from the start, effortlessly hitting boundaries and sixes. They reached the 50-run mark in only three overs, setting the stage for India's historic innings.

This marked the first time in Test cricket history, since data collection began, that a team scored 50 runs within the first three overs of an innings.

Previously, England held the record for the fastest fifty in Test cricket, achieving it in 26 balls. However, India shattered that record by a significant margin, reaching the team half-century in just 18 balls. England had set the record earlier this year against West Indies at Trent Bridge.

India’s previous fastest team fifty in Test cricket was achieved against England in Chennai back in 2008. In that match, the Indian team reached the 50-run mark in 5.2 overs.

Fastest team fifty in Test cricket:

3.0 Overs – India vs BAN, Kanpur, 2024

4.2 Overs – England vs WI, Nottingham, 2024

4.3 Overs – England vs SA, The Oval, 1994

4.6 Overs – England vs SL, Manchester, 2002

5.2 Overs – Sri Lanka vs PAK, Karachi, 2004

5.3 Overs – India vs ENG, Chennai, 2008

5.3 Overs – India vs WI, Port of Spain, 2023

India went on to break the world record for the fastest team hundred in Test cricket, reaching the 100-run mark in just 61 balls (10.1 overs). This remarkable feat surpassed their previous record of scoring a team century in 12.2 overs against West Indies in 2023.

Fastest team hundreds in Test cricket history:

12.2 Overs – Ind vs WI Port of Spain 2023

13.1 Overs – SL vs Ban Colombo SSC 2001

13.4 Overs – Ban vs WI Mirpur 2012

13.4 Overs – Eng vs Pak Karachi 2022

13.4 Overs – Eng vs Pak Rawalpindi 2022

13.6 Overs – Aus vs Ind Perth 2012

Team India also shattered the record for the fastest 150 in Test cricket history, achieving the milestone in just 18.2 overs. In doing so, India surpassed their own previous record of reaching 150 runs in 21.1 overs, set against West Indies in Port of Spain in 2023.

The Rohit Sharma-led side continued their aggressive approach, setting yet another record by scoring the fastest 200 in Test cricket history. India reached the double-century mark in just 24.4 overs, breaking Australia’s previous record of 28.1 overs, achieved against Pakistan in Sydney in 2017.

In the 30th over, India shattered yet another record by reaching the 250-run mark in the fastest time in Test cricket history, accomplishing the feat in just 30.4 overs. This surpassed England’s previous record of 33.6 overs set against Pakistan in Rawalpindi in 2022, where ball-by-ball data is available.