Kanpur Carnage: India Set New batting Records in the Test Against Bangladesh 

On the fourth day of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh, India broke the Test cricket record for the quickest team century and fastest team double century. 

Thanks to quick starts from Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal, the Indian team amassed 50 runs in just three overs. Together, they put up a 55-run stand, with Jaiswal scoring 30 runs off only 13 deliveries and Rohit hammering 19 runs off just six deliveries, including three sixes, to set a record for the fastest team fifty in just three overs. 

Despite Rohit Sharma’s early loss, India’s aggressive onslaught continued, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill leading the team to the fastest team century in Test cricket history. India achieved this feat in just 10.1 overs, shattering their own record set in 2023 when they reached 100 in 12.2 overs against the West Indies in Port of Spain. 

Fastest Team 100s in Test Cricket

India’s aggressive batting continued, with Virat Kohli scoring 47 off 35 balls and KL Rahul adding 68 off 43, powering the team to another record of the fastest team score of 200 in Test cricket, reaching the mark in just 24.2 overs. The previous record was held by Australia, who scored 200 runs in 28.1 overs against Pakistan at Sydney in 2017.

Fastest team 200s in Test Cricket 

India displayed a tremendous batting performance never seen before in test cricket on day 4 of the Kanpur test, scoring 285/9 in 34.4 overs. If Rohit Sharma hadn’t declared the innings, it would have been another record (fastest team 300) shattered by India on the same day.