Team India sets new world records: Fastest 50, 100, and 200 in Test cricket history
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team delivered a sensational batting display, shattering five world records on Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Monday. Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with 72, while KL Rahul added a rapid 68, leaving fans and experts in awe. India’s opening duo, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal, showcased their aggressive approach from the very first ball, hitting boundaries and sixes with ease. They reached the 50-run milestone in just three overs, setting the tone for India’s record-breaking 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.