Yashasvi Jaiswal broke a unique 45 year old record with a stormy fifty, becoming the second cricketer in the world to do so in 147 years.
Indian team India's opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal created history with his brilliant batting in the second innings of the second Test match against New Zealand at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Batting in a stormy style, Jaiswal scored an inning of 77 runs in 65 balls with the help of nine fours and three sixes. During this, he completed his half-century in 41 balls, which is the fastest half-century scored by any player in this format against New Zealand.
First Indian to hit 30 sixes in a year
During this innings, Jaiswal completed 30 sixes in Test cricket in the year 2024. He has become the first player from India to hit 30 or more sixes in Tests in a year. Jaiswal's performance in the year 2024 has been excellent, he has scored 1084 runs in 19 innings of 10 Tests at an average of 60.22. In which he has hit 32 sixes.
He is the second cricketer in the world after New Zealand's Brendon McCullum to hit 30 or more sixes in a year in the 147-year Test history.
Gundappa Vishwanath's record broken
Jaiswal has scored 1084 Test runs in the year 2024 in India, which is the highest Test runs scored by an Indian player in a year in India. He surpassed Gundappa Vishwanath, who had scored 1047 Test runs in India in the year 1979.
Let us tell you that Jaiswal scored his first half-century in this series. He has scored 155 runs in four innings of two matches at an average of 38.75.
It is noteworthy that New Zealand has achieved an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series by defeating India by 113 runs in this match. This is the first time in 69 years of history that New Zealand has won a Test series on Indian soil. Chasing the huge target of 359 runs, the Indian team was all out for 245 runs in the second innings.
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