IND vs ENG in the third Test against India, England opener Ben Duckett smashed a century in just 88 balls, setting numerous records in the process. Duckett became the fastest English batsman to score a Test century against India. His century in Rajkot also marked the quickest Test century by an English batsman. Furthermore, Duckett became the third-fastest foreign cricketer to score a century in India.”
Balls | Player | Country | Venue | Year |
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84 | Adam Gilchrist | Australia | Mumbai (WS) | 2001 |
85 | Clive Lloyd | West Indies | Bengaluru | 1974 |
88 | Ben Duckett | England | Rajkot | 2024* |
99 | Ross Taylor | New Zealand | Bengaluru | 2012 |
Balls | Player | Versus | Venue | Year |
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80 | Harry Brook | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 2022 |
86 | Jack Crawley | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 2022 |
88 | Kevin Pietersen | West Indies | Port of Spain | 2009 |
88 | Ben Duckett | India | Rajkot | 2024* |
90 | Ollie Pope | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 2022 |
In the second day of the Rajkot Test match between IND vs ENG, India’s first innings concluded at 445 runs. Meanwhile, England, by the end of the second day’s play, has scored 207 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. England’s opener Ben Duckett (133) and Joe Root (9) returned unbeaten. Consequently, the English team trails India by 238 runs.
What happened in the match? Duckett completed his century by hitting a boundary off Siraj’s delivery. This was his third century in Test cricket. Indian players couldn’t help but praise Duckett’s fiery innings. Shubman Gill even applauded him. Speaking of the Rajkot Test, the Indian innings ended at 445 runs in their first innings. Rohit Sharma scored 131 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja played a knock of 112 runs. Sarfaraz contributed 62 runs, and Dhruv Jurel scored 46 runs. Ashwin played a cameo of 37 runs. Bumrah got out after scoring 26 runs. Wood took four wickets for England. Meanwhile, Rehan Ahmed got two wickets. James Anderson, Tom Hartley, and Root got one wicket each.”