On the second day of the Perth Test, India’s openers returned not out after making a partnership of 172 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal is unbeaten on 90 and KL Rahul on 62. Jaiswal became the batsman to hit the most sixes in a single year of Test cricket as soon as he hit a 100-meter six against Nathan Lyon in the match. India’s lead has increased to 218 runs. Many records were made on the second day, Bumrah equaled Kapil Dev in terms of taking the most 5-wicket hauls in SENA countries. The Kangaroos made their second lowest score against India. Read the top-6 records and facts of the second day… Facts 1. Most sixes in a year of Test Yashasvi Jaiswal has reached the first position in terms of hitting the most sixes in a single year of Test cricket. He has 34 sixes in 2024. Before him, this record was in the name of former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, who hit 33 sixes in 2014. 2. Bumrah equaled Kapil Dev’s record Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets in Australia’s first innings in the Perth Test. He achieved a 5-wicket haul for the 11th time in Test cricket. With this, Bumrah became the Indian bowler to take the most 5-wicket hauls in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries. Bumrah took 5 or more wickets 7 times in SENA countries. He reached the top with Kapil Dev in this record of Indian players. 3. Australia’s lowest score against India On the second day of the Perth Test, Australia’s first innings were all out for 104 runs. This is the second lowest score of the Kangaroos against India on their home ground. Earlier in 1981, the Kangaroo team was all out for 81 runs at the Melbourne Stadium. 4. Openers made a century partnership in Australia after 20 years KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal from India made a century partnership, both have added 172 runs. This is only the third time since 2000 that Indian openers made an opening partnership of more than 100 runs in Australia. Before these two, Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra had done this twice during the 2003-04 tour. 5. Indian openers scoring 50+ scores in Australia This is the first time since 1986 that both the Indian openers scored half centuries in Australia. At stumps on the second day, Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 90 and KL Rahul on 62. In 1986, Sunil Gavaskar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth had scored centuries while opening. 6. Bumrah has the best bowling average in SENA countries Among bowlers who have taken at least 50 wickets in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia), Bumrah has an average of 22.63. He reached the top among Asian bowlers, after him Pakistan’s Wasim Akram has taken wickets at an average of 24.11. Bowling average means taking wickets after giving this many runs, Bumrah takes a wicket every 23rd run. Read this news of Perth Test too…
Yashasvi told Starc – the ball is coming slowly. India’s lead has become 218 runs on the second day of Perth Test. The team bowled out the Kangaroos at 104 runs in the first innings. Read the full news…
