Rishab Pant’s blistering century and Ravindra Jadeja’s savior innings helped India in closing the first day of the fifth Test against England on a high. India was in trouble at one point with a score of 98/5. That’s when Pant and Jadeja made a partnership of 222 runs and saved their team from trouble. By the end of day 1, India scored 338/7. Meanwhile, have a look at the records set up on the first day.
- The partnership between Pant and Jadeja (222 runs) is India’s joint-highest partnership for the sixth or a lower wicket in Tests from a team total of fewer than 100 runs. Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar made a partnership of 222 runs for the sixth wicket against South Africa in 1996 when the team score was 58/5.
- Four out of Pant’s five centuries in Test cricket came outside Asia. Only Sachin (7 centuries) and Sunil Gavaskar (5 centuries) have more test centuries than Pant at an age of less than 25.
- Pant’s 89-ball hundred is the second fastest century by an Indian in England. Azharuddin holds the fastest century record in England by an Indian (87 balls).
- Pant has an average of 87.5 while batting at no.5 in Tests. In seven innings he batted at this position, Pant scored 525 runs with a strike rate of 98.68, which includes a century and four fifties.
