New Delhi. Indian cricket team's star batsman Rishabh Pant has once again told why he is considered so dangerous. On the second day of the Mumbai Test match, when the game of the first session was considered difficult for the Indian team, he came and played such a stormy innings which changed the map of the match. He started the day's play by hitting three consecutive fours and that too against the bowler who had taken 10 wickets in an innings against India on the same ground on the last tour.
The last match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played in Mumbai. After winning the toss on the first day, the New Zealand captain chose to bat. In front of the brilliant bowling of Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, the first innings was reduced to just 235 runs. By the end of the day's play, New Zealand put India on the back foot with 4 wickets for 86 runs. On the second day, Rishabh Pant came and batted brilliantly which completely changed the match.
Pant came and turned the match
At one time the Indian team looked to be in trouble after losing 4 wickets in quick succession. Everyone felt that the situation was going to be like the first two test matches. On the second day, as soon as Pant came, he hit fours on the first three balls and told that it is a new match and everything will be new. Ajaz Patel, who had taken 10 wickets of 10 wickets against India in an innings in Mumbai on the last tour, his first three balls crossed the boundary.
Pant's stormy fifty
On the second day, Rishabh Pant came in to play ahead of 1 run and started with a hat-trick of fours. After this he also hit two sixes. He completed his fifty with the help of 7 fours and 1 six on 36 balls. This is the record of fastest fifty in Test set by India against New Zealand. Pant was lbw after scoring 60 runs in 59 balls off Ish Sodhi. Before this, he along with Shubman Gill added 96 runs for the 5th wicket.
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 2, 2024, 11:21 IST
