(Updated) Fastest Team 50 in Test Cricket till 2024

On the fourth day of the second Test match in Kanpur, Team India etched their name in cricket history by achieving a remarkable milestone: becoming the 50 fastest team in Test cricket. Openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal electrified the crowd and created Test match history by scoring 51 runs off just 18 balls Fastest record among 50 teams.

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Top five fastest scoring Test cricket teams

India’s record for the fastest fifty in Test cricket has surpassed England’s record set in July. England scored 50 in just 4.2 overs in a Test match against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, breaking their own record for the fastest 50 in men’s Test cricket in 30 years. record. Here is the complete list:

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Year

India

Bangladesh

18

Kanpur

2024

England

west indies

26

nottingham

2024

England

South Africa

27

Oval

1994

England

Sri Lanka

30

Manchester

2002

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

32

karachi

2004

India

England

33

chennai

2008

The explosive knocks of Jaiswal and Rohit put immense pressure on the Bangladesh bowlers. Jaiswal opened the innings by hitting three consecutive fours off Hassan Mahmood. Rohit followed suit in the second over, hitting two consecutive sixes off Khalid Hasan. Jaiswal continued to dominate in the third innings, hitting two more sixes and two fours against Mahmood.

It took just 3 overs or 18 overs for India to reach the 50-run mark, surpassing the record they had set against the England ‘Baseball’ in Nottingham earlier this year. This strong start propelled India to reach the 100-run milestone in just 10.1 overs, surpassing their previous record of 12.2 overs set against West Indies in 2023.

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