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In the first innings of the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played against Australia in Perth, Rishabh Pant scored 37 runs with the help of 3 fours and 1 six. You might be thinking that this is a low score for Pant, but for Team India, it was the second best individual score of the innings. With this run, Pant defeated the giants and made a special record in his name.
Rishabh Pant made this record
In fact, Rishabh Pant has now scored the most runs in Test cricket as a visiting wicketkeeper (wicketkeeper with touring teams) in Australia. Earlier this record was in the name of former England wicketkeeper Alan Knott. Knott scored 643 runs in Australia. Now Pant has broken Alan Knott’s record by scoring 661 runs. It is noteworthy that Knott had played 22 innings, whereas Pant achieved this feat in the 13th innings.
Guest wicketkeeper who scored most test runs in Australia
- Rishabh Pant- 661 runs
- Alan Knott- 643 runs
- Jeff Dujon – 587 runs
The first day was in the name of bowlers
It is noteworthy that the first day of the Perth Test was in the name of the bowlers. A total of 17 wickets fell on the first day. After winning the toss and batting first, Team India was out for 150 runs in 49.4 overs. Meanwhile, for the team, Nitish Kumar Reddy played the biggest inning of 41 runs with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. For Australia, fast bowler Josh Hazlewood took maximum 4 wickets in this innings.
The Australian team, which came to bat in the first innings, could score 67/7 runs by the end of the day. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah, who is captaining Team India, took maximum 4 wickets in the match. The remaining 2 wickets went to Mohammad Siraj and 1 wicket to Harshit Rana.