India has given Sri Lanka a hard time with the bat in the opening Mohali Test. Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja has broken a long-standing record of Kapil Dev. Check it out.
It has been one-way traffic from Team India against Sri Lanka in the opening Test. Played at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Saturday, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja played a glorious knock of an unbeaten 175 on Day 2. As a result, he has gone past the long-standing record of legendary former Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev.
Ravindra Jadeja is not the first 'R Jadeja' to have a highest Test score of 175 runs, batting at No.7.
Ranjitsinhji (born as Ranjitsinhji Jadeja) also has a highest Test score of 175, while batting at No.7. It came against Australia at Sydney in 1897.
While Jadeja scored his second Test century, it was also his maiden 150 in the longest format, as he produced his highest Test score. Notably, Jadeja broke Dev's highest score by an Indian at number seven in a Test. The latter had scored 163 against the same side in Kanpur in 1986.
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Same Feeling 🥲
India declared innings 574-8 when
Ravindra Jadeja not out on 175* pic.twitter.com/LK7JJgsr6o
On the other hand, Jadeja also notched up a few more records in the process:
Highest scores by Indians batting at No.7 or lower in Tests:
175* - Ravindra Jadeja v SL, 2022
163 - Kapil Dev v SL, 1986
159* - Rishabh Pant v AUS, 2019 pic.twitter.com/MWj4VCpTZ8
As for the match, India has declared at 574/8, with Jadeja being the top scorer. However, skipper Rohit Sharma's decision to declare with Jadeja being 25 runs short of his maiden double hundred left fans unimpressed.
Brief scores: IND 574/8 (Vihari- 58, Pant- 96, Jadeja- 175*, Ashwin- 61; Lakmal- 2/90) vs SL.