Pataudi Trophy 2021, 4th Test: Rohit Sharma's century headlines records on Day 3

India has piled pressure on England on Day 3 of the third Test at The Oval. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma scored a well-deserved century as it has headlined the records scripted during the day.

Pataudi Trophy 2021, 4th Test: Rohit Sharma's century headlines records and stats on Day 3-ayh

Ayush Gupta

London, First Published Sep 4, 2021, 11:05 PM IST

On Saturday, India continued to pile pressure on England on Day 3 of the third Test at The Oval in London. At the end of the day's play, India extended its lead to 171 runs, thanks to opener Rohit Sharma's century and Cheteshwar Pujara's 61. Meanwhile, the former was mainly involved in the records, as we take a look.

Rohit scripts aplenty with his ton

Rohit scored his eighth Test century today. In the process:
He faced more than 700 balls for the first time in a Test series.
He became the first Indian to score 1,000-plus international runs this year.
It was his first-ever overseas Test century.
It was his ninth ton in England across formats, surpassing Rahul Dravid's eight.
He is the second to score a century across formats in England after KL Rahul.
All his Test centuries have come in odd years.
He has scored joint second-most tons in England across formats with Viv Richards (8), while the record lies with Don Bradman (11).
His 145-ball half-century is his slowest in Tests, while his 204-ball century is also his slowest in the format.
He has reached his Test ton via a six on second-most occasions (3) after Sachin Tendulkar (6).

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Pataudi Trophy 2021, 4th Test: Rohit Sharma's century headlines records and stats on Day 3-ayh

Rohit and KL Rahul script a first
Both the Indian openers have scored 300-plus runs in this series. Consequently, it was the first instance of the same against England, home or away, while it is just on the fourth occasion that it has happened outside India.

Match summary
India was invited to bat first, and it managed 191, while England came up with a solid reply to finish 290. Meanwhile, India has shown tremendous resilience to fight back with the bat, as England is under pressure, with the lead extending to 171. The Indians would be looking to add more on Day 4 to put the English onto the backfoot.
Brief scores: India 191 & 270/3 (Rohit- 127; Robinson- 2/67) leads England 290 (Pope- 81, Woakes- 50; Yadav- 3/76) by 171 runs.

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Last Updated Sep 4, 2021, 11:05 PM IST

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