Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 3 (ANI): Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja surpassed former captain MS Dhoni to develop into crew’s fourth-highest six-hitter in Take a look at cricket.
The veteran achieved this upward motion within the charts in the course of the first Take a look at towards West Indies at Ahmedabad. On day two, on the finish of session two, he had made 50* in 81 balls, with three fours and 4 sixes. His runs got here at a strike price of over 61.
With these 4 sixes, all of them belted towards Jomel Warrican, Jadeja’s six tally went to 79 in 86 Checks, surpassing Dhoni’s tally of 78 sixes in 90 Checks.
Above Jadeja are Rohit Sharma (88 sixes in 67 Checks), Virender Sehwag (90 sixes in 103 Checks) and Rishabh Pant (90 in 47 Checks).
That is Jadeja’s seventh fifty-plus rating this yr in Checks, essentially the most by any batter. In seven Checks and 13 innings this yr, he has 605 runs at a mean of 75.62, with a century and 6 fifties and a finest rating of 107*.
Jadeja can also be 64 runs away from 4,000 Take a look at runs, at the moment having 3,936 runs in 86 Checks and 129 innings at a mean of 38.21, with 5 centuries and 28 fifties and a finest rating of 175*.
Earlier than this Take a look at, he was the fourth-highest run-getter within the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy towards England within the UK, scoring 516 runs in 5 matches and 10 innings at a mean of 86.00, with a century and 5 fifties.
On the finish of second session, India was 326/4, with Jurel (68*) and Jadeja (50*) unbeaten.
India began the second session at 218/3, with KL (100*) and Jurel (14*) unbeaten and the hosts main by 56 runs.
Rahul couldn’t add extra to his tally, handing a straightforward catch to Justin Greaves at extra-cover, giving Jomel Warrican his wicket within the first over post-Lunch. India was 218/4, with the batter gone for a 197-ball 100, together with 12 boundaries.
The Ravindra Jadeja-Jurel partnership began off aggressively, with the duo getting three sixes inside an area of eight balls between the 71st and 72nd overs, with Jadeja operating down the pitch to dispatch two sixes towards Warrican over long-on and mid-on.
The duo continued securing boundaries towards the spin duo of Warrican and Roston Chase, citing India’s 250-run mark in 74.3 overs, with Jadeja as soon as once more operating down the pitch and sending the ball to the ropes.
Within the 76th over, India’s lead exceeded 100 as a 4 from Jadeja and a most over long-on by Jurel helped them acquire 11 runs towards Chase. The duo introduced up their fifty-run stand in simply 77 balls.
Jurel survived a leg-before-wicket attraction towards Jayden Seales and reached his second-half-century in 91 balls, with 5 fours and two sixes.
A chic reduce shot behind sq. by Jurel towards Greaves took India to 300-run mark in 87 overs.
Jurel and Jadeja continued to attain with intent, reaching their 100 partnership in 151 balls. Jadeja was toying with Warrican, having hit him for all his 4 sixes.
With a single off Warrican, Jadeja reached his twenty eighth Take a look at fifty in 75 balls, with three fours and 4 sixes. The duo ended the session with none wicket.
Temporary Scores: India: 326/4 (KL Rahul 100, Dhruv Jurel 68*, Roston Chase 2/37) towards WI: 162 (Justin Greaves 32, Shai Hope 26, Mohammed Siraj 4/40). (ANI)
