The second day of the IND vs AUS Melbourne Test match went in Australia’s favour. The team scored a big score of 474 runs with the help of Steve Smith’s century. By stumps, the Kangaroos had taken India’s 5 wickets for 164 runs. The team still has to score 111 runs to avoid the follow-on.
Smith’s name was in the news in the list of records on Friday. Smith became the third fastest batsman to score his 34th Test century. He is also the batsman who has scored the most centuries in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). Captain Pat Cummins has taken the most wickets in BGT.
Facts of IND vs AUS Melbourne Test match
1. Smith is the third fastest batsman to score his 34th Test century. He played 201 innings for this. Out of the 11 batsmen with 34 Test centuries, only Sachin Tendulkar (192 innings) and Ricky Ponting (193 innings) are ahead of him.
2. Bumrah has bowled in 84 innings so far in his Test career and this was the first time the fast bowler conceded 99 runs in an innings. Former England fast bowler Mike Hendricks is second in this list with 54 innings.
3. Rohit Sharma is second in the list of batting with the lowest average in a season. He has scored 155 runs in 14 Tests of 2024 at an average of 11.07.
4. The first number is Chandu Sarwate, who scored at an average of 10 in 1947-48.
Smith is second in the list of most centuries for Australia with 34 centuries. Ricky Ponting is at number one with 41 centuries.
Border Gavaskar Trophy – Most centuries in BGT
Steven Smith has become the batsman to score the most centuries in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has scored 10 centuries so far in this IND vs AUS match. Smith has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli 9 times each.
Cummins is the highest wicket-taker in IND vs AUS match
Australian captain and fast bowler Pat Cummins has now become the highest wicket-taker in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Cummins has taken 62 wickets in 27 innings of this trophy. Former Indian bowler Zaheer Khan is at number two, who has taken 61 wickets in 34 innings.
Cummins dismissed Indian captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul on the second day of the Melbourne Test.
Most centuries in Tests against India in IND vs AUS match
Steve Smith scored the 34th century of his career on Friday. By scoring this century, he became the batsman to score the most centuries in Tests against India. By scoring 11 centuries, he has surpassed England’s Joe Root’s 10 centuries. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is at the third position in the list with 8 centuries.
