India registered a unique record on the fourth day of the second Test against the West Indies by scoring the fastest ever team hundred.
The opening pair of captain Rohit Sharma (57 off 44 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (38 off 30 balls) added 98 runs in 11.5 balls in India’s second innings on Sunday, after which the visitors reached the 100-run mark in 12.2 overs (74 balls), breaking Sri Lanka’s 22-year-old record.
In the Asian Test Championship in 2001, Sri Lanka reached 100 in 13.2 overs (80 balls) against Bangladesh.
India declared at 181/2 in their second innings and set the hosts a target of 365 to win. Shubman Gill (29*) and Ishan Kishan (52* under 34) were at the crease when India declared. West Indies were 76/2 for the loss and need 289 more runs on the final day to win and level the series. Earlier, WI were bowled out for 438 for 255 in India’s first innings reply.
