Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar hit undefeated centuries on day five of the fourth Test between England and India, which finished in a tie. India were reduced to 0/2 on the fourth day before the batsmen rallied to save the Test.
England had built a 311-run lead, and the visitors began day five on 174/2. KL Rahul was removed for 90, falling short of his ton. Captain Shubman Gill went on to score another hundred, totaling 103.
Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar then joined forces, scoring an unbroken 203 runs before the game finished in a draw. India finished at 425/4.
England still leads 2-1. However, India has avoided a potential series defeat for the time being. They now go into the final Test with a chance to level the series. That being stated, here are five records/milestones set on Day 5 of the fourth Test in Manchester.
1. Third Indian batter to score 700 or more runs in a Test series
Captain Shubman Gill became the third Indian batsman to hit over 700 runs in a Test series. Gill currently has 722 from four matches and eight innings at an average of 90.25, including four hundreds.
Only Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sunil Gavaskar had accomplished this feat before Gill. Gavaskar scored 774 runs in eight innings against the West Indies in 1970/71. In 1978, he batted nine innings and scored 732 runs against them. Jaiswal scored 712 runs against England in five Tests in 2024.
2. Ravindra Jadeja becomes third to achieve double of 1000 runs and 30 wickets in an away country in Tests
The Ravindra Jadeja feat only made him the third player in the Test history to reach a thousand runs/ thirty wickets benchmark in a foreign country. Ravindra Jadeja who made his debut in Test against England in 2014 has 1096 runs in the country after having played 16 matches in his nascent Test career. The all-rounder has got 34 Test wickets in England.
He joined an elite group that included Wilfred Rhodes and Garry Sobers. Rhodes accomplished the feat in Australia. The former English cricketer scored 1032 runs in 20 matches and took 42 wickets. Meanwhile, Garry Sobers scored 1820 runs and took 62 wickets throughout 21 games in England.
3. Joint-most 50-plus scores from No.6 or lower in a Test series in England
Ravindra Jadeja has already scored five 50-plus runs in this Test series. In a Test series in England, he became only the second player to score five 50-plus runs from No.6 or below. This is also the joint-highest, with Gary Sobers.
Jadeja has accumulated four half-centuries and a century in this series. Garry Sobers accomplished the feat in 1966. Garry Sobers scored three hundreds and two fifties in his 1966 England tour.
4. First Indian to score two Test hundreds from No.6 or lower in England
Ravindra Jadeja also went to be the first Indian to make 2 test hundreds at number 6 and below in England. At the Edgbaston Test in 2022, the leftie came in at No.7 and scored 104 on 194 balls.
During the fourth Test on the current series, Jadeja scored 107 not out off 185 balls (13 fours and one six) at position 6. Significantly, this is the second Test ton in England.
5. Most 350-plus scores by a team in a Test series
India finished their second innings of the fourth Test at 425/4. This makes them the team with the most 350-plus scores in a test series. India has reached the milestone seven times in the current series.
Australia had held the record of six 350-plus scores against England three times. This is also the first time that four Indian hitters have scored more than 400 runs in a single Test series. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja have all scored over 400 runs in the present series.
