Yashasvi Jaiswal broke records for fun with his second consecutive double century in Tests. He smashed an unbeaten 214 off just 236 balls with 14 fours and 12 sixes to his name helping India amass a massive lead of 556 runs in the second innings. He was well supported by Sarfaraz Khan who also remained unbeaten on 68 runs with six fours and three maximums.
The duo added an unbeaten 172 for the fifth wicket in the second innings in 26.2 overs before Rohit Sharma decided to declare. The partnership, at more than run-a-ball, is highest for India breaking the eight-year-old record involving Ravindra Jadeja and Karun Nair in Chennai. The duo had added 138 at better than run-a-ball, also against England in December 2016.
Coming back to Sarfaraz-Jaiswal stand, they joined hands at 258/4 on the fourth day, when India were still looking to set a daunting target for England. Both of them pressed on the acclerator right from the word go making the visitors chase the leather in every way possible. As far as the partnerships at a run-rate of more than six for India are concerned, the duo of Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag are also part of this list and interestingly, Jadeja and Mohammed Shami have also done it a couple of years ago.
Highest partnerships for India in Tests at run-rate of more than 6
| Partners |
Runs |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan |
172* |
| Ravindra Jadeja and Karun Nair |
138 |
| Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag |
113 |
| Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami |
102 |
| MS Dhoni and Mohammed Kaif |
101 |
As far as the match is concerned, thanks to the record partnership between Jaiswal and Sarfaraz, India declared their second innings at 430/4 setting a mammoth target of 556 runs for England who capitulated under pressure. They were bundled out for just 122 runs in their second essay losing the match by 434 runs.
