India created a record for the most sixes by a team in a calendar year of Test cricket, hitting 91 in 2024, surpassing 89 hit by England in 2022. New Delhi: India set a record for most sixes by a team in Test cricket in a calendar year, during the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Monday. After only 35 overs could be played at the Green Park stadium due to rain and wet outfield, Bangladesh were bowled out for 233 in the first innings, with Mominul Haque remaining unbeaten on 107 runs.
Mominul became the second Bangladesh batter to score a Test century in India as they were bowled out for 74.2 overs. As India need a win to complete a 2-0 series whitewash and collect crucial points in the World Test Championship, openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal began in blazing fashion.
India set a record for the fastest fifty by a team in Test cricket, taking 18 balls to reach the mark, overhauling England’s earlier record of 25 balls. In the process, India created a record for the most sixes by a team in a calendar year of Test cricket, hitting 91 in 2024, surpassing 89 hit by England in 2022. India had hit 87 sixes a year earlier.
But with greater focus on scoring quickly in the early overs in Test cricket, India have set a new benchmark for six hitting. Most sixes by a team in a calendar year 91* India in 2024 89 England in 2022 87 India in 2021 81 New Zealand in 2014 71 New Zealand in 2013 Click for more latest Cricket news . Also get top headlines a.