England vs India: Pant has a 16th half -century of Test career, made his name

Updated: 05-07-2025, 08.34 PM

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The Indian cricket team’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant’s bang form also continued in Edgebeston Test. He played a brilliant half -century (65) in the second innings of the Indian team. This was the 16th of his Test career and the 5th half -century against the England cricket team. He also got a life by Ben Stokes, which he took full advantage of. He completed his half -century, facing just 43 balls. He was dismissed by Shoaib Bashir in both innings.

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Such was Pant’s innings and partnership

Pant faced 58 balls and was dismissed for 65 runs. His bat led to 8 fours and 3 sixes. His strike rate was 112.07. Together with Shubman Gill, this player shared a 110 -run partnership in just 103 balls. Pant could not do anything special in the first innings and was dismissed for 25 runs in 42 balls. In both innings of the first Test, this player had a century from the bat.

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Pant recorded this big name

Pant has made another special achievement in England tour in 2025. He has become the highest sixes batsman to hit the most sixes during one Test series in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia). Pant has so far hit 13 sixes in this series and has overtaken Dennis Lindsay (1966/67, 12 sixes vs. South Africa) and Adam Gilchrist (2005, 12 sixes vs. New Zealand).

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Pant also made these records in his name

Pant has made the record of the batsman who hit the most sixes on England soil in Test cricket. He has so far hit 23 sixes, which is the highest for any foreign batsman. Also, he has become the first foreign wicketkeeper to score 3 or more 50+ in two different Test series in England. He is now at number three in the list of most sixes (86*) in Tests for India.

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A look at Pant’s Test career

Pant played his first Test match against England in the year 2018. He has played 45 matches so far and has managed to score 3,290 runs in 79 innings at an average of 44.45 and a strike rate of 74.40. Apart from 8 centuries, 16 half -centuries have also come out of his bat. His best score is 159* run. Pant is the second fastest wicketkeeper batsman to score 3,000 runs in the history of Test cricket.