Pant slams 36-ball half-century!
November 02, 2024 10:24Rishabh Pant plays the reverse sweep.
India 159-4 (30 ovs) vs NZ 235 | Scorecard
Gill happy to take the single and hand the strike back to Pant, who uses his feet to take the Phillips delivery on the full, as he flicks it through midwicket for a four.
The last ball is halfway down as Pant pulls it for another boundary to continue the flow of runs.
Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi comes into the attack. Gill drives the first ball through the covers for a single to bring up his fifty from 56 balls.
A few balls later, Pant takes one to midwicket to race to his fifty from 36 balls. This is the fastest fifty by an Indian batter against New Zealand in Tests.
Gill quick to latch on to the short ball, pulling it through midwicket for a boundary.