IND vs ENG : A five-match Test series is being played between India and England, and the third match of this series is being played at Lord’s. England won the toss and decided to bat first. When the first day’s play ended, England had scored 251 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. By the lunch break on the third day, England had scored 353 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Joe Root completed his century. Also, England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith has done a great job in this match. Jamie Smith has become the first batsman to score 1000 runs in the fewest balls in Test cricket. At the same time, he is the first batsman to do so in the joint shortest innings.
Jamie Smith has equalled the world record for the fastest wicketkeeper-batsman to score 1000 runs in Test cricket. The ongoing India-England match at Lord’s is Smith’s 13th Test match and he has reached the milestone of 1000 Test runs in just 21 innings. Smith needed three runs to complete 1000 runs in the Test on Friday and achieved the feat by hitting a boundary off the first ball of Mohammed Siraj in the 87th over of England’s first innings.
In terms of innings, Jamie Smith has equalled Quinton de Kock. De Kock completed 1000 runs in his 21st innings. Jamie Smith completed this feat in his 21st innings.
21 Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
21 – Jamie Smith (England)
22 – Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
22 – Jonny Bairstow (England)
23 – Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
23 – AB de Villiers (South Africa)
24 – Jeff Dujon (West Indies)
Before Smith, the record for the fastest 1000 Test runs for England was held by Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow took 22 innings to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket. The overall record for the fastest 1000 runs (in innings) in Test cricket is held by Herbert Sutcliffe of England and Everton Weekes of the West Indies. Both Sutcliffe and Weekes needed 12 innings each to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket. In terms of matches, the record is held by Donald Bradman. Bradman took just 7 Test matches to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket.
