Everyone is disappointed with the Indian cricket team’s performance in the 1 inning of the IND vs NZ 1st test. But the players of team India are trying to enhance their performance to create a good score and win the first test. To add more runs to the scorecard and give a better position to the team, the great player, Sarfaraz Khan, came forward and hit a century on Saturday (19 October). It is Sarfaraz Khan 1st international century that comes when India needs it most.
So are you a hardcore cricket freak and want to know more about this player’s career stats? If yes, then it is the perfect place where you land. In this blog, we will talk about Sarfaraz khan 1st international century in the 1st Test between IND and NZ at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Sarfaraz Khan: Scored First International century during IND vs NZ 1st Test
After losing all the wickets on just 46 runs in the first test and first inning of the India vs New Zealand match. Cricketer Sarfaraz Khan hit a mind-blowing century. He is the player who is include in playing 11 as a replacement for Shubman Gill.
When we talk about the 1st inning of IND vs NZ, then it was not good for anyone, and team India lost all the wickets on just 46 runs. After that, the team New Zealand hit a score of 402 runs, and India came to the field to chase this score in their second inning. All Indian players perform well, including Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, and more.
Highlights of IND vs NZ of 1st Test Bengaluru
However, the middle-order batsman recovered remarkably, scoring a quick century as India started a counterattack after New Zealand’s 402. With a late-night score of 70, Sarfaraz quickly shot up to three digits on day four. Sarfaraz’s first hundred made him the 22nd Indian to register both a duck and a hundred in the same Test match, Shubman Gill’s feat against Bangladesh in Chennai last month was the most recent. Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 0 and 115 at Eden Park in Auckland ten years prior in 2014, was the only other Indian batsman to record a duck and a hundred against New Zealand.
The heartbreaking news that comes again is that Rishabh Pant lost their wicket at 99. Alongside, Sarfaraz Khan lost their wicket while trying to hit a shot, unfortunately, the ball was caught by a player of NZ. Khan ended his impressive inning with a score of 150.