England Sets New Test Cricket Record in India Series
England sets new Test cricket record in India series.
50 fifty-plus scores were scored for the first time in a 5-match Test series.
Earlier, 49 fifty-plus scores were scored in 5 matches of the 1920-21 Ashes series.
India has scored 19 centuries and 31 half-centuries in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy so far.
India scored 28 fifty-plus scores in the series, while England scored 22.
A new record was also set for the highest total runs by a batsman in 5 matches during the series.
In the 1928-29 Ashes series, English and Australian batsmen scored a total of 6606 runs in 5 matches.
There were 50 fifty-plus scores in 6 matches of the 1993 Ashes series.