NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Rishabh Pant on Saturday agonizingly missed out on a well-deserved century by simply 1 run within the second innings in opposition to New Zealand on Day 4 of the primary Take a look at in Bengaluru.
Pant, who was at his very best all through the day, appeared all set for his seventh Take a look at ton however ultimately fell for 99 in a heart-wrenching second.
The Pant dismissal came about within the 89th over of the innings when a in need of size ball from William ORourke kicked up and stunned Pant as he was pressured into defending it.
As he managed to maintain the ball down, it hit the splice of the bat and crashed into his leg stump, ending a terrific knock from the 27-year-old.
With the unlucky dismissal on 99, Pant now’s third on the record of Indian batters to be dismissed most instances in 90s in Exams — 7 instances.
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed within the 90s 10 instances in his Take a look at profession whereas former India coach Rahul Dravid was dismissed 9 instances. Sunil Gavaskar, MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag had been dismissed 5 instances every within the 90s within the longest format.
As Pant fell in need of a ton by only a solitary run, he additionally grew to become the one fourth wicketkeeper-batter to be dismissed on 99 in Exams.
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) vs Sri Lanka, Napier, 2005
MS Dhoni (India) vs England, Nagpur, 2012
Jonny Bairstow (England) vs South Africa, Previous Trafford, 2017
Rishabh Pant (India) vs New Zealand, Bengaluru, 2024
Earlier, on a day marred by a protracted rain delay, Pant sizzled with a stroke-filled 99-run knock that got here off simply 105 deliveries.
After being hit on the proper knee on the second day and subsequently lacking out all the third day with the harm, Pant got here in on Day 4 alongside Sarfaraz and appeared in management for probably the most of his innings.
With the assistance of 9 fours and 5 sixes, Pant took aside the Kiwi bowlers one after one other and lower down India’s second largest deficit of 356 runs in a house Take a look at match.
Sharing an unimaginable 177-run stand with a ton-up Sarfaraz Khan (150) for the fourth wicket, Pant performed one of many most interesting knocks of his Take a look at profession.
Each Pant and Sarfaraz took India into lead earlier than the Kiwis bounced again with fast wickets late within the second session.
India had been 438 for six at Tea on Day 4, main New Zealand by 82 runs.
