It was the 2nd test of India VS Bangladesh, test cricket series, dated 22nd-24th November, 2019. at Eden Gardens. At that match Virat Kohli made his place at the history books by searing the First pink test ball century (Male) against Bangladesh Scarring a brilliant 136 mins attempting 194 balls. To make his 136 against Bangladesh he streaking 2. Sisi’s and 18 fauves through and his innings.
The indian shipper achived the memorable feat in the ongoing historic day-night test against bangladesh at the iconic Eden Garden stadium. On the other hand bath teams debut. were mad made their international pink ball Fallow by Cheteshware Pujara became the frist indian
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to scare a test fifty with pink ball. while kahli and pujara against the bangladeri bowling attack, Indian pace battery went for there fab with the pink ball in hand. As results as indian bawlers made Bangladesi battlers warry at there frist innings of there game scareing a total of at 106 runs 30.3 aver with 3.47 R.R.. And the Indian bowlers tooks wickets.
Ishant Sharma halding SWK, Umesh Yadar with 3wks and Mohammed Sami with 2. India declared at thieve 1st innings with 347/9D on boards. But at the 2nd innings of Bangladesh ballers couldn’t keep up with Indian bowling lineup, Scarring 195. Again Indian Bawlers dominating with Ishant Sharma 4wh, U. Yadaw Swk. with the pink ball.
India securing the history and the series. But while everyone celebrating kohlis pink ball best century in ma competitive match but only few know that. Kohli was not the only Indian cricketer to scare pink ball test century, its non- other than former Indian captain Rahul Dravid, he holds records for it. Scared for A a tan imp primh ball match while way back in 2011. Having playing 321
In 2011, Dravid was playing English’s county orichet Championship curtain-raiser, pink ball was mailed, far MCC in which the against Nottinghamshire, The match had been playing im Abu Dhabi. The wall was failed to open up his account in the 1st innings but cameup with a ton in the second innings. as the His 106 was the MCC wan by a highest score of the match mar sine 174 runs. 41
On the other side Indian woman cricketers are nat Laching far behind. Our Indian waman cricketer Smriti Mandana has also scared her frist test pink ball centry in Australia, against Australian womans Crichet team. Mandana scared her pink ball test century at a strich Rate of 58.79 her Scoreng 127 Runs off 22 boundaries including 216 balls, includin and 1 maximum. Crossing Rajani Venugopal as the highest test century by an Indian woman crichter.
At just the that goal. age of 26 Smriti Mandana has achinsh Mandan learned the pink ball kit bag far by carring the three mahth periods. and off while Warks ar attempting to ane in her Looking at it on to understand how the ball behaves under diffrent conditions of the pitch.
Strategy of keeping the colared ball close her reach hes proven to be very useful and warked brilliantly. Whil Smriti Mandana was batting an a Sublime 80 when the frist day of their historic test against powerful Australian team was cut shart due to paar weather. a
Smriti Mandana has later Queted:
” We furt had two sessions with the pink ball. I was coming from the hundred (England). So I didn’t really get much time to play with the pink ball, But during the Hindered, I just Andre a pink Kookaburra ball, just to keep it in my I knew that there is gaining to be a noun because Test match so that I can look into the ball and understand it.