Watch: Rishabh Pant collapses while playing outrageous shot for boundary in Adelaide Test

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant stole the show with his innovative shot-making amid the tourists’ shameful batting collapse on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.

On the third ball of the 17th over of India’s second innings at the Adelaide Oval, the left-handed batter played a really crazy shot against the Australian paceman Scott Boland in the third session of Day 2 in the ongoing Day-Night Test.

Rishabh Pant’s spectacular hook shot from the ground steals the spotlight in Adelaide Test

Boland delivered a bouncer, and Rishabh Pant made everyone go gaga for him with his mind-blowing shot. A short, rising delivery came towards Pant, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground, but still, the Indian wicketkeeper-batter managed to hook the ball like a right-hander.

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The ball flew over the slip cordon, leaving everyone stunned. The ball was heading straight for his head, but Pant handled it brilliantly and got a boundary. The force of the shot made Rishabh Pant fall on the ground, but he was all smiles as he shared the happy moment with his batting partner Shubman Gill.

On air, Ravi Shastri said, "He is outrageous," referring to his unique shot against Boland.

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Well, Rishabh Pant continued his explosive batting in the ongoing Day-Night Test against Australia. The swashbuckling batter has already smashed 28* runs off 25 balls with the help of 5 boundaries, but the Indian team is already on the cusp of losing the Adelaide Test.

Pat Cummins and Scott Boland wreaked havoc on the Indian batters in Adelaide

Australian captain Pat Cummins and pacer Scott Boland wreaked havoc on India’s batting line-up with half of the team already back in the pavilion for just 105 runs in Adelaide. Yashasvi Jaiswal started well but fell to Boland for 25 runs off 31 balls while Cummins removed KL Rahul for just 7 runs in the ongoing second Test at the Adelaide Oval.

Virat Kohli also failed to live up to the expectations, surrendering to Boland for just 11 runs off 21 balls, followed by Shubman Gill (28) to Mitchell Starc and captain Rohit Sharma (6) to Cummins. India’s current score stands at 128/5 at the stumps on Day 2 of the Day-Night Test.

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Rishabh Pant (28) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (15) will resume the proceedings on Day 3 with Australia firmly standing on the chance to extend their winning record in the pink ball Test in Adelaide. India is still trailing by 29 runs, and the hosts would love to finish their innings as soon as possible on Day 3.

Australia-India scored second highest runs in a day's play in the Day-Night Test

Notably, in the Day-Night Test matches, records for runs scored in a single day's play have continued to push boundaries. The highest runs scored in 2019, when Australia faced Pakistan at Adelaide, with both teams racking up 383 runs.

This was closely followed by the ongoing pink-ball match between Australia and India at the same venue, where the total of 379 runs was scored on Day 2. Other notable performances include Pakistan's 369 runs against the West Indies in Dubai in 2016 and New Zealand’s impressive 362 against England in Mount Maunganui in 2023.