Harry Brook slams his maiden Test ton against India: Stats
What's the story
England batter Harry Brook has slammed his ninth century in Test cricket. Brook reached the three-figure mark on Day 3 of the 2nd Test against India at Edgbaston, Birmingham. He added a 303-run stand with Jamie Smith after England were down to 84/5 in the morning session. England got past 380, Brook and Smith showing the Bazball ploy. Here are the key stats.
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How Brook reached his ton
Indian pacers dominated in the first 30 minutes on Day 3. Mohammed Siraj dismissed a well-set Joe Root and Ben Stokes on successive balls. Smith joined forces with Brook thereafter. While Brook rotated the strike, the former launched his onslaught. Brook countered spin well, forcing skipper Shubman Gill to spread out the field. He completed his ton off 137 balls after lunch.
Final score
Brook departs for 158 post-tea
Brook continued to frustrate the Indian bowlers with his imperious batting over the next two sessions. He took England toward 400 along with Smith. Brook, who was suffering with cramps, finally fell to Akash Deep after India took the second new ball post-tea. The English batter departed for 158 off 234 balls, a knock laced with 17 fours and a six.
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9th century and 2,500 runs for Brook in Tests
As mentioned, Brook raced to his maiden century against India in Test cricket. Overall, it was his ninth Test ton. Brook, who also owns 12 half-centuries, also got past 2,500 runs in the format. In 27 Tests, he has racked up 2,596 runs at an incredible average of 60.37. Notably, Brook has four centuries against Pakistan and three against New Zealand in Test cricket.
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Brook gets to 6,000 FC runs
Earlier in the innings, Brook completed 6,000 runs in First-Class cricket. He entered the game, requiring 54 runs to reach the landmark. He raced to his 18th century in red-ball cricket.
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Brook's remarkable conversion rate
It is worth noting that five of Brook's nine Test tons resulted in 150-plus scores. As per Cricbuzz, Brook now has the joint second-best conversion rate from 100 to 150 for England in Tests with Ted Dexter (55.56). They are only behind Dennis Amiss (72.73).