Holder creates history by scoring a double century, equals Don Bradman, 4 records broken

On the third day of the first Test between the West Indies and England, the captain of the Caribbean team and all-rounder Jason Holder made history and scored the first double century of his career.

Jason holder played a gem of an Innings and scored an unbeaten 202 runs off 229 balls. In this knock, he scored 23 fours and 8 sixes. Earlier, Batting first West Indies scored 289 runs in the first innings and in return they bowled out the visitors for just 77 runs.

After going down 5 wickets for just 9 runs, Holder and Dowrish added a mega partnership of 295 runs and declared the second Innings at 415/6 and gave the guests an unbelievable target of 628 runs.

Dowrich scored an unbeaten 116 runs off 224 balls, While Captain Holder has made history by playing an unbelievable inning of 202, and also achieved many records to his name. Let's see

1. Double century batting at No.7 in Test cricket:

After Wasim Akram, Jason Holder has become the only captain who has scored a double hundred batting at number 7. Wasim Akram scored an unbeaten 257 against Zimbabwe in 1996.

2. Scoring double century in second innings:

In the second innings, batting at number 6 or below, Jason holder has become the second batsman to have scored a double century. Earlier, Australia's greatest batsman Sir Donald Bradman had scored 270 against England in 1937.

3. Highest target given by the West Indies team in test cricket:

West Indies gave a target of 628 runs for England, this is the biggest target for West Indies in Test cricket history. Earlier, West Indies gave a target of 617 runs way back in 1930.

4. Double century partnership for the 7th wicket in test cricket:

The pair of Dowrich and Holder have become the second pair in Test to score double-century partnership for the seventh wicket. Earlier VVS Laxman and Dhoni have done such a thing.