ENG vs NZ 2nd Test, Day 5: Ballistic Bairstow hits a ton; Twitter reacts
India TV NewsHighlights Jonny Bairstow smashed 14 fours and 7 sixes in his innings Bairstow overtook Stokes's 85 ball century to slam the second fastest test century for England This is Bairstow's 8th test ton When New Zealand posted a target of 299 with two sessions to go at Trent Bridge on day 5, not many would have thought that England was in with a chance. With wickets tumbling all around, walked out the English talisman Jonny Bairstow, whose exploits in the white ball format are nothing short of a spectacle. Going on with the Brutal hitting Jonny Bairstow scored 136 off 92 deliveries at a strike rate of 147.83, a kind of innings that is unheard of in Test match cricket. It took just 77 balls for Bairstow to reach his century which makes him the second fastest centurion in English Test history after Gilbert Jessop who achieved this feat in 76 balls way back in 1902.