Top 10 most brutal innings in Test cricket

7. Adam Gilchrist (102* vs England, Ashes 2006)

This one came off 59 balls. That is brutal enough for a T20 game too, let alone test cricket. Australia managed a lead of 29 runs after the first innings after both teams scored 200 plus runs in their first innings. But they had different plan in their second innings, and posted a staggering 527 with the help of centuries from Clarke, Hussey and the ruthless 172 strike-rate carnage by Gilly. England fell short of the target while chasing and Australia won the game by 206 runs.

After getting out on a duck in the first innings, Gilchrist looked in a murderous mood and did not look like getting out at all this time. He remained so when Australia declared the innings. He struck 12 fours all around the park and 4 sixes over mid-wicket. He singled out Panesar, who had dismissed him in the previous innings, for some special treatment, scoring 40 off the 17 balls that he faced from him, hitting 3 off his 4 biggies against him. Gilchrist and Clarke constructed a 152 run stand off just 120 balls, in which Gilchrist’s contribution was 102. Australia scored 408 runs in the day. Gilchrist scored the 2^nd fastest century, reaching there in 57 balls.