Yashasvi became number-1 in this matter of centuries. (Photo- PTI)
Yashasvi Jaiswal Hundred: In the third ODI against Afghanistan in Chennai, Yashasvi Jaiswal not only played a match-winning innings but also made a big record in his name. By completing two centuries in just 6 ODI innings, Jaiswal became the fastest batsman to score two ODI centuries for India. Yashasvi played a stormy inning of 110 unbeaten runs in Chennai, which came in just 86 balls. The special thing is that he has scored these 2 ODI centuries in the last 3 innings.
Yashasvi became number-1 in this matter of centuries
Yashasvi Jaiswal did not get a chance to play in the first match of this series. At the same time, in the second match also he returned to the pavilion cheaply. But in this match, he played an amazing inning while chasing the target of 219 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal looked in rhythm from the beginning and it took only 83 balls to reach his century. With this he made the record of fastest two centuries in Indian ODI cricket. Earlier the record was in the name of Shikhar Dhawan.
It took 7 innings for Shikhar Dhawan to achieve this feat, but Yashasvi has achieved this feat by playing 1 innings less than him. Whereas, Kedar Jadhav is at third place with 9 innings. Apart from these, Virat Kohli is at fourth position with 17 innings and Shubman Gill is at fifth position with 18 innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal may have got less opportunities in the ODI format, but he is taking full advantage of these opportunities. In these 6 innings, he has scored 285 runs, in which the average was 71.25 and the strike rate was 97.60.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal wraps things in emphatic fashion 😊
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7th fastest century against Afghanistan
Apart from this, Yashasvi’s name has also been included in the list of scoring an ODI century against Afghanistan. He completed the century in 83 balls, which is the fourth fastest century for India against this opponent. At the same time, this is the 7th fastest century among all the teams. In this list, Rohit Sharma is the number-1 Indian with 63 balls, he played this fast innings in the year 2023.
