At the multi-sport competition, Jaiswal broke Shubman Gill’s recently written T20I record and became the country’s first century.
In Hangzhou, China, where a Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Men in Blue team played Nepal in the quarterfinal encounter at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Yashasvi Jaiswal made an impressive start to his 2023 Asian Games campaign. The young Indian opener broke Shubman Gill’s recently written T20I record and became the country’s first centurion in the multi-sport tournament.
At the age of 9 years, 9 months, and 13 days, Jaiswal surpassed Gill’s elusive mark for India’s youngest T20I century. The achievement was accomplished by Gill earlier this year against New Zealand when he hammered an unbroken 126, the greatest ever score by an Indian in the shortest format. The hitter, who was headed to the ODI World Cup, was 23 years and 146 days old when the hit occurred.
Jaiswal joins Raina as the second left-handed batter from India to score a T20I ton
India’s first-ever cricket performance at the Asian Games included Jaiswal shutting down the Nepal onslaught in the quarterfinal match. Additionally, he was able to reach the triple-figure milestone in 48 deliveries in just his sixth outing in the format. In addition, he follows the illustrious Suresh Raina as the second left-handed batter from India to get a century in the format. In addition to Gill, Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Deepak Hooda, more Indian batsmen have accomplished the feat.
Jaiswal made his Test debut for India earlier in the summer of 2023, defeating West Indies in Dominica with a brilliant and record-breaking 171 runs in the opening game.
On Tuesday, Ruturaj Gaikwad, India’s skipper, scored 25 runs during the 100-run opening partnership that Jaiswal was a bigger part of before Nepal inflicted a minor collapse by reducing India to 3 down in the span of only 18 balls for 16 runs. A few more overs later, Jaiswal also left the game in the same delivery that Rinku Singh made his trademark catch. With four sixes and two boundaries in his 37 off only 15 balls, he helped India set Nepal a goal of 203.
