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Asian Games 2023: Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes the youngest Indian to score a T20I century

Yashasvi Jaiswal, at 21 years nine months and 13 days became the youngest Indian batter to score a century in T20I format.

Abishek GoswamiOctober 3, 2023 at 03:03 AM • 1 min read
Asian Games 2023: Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes the youngest Indian to score a T20I century
Yashasvi Jaiswal, at 21 years nine months and 13 days became the youngest Indian batter to score a century in T20I format.

Yashasvi Jaiswal became the youngest Indian to score a T20I century during the Asian Games 2023 quarterfinal against Nepal at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Jaiswal, at 21 years nine months and 13 days, broke Shubman Gill's record, who hammered a hundred against New Zealand at 23 years and 146 days.

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Jaiswal needed only 48 deliveries to reach his maiden T20I ton in his sixth appearance in the format. He reached the ton with a single off Sompal Kami in the 16th over. The left-hander became only the eighth Indian batter to record a hundred in T20I after Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, and Suresh Raina.

Jaiswal already has a hundred on debut to his name in Tests. The Mumbai-lad scored 171 against West Indies in the first Test in Dominica. He could not add any more runs after completing the century, getting out on 100 off 49 balls in the 17th over. India finished with 202 for four in 20 overs.

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