 "Yashasvi Jaiswal scores double century for second straight Test, collects multiple records along the way")
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s remarkable scoring in Test cricket continued as he brought up his double century in the post-lunch session on Day 4 of the third Test against England in Rajkot.
Jaiswal is third Indian batter, after Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli, to hit successive double hundreds for the country. Kambli had scored 224 and 227 against England and Zimbabwe in 1992/93 while Kohli got 213 and 243 against Sri Lanka in 2017/18. Jaiswal has piled on double centuries in two of of seven innings in young career.
To highlight Jaiswal’s staggering batting, he converted all three of his 100s into 150-plus totals. He scored 171 vs West Indies in July last year before lapping up 209 against England in the second Test in Visakhapatnam and now an unbeaten 214.
The 22-year-old became the first left-handed Indian to score 500-plus runs in a Test series since Sourav Ganguly mustered 534 runs against Pakistan in 2007.
Jaiswal struck 12 sixes, with highlight of three-in-a-row off James Anderson, in a dominant show with the bat that was halted on Saturday by back spasms. He rejoined the crease after Shubman Gill was dismissed in disappointing fashion following a mix-up with Kuldeep Yadav. While Gill failed to stitch back-to-back centuries in consecutive Tests, Jaiswal broke through the England bowling attack with powerful batting throughout.
Jaiswal’s 12 sixes in the second innings equalled the record for most sixes by a batter in a Test innings. The dozen sixes drew him level with Pakistan’s Wasim Akram, who cracked 12 maximums against Zimbabwe in 1996.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsA look at the records and milestones for Jaiswal in Rajkot:
Most runs by a left-handed batter in a Test series for India
545 Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Eng 2024 (H)
534 Sourav Ganguly vs Pak 2007 (H)
463 Gautam Gambhir vs Aus 2008 (H)
445 Gautam Gambhir vs NZ 2009 (A)
Double hundreds in second innings for India
203* MAK Pataudi vs Eng Delhi 1964
200* D Sardesai vs WI Mumbai BS 1965
220 S Gavaskar vs WI Port of Spain 1971
221 S Gavaskar vs Eng The Oval 1979
281 VVS Laxman vs Aus Kolkata 2001
212 Wasim Jaffer vs WI St John’s 2006
214* Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Eng Rajkot 2024
200s in successive Tests for India
Vinod Kambli: 224 vs Eng Mumbai WS | 227 vs Zim Delhi (1992/93)
Virat Kohli: 213 vs SL Nagpur | 243 vs SL Delhi (2017/18)
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 209 vs Eng Vizag | 200* vs Eng Rajkot (2023/24)
Most sixes in a Test innings
12 Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Eng Rajkot 2024
12 Wasim Akram vs Zim Sheikhupura 1996
11 M Hayden vs Zim Perth 2003
11 N Astle vs Eng Christchurch 2002
11 B McCullum vs Pak Sharjah 2014
11 B McCullum vs SL Christchurch 2014
11 B Stokes vs SA Cape Town 2016
11 Kusal Mendis vs Ire Galle 2023
Most sixes in a Test innings for India
12 Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Eng Rajkot 2024
8 Navjot SIdhu vs SL Lucknow 1994
8 Mayank Agarwal vs Ban Indore 2019
Most sixes in a Test series
India vs England - 48* (2024)
India vs South Africa - 47 (2019/20)
England vs Australia - 43 (2023)
Australia vs England - 40 (2013/14)
Pakistan vs India - 37 (2005/06)
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