Cricket fans in Perth and around the world stood in unison to cheer young Yashasvi Jaiswal after his splendid knock. The 22-year-old scored a terrific 161 runs from 297 balls with 15 fours and 3 sixes. Mitchell Marsh got the key wicket when he had Jaiswal slash a cut straight into the hands of Steve Smith to end his knock.
Jaiswal’s knock had ensured that take a lead of 359 runs with seven wickets in hand and more than two days to go. This was the fourth Test match century for the young batter from Mumbai. It is to be noted that Jaiswal made his Test debut against West Indies and scored 171 runs in his maiden innings.
The young batter then smashed two double centuries in back-to-back Test matches against England earlier this year. In the first innings, the left-handed batter was out for a duck when he was caught by Nathan McSweeney off Mitchell Starc. During the second innings, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal added 201 runs for the opening wicket in 63 overs.
Historic knock by India’s young batting sensation
With his personal score on 95, young Yashasvi Jaiswal was facing Josh Hazlewood. As soon as the Indian batter saw the ball was pitched short, he pulled out the ramp shot to reach his century. It was a huge moment for the million of fans who were watching the action unfold in Perth as India had made their way back into the game after a tough start.
During the course of his century, Jaiswal went past a decade old record held by Brendon McCullum. The 22-year-old hit three sixes during the second innings to reach a personal tall of 34 sixes for the year. This is the most any batter had hit in a calendar year in Testb cricket with the previous being 33 hit by Brendon McCullum.
Former Australian legend Adam Gilchrist lauded the effort by India’s young batting sensation on commentary. The former Aussie star said “That is six! And that is a hundred, the 4th Test match century for the young man who arrived in Australia with a huge reputation, from humble beginnings, how big things can grow, he delivered with a touch of class. What a moment, Yashasvi Jaiswal”