Yashasvi Jaiswal breaks Shubman Gill's India record with maiden T20I century against Nepal

Jaiswal became the country's first centurion in the multi-sport event and also broke Shubman Gill's new T20 record

Yashasvi Jaiswal created a stellar record for India as they made a remarkable start to their 2023 Asian Games campaign in Hangzhou, China, where the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Men in Blue defeated Nepal in the quarterfinal match at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field. , India's young opening batsman became the country's first centurion in the multi-sport event and also broke Shubman Gill's new T20 record.

Jaiswal looked in good form and thwarted Nepal's attack in the quarter-final encounter, which was India's first appearance in cricket at the Asian Games. And in his sixth appearance in the format, he managed to reach triple figures in 48 balls. He is also the second left-handed batsman for India to score a century in this format after the great Suresh Raina. Other Indian batsmen to achieve this feat are Gill, Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda.

Earlier in the summer of 2023, Jaiswal made his international debut for India in the Test format, where he played a brilliant and record-breaking inning of 171 runs in the opening match against West Indies in Dominica.

On Tuesday, Jaiswal played a more important role in the 100-run opening partnership, where captain Ruturaj Gaikwad managed to score 25 runs before Nepal was out for a while and India was 16 for 3 in the space of just 18 balls. Had scored runs. Limited to runs. Take. But it was reduced. A few overs later, after completing his century, Jaiswal was also out before Rinku Singh produced his best performance. He scored 37 runs in just 15 balls with the help of four sixes and two fours, due to which India set the target of 203 runs for Nepal.