Yashasvi Jaiswal completes 2,500 runs in Test cricket: Stats
What's the story
Dashing Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has added another feather to his cap. The youngster has gone past the 2,500-run mark in Test cricket. Jaiswal reached the landmark on Day 4 of the second and final Test against South Africa in Guwahati. Having made 58 in his first outing, Jaiswal reached the landmark with his second run in the fourth innings. Here are his stats.
Career
Here are his Test numbers
Playing his 28th Test, Jaiswal has raced to 2,511 runs at an average of 49.23. The 58 in the ongoing game was Jaiswal's 13th fifty in Test cricket. He also owns seven tons. His best score in Test cricket is an unbeaten 214 versus England. Jaiswal also holds the record for smashing the most Test sixes in a calendar year, 34 in 2024.
Runs
Breaking down Jaiswal's stats in Test cricket
Across 14 home Test matches, Jaiswal has scored 1,393 runs at 55.72. He has also played 14 Tests away from home, scoring 1,118 runs at an average of 43. His best score in Test cricket is an unbeaten 214 versus England. The 58 earlier in the game was Jaiswal's maiden Test fifty against SA.
Records
Jaiswal's notable Test records
Jaiswal made his Test debut in 2023 against West Indies. He slammed a record-breaking 171 (387) in his first innings. Last year, Jaiswal scripted several records in the five-Test series against England at home. He slammed 712 runs at 89.00. He became the third-youngest Indian with a Test double-ton. Jaiswal also became the second Indian with 700 runs in a bilateral Test series.
Knock
Jaiswal dismissed for 13
Jaiswal could only manage 13 runs off 20 balls in his latest outing, having fallen to Marco Jansen. Notably, India could only manage 201/10 while responding to SA's first innings score of 489/10. The visitors then declared their third innings at 260/5, setting India a massive 549-run target. With India losing Jaiswal early, they are starting at a historic whitewash.