Yashasvi Jaiswal floors South Africa with maiden ODI hundred: Stats
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Yashasvi Jaiswal has hit his maiden ODI century. The Team India opener achieved the feat in the 3rd ODI against South Africa in Vizag. Chasing a target of 271 runs, Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma added 155 runs for the opening wicket. After Rohit's departure, Jaiswal and Virat Kohli helped India win the contest, adding 116* runs. Jaiswal remained unscathed on 116 from 121 balls.
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Watchful Jaiswal gets to a solid hundred
Jaiswal toiled hard and played 2nd fiddle in the 155-run opening stand. He started cautiously and played with that tempo before completing a 75-ball fifty. Soon after his fifty, Jaiswal freed his arms and played some cracking shots. He got the boundaries flowing even after Rohit departed. It was a composed effort from Jaiswal, who then added a solid stand alongside Kohli.
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2nd-highest opening stand for India against the Proteas
Jaiswal and Rohit's 155-run stand is now the 2nd-best by an Indian pair for the opening wicket against South Africa. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly's 193-run stand in 2001 remains India's best opening partnership against the Proteas.
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6th hundred in List A cricket for Jaiswal
Playing just his 4th ODI, Jaiswal has surpassed 150 runs (171) at 57. He owns a strike rate of 86-plus. As per ESPNcricinfo, Jaiswal has hit his 6th century in List A cricket (50s: 7). He owns over 1,660 runs at 51-plus.