Rajasthan Royals batter Yashasvi Jaiswal created history in the IPL 2023 as he became the first Indian uncapped player to score 600 runs in a single season of the premier domestic competition.
The 21-year-old reached this milestone during his side’s IPL 2023 match against Punjab Kings at Dharamshala.
In the match, Jaiswal continued his red-hot form with a knock of 50 runs in just 36 balls, consisting of eight boundaries. His runs came at a strike rate of 138.69.
With this, Jaiswal has scored a total of 625 runs in 14 matches at an average of 48.07. He has scored one century and five half-centuries this season, with the best score of 124. His runs have come at a strike rate of 163.61.
Yashasvi Jaiswal went past Shaun Marsh’s tally of 616 runs, which was the most runs scored by an uncapped player in the IPL. Marsh, who had not played for Australia when the inaugural edition of the IPL was played, scored 616 runs in 2008.
MOST RUNS BY UNCAPPED PLAYER IN AN IPL SEASON
625 – Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2023*
616 – Shaun Marsh in 2008
515 – Ishan Kishan in 2020
512 – Suryakumar Yadav in 2018
In fact, Jaiswal’s 124 off 62 balls against Mumbai Indians in an earlier fixture was the highest score in IPL history by an uncapped batter. He went past Paul Valthaty’s record of 120 for Punjab against Chennai Super Kings in 2011.
Yashavi Jaiswal Performance in IPL 2023:
54(37), 11(8), 60(31), 10(8), 1(7), 44(35), 47(37), 77(43), 124(62), 14(11), 35(18), 98*(47), 0(2), 50(36).
Innings – 14
Runs – 625
Ave – 48.08
SR – 163.61
Fifties – 5
Hundred – 1
