U19 World Cup: Yashasvi Jaiswal Bags Another Record To Join Elite List

India’s U19 batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal has joined an elite list while playing the grand finale of the U19 World Cup. Jaiswal smashed another half-century and helped Indian colts in a moment of crisis. He played a brilliant 88-run knock in the final of the tournament. India are currently playing Bangladesh in the final of the ICC U19 World Cup at Potchefstroom.

Before this game, both the teams dominantly qualified for the final. India beat arch-rivals Pakistan in the first semi-final by 10 wickets.

Jaiswal smashed a brilliant century to take Indian colts across the line against Pakistan.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, beat the Kiwis in the second semi-final by seven wickets to reach the final. Mahmudul Hasan Joy bagged the Man of the Match award for a scintillating century.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal Joins An Elite List

Jaiswal has now equalled the overall record currently held by Australian Brett Williams (1988) and India’s own Sarfaraz Khan (2016) who both have five 50-plus scores each. Yashasvi’s last 6 scores read 88, 105 not out, 62, 57 not out, 29 not out and 57. Jaiswal is currently the leading run-scorer with 400 runs under his belt in U19 World Cup.

India are playing their seventh final since 2000 when they lifted the trophy for the first time. Jaiswal carried his form from the semi-final against Pakistan and played a sensible knock of 88 runs when the team was in need. Jaiswal hit eight boundaries and one six before getting caught by Tanzid Hassan in the 40th over of the innings.

With his 5th fifty-plus score in the tournament series, Jaiswal has become just the third batsman to score five half-centuries in an Under 19 Cricket World Cup.

Yashasvi is smashing record after record with the bat in the tournament. In the six matches he has played so far, Yashasvi has hit a total of 10 sixes. Jaiswal now surpassed Tadiwanashe Marumani of Zimbabwe in the list of batsmen to hit the most sixes in the ongoing World Cup.

However, he trails the all-time record of 15 sixes hit by England’s Jack Burnham in the 2016 edition.

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