MUMBAI: Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s first IPL century against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday night at the Wankhede Stadium has to be one of the best IPL centuries. It couldn’t have been more appropriate that it occurred in the 1000th IPL game. However, it only took Tim David three balls of magic to turn it into a fruitless endeavour in a hopeless cause.
After the visitors made the decision to bat first against MI, Jaiswal raced to a sensational century (124, 62b, 8×6, 16×4) and helped the Rajasthan Royals reach 212 for 7 against MI. David, who smacked Jason Holder for three straight sixes off the first three balls to seal the chase when MI needed 17 off the final over, led MI across the finish line in spectacular fashion.
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When Sandeep Sharma caught Suryakumar Yadav (55, 29b, 8×4, 2×6) in the 16th over after he top-edged a hook off Trent Boult, it appeared that the match had turned in RR’s favour. Sandeep Sharma had sprinted backwards for roughly 19 metres from short fine leg.
However, Tim David (45 not out, 14 boundaries, 2 fours, and a six) and Tilak Varma (29 not out, 21 boundaries, 3 fours, and a six) added 62 runs in just 23 balls for the fifth wicket to give MI a thrilling six-wicket victory.
Rohit Sharma, the captain of India and MI, was bowled by Sandeep Sharma for just three runs in the second over of the chase while celebrating his 36th birthday. Suryakumar Yadav, the top-ranked T20I batsman in the world, and all-rounder Cameron Green kept MI in the game with their respective performances (44, 26b, 4×4, 2×6).
But Jaiswal was the one who owned the night. When the Indian team is chosen for the West Indies tour in July, the national selectors will find it tough to ignore him because of his knock.
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The incredibly gifted teenager is really coming into his own as he competes in his fourth IPL. The Wankhede, where the left-handed opener had played all of his cricket since his school days, is where he appropriately scored his first IPL hundred, which took him just 53 balls.
The fact that ‘Mr. Extras’ contribution to RR’s innings was second highest with 25 indicates the significance of the youngster’s spectacular effort. It appeared as though Jaiswal was batting on a separate surface than his teammates because no other batter reached even 20 runs.
The only reason the visitors managed to score 212 for 7 after electing to bat first was Jaiswal’s rapacious blade. In a moving moment during the innings break, Jaiswal received the “Orange Cap” for currently having the most runs scored in IPL 2023.
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source from: msn.com
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