In the Test match released against England at the Oval Cricket Ground in London, Indian batsmen have performed brilliantly in the second innings. In the second innings from India, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was successful in scoring a century. Yashasvi scored 118 off 164 balls, including 14 fours and 2 sixes. This was the sixth century of Yashasvi’s Test career. The special thing is that four out of 6 centuries have been scored by Yashasvi against England.
At the age of 23, Sachin Tendulkar (11) was able to score more Test centuries than Yashasvi Jaiswal from India. Yashasvi has beaten Ravi Shastri, who scored 5 Test centuries till this age. Yashasvi Jaiswal is second among the openers who have scored the highest Test century at the age of 23 years or less. In this case, Graeme Smith of South Africa is at the top, who scored 7 Test centuries.
If seen, 12 centuries have been scored by the Indian team in the current Test series. This was the first time when so many centuries have been scored in a Test series by India. If another century is scored from India, then Shubman Brigade will make a world record. So far, no more than 12 Test centuries have been scored by any team in a Test series.
The highest century from a team in Test series
12- Australia vs West Indies, 1955 (abroad, 5 Tests)
12- Pakistan vs India, 1982/83 (at home, 6 Tests)
12- South Africa vs West Indies, 2003/04 (in home, 4 Tests)
12- India vs England, 2025 (abroad, 5 Tests)*
Most centuries in a Test series
21- Australia vs West Indies, 1955
20- West Indies vs South Africa, 2003/04
19- India vs England, 2025*
In the Test series released against England, Jaiswal’s 72.9 percent runs came from the side, which is the highest for the batter scoring 300 or more runs in a series. His 64.3 percent runs have been run by Behind Square, which was the highest among the batsmen scoring 300 or more runs in a Test series. Yashasvi played a total of 10 innings in the Test series, scoring 411 runs at an average of 41.10. During this time, two centuries and two half -centuries came out of his bat.
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