Yashasvi Jaiswal races past 1,500 IPL runs: Decoding his stats
Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has raced past 1,500 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He accomplished the landmark with his eighth run in Match 61 of IPL 2024 against Chennai Super Kings. Meanwhile, Jaiswal threw away his start in the game as he was dismissed for 24 off 21 balls (3 fours, 1 six). Here we decode his IPL stats.
A look at Jaiswal's IPL journey
Jaiswal was bought by RR for Rs. 2.40 crore in the 2020 auction event. He played just three games in his maiden season and managed 40 runs. The southpaw played 10 games apiece in the next two editions and managed 249 and 258 runs, respectively. His best came out in IPL 2023 as he racked up 625 runs, striking at 163.61.
Here are his IPL numbers
Jaiswal took 49 games to complete 1,500 (now 1,515) IPL runs as he averages 32.96. (SR: 149.95). He owns nine fifties and a couple of tons in the competition. The southpaw has tallied 344 runs this season at 31.27. The tally includes a fifty and a ton. Playing his sixth game against CSK, Jaiswal has raced to 226 runs at 37.66 (50s: 3).
Did you know?
Jaiswal was among the three players to be retained by RR ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler were the others. Meanwhile, Jaiswal has become only the fifth batter to complete 1,500 IPL runs for RR. He has joined the likes of Samson (3,682), Ajinkya Rahane (2,810), Buttler (3,050+), and Shane Watson (2,372) in the elite list.
Jaiswal also owns these IPL records
Jaiswal owns the fastest fifty in IPL history, off 13 balls versus Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023. Last year, the southpaw scored a 62-ball 124 versus Mumbai Indians, the highest individual score by an uncapped player in IPL. At 21 years and 123 days, he became RR's youngest centurion. Overall, he became the fourth-youngest player to score an IPL ton.
