PremiumIPL 2024 - Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes youngest with multiple IPL centuries; both coming against MI
With this century at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, the 22-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal recorded his second IPL hundred.
Last Updated: 12.18 AM, Apr 23, 2024
What a remarkable return to form! Yashasvi Jaiswal not only sealed the victory with a boundary but also achieved a century in Match 38 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. With this century at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, the 22-year-old Jaiswal recorded his second IPL hundred, making him the youngest player to achieve multiple IPL centuries. Interestingly, both of his centuries have come against MI.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is the first player to score two centuries in the IPL before turning 23
124 vs MI at Wankhede in 2023 (21y 123d)
104*vs MI at Jaipur in 2024 (22y 116d)
Prior to this game, Rajasthan Royals were still a solid team, but their top order was not performing up to expectations. However, in the game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Jos Buttler found momentum, and now, against MI, Jaiswal regained his lost form. The home team secured victory by 9 wickets in the 18.4th over and continued to dominate the points table.
In the chase of 180 runs, Jos Buttler scored 35 off 25 before being dismissed by Piyush Chawla. However, no other MI bowler posed a threat as Jaiswal smashed 104 off 60, including 9 fours and 7 sixes, along with skipper Sanju Samson, who scored 38 off 28. MI could have claimed more wickets had they not dropped three catches.
Earlier, MI won the toss and chose to bat, managing to score just 179 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Rohit Sharma fell early to Trent Boult, while Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav fell victim to Sandeep Sharma's bowling. Mohammad Nabi was promoted up the order and appeared to be in good touch, but he was dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal, who became the first IPL player to pick 200 wickets in the process.
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With MI reduced to 52/4, the team saw two young players, Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera, join forces to stabilize the innings. However, after Wadhera, playing his first match of the season, fell for 49, RR regained momentum. In the last 4 overs, MI managed to score just 28 runs and lost 5 wickets, with Sandeep Sharma also claiming a fifer.
Teams:
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Keshav Maharaj, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Subs: Nuwan Thushara, Akash Madhwal, Naman Dhir, Shams Mulani, Dewald Brevis