Irani Cup: Yashasvi Jaiswal data double century on debut for Rest of India

Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a double hundred for the Rest of India (RoI) crew on his Irani Cup debut towards Madhya Pradesh in Gwalior on Wednesday.

Dropped on 176 and 181 within the area of three deliveries, Jaiswal stormed to his double century off simply 230 balls to change into the tenth batter to attain the mark in Irani Trophy.

Walking in at no. 3 after the dismissal of RoI captain Mayank Agarwal who opted to bat first, Jaiswal performed anchor behind Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran earlier than taking off after slamming his eighth century in simply 25 First-Class innings.

Jaiswal finally fell on 213 after placing up a 371-run stand with Easwaran – the very best within the historical past of the match.

The Mumbai batter has been in scorching type in red-ball cricket because the begin of the season the place he struck a double hundred (227) on his Duleep Trophy debut in Chennai for West Zone towards the North East Zone. The left-handed batter had later struck a century (146) on his India A debut towards Bangladesh at Cox’s Bazaar in November 2022.

Jaiswal has amassed over 1000 runs in simply 17 FC innings within the 2022-23 season. During the Duleep Trophy ultimate, Jaiswal had change into the joint-fastest Indian to succeed in 1000 runs in First-Class cricket whereas scoring a match-winning 265.

He equalled Rusi Modi and Amol Muzumdar for the document, reaching the landmark in simply 13 innings.