Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal created a new history in Australia after scoring 80+ runs in both innings of the Melbourne Test. 

While most of the Indian batters have struggled in the ongoing Australia tour, Indian opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, who just celebrated his 23rd birthday last Saturday (December 28), has impressed with his confident batting in this series despite some early dismissals.

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century in the Perth Test

Opener Jaiswal scored 161 runs during India’s second innings of the Test series opener at Perth Stadium (Perth), where India won by 295 runs. Although he scored only one double-digit score in the next four Test innings of this tour (24), Jaiswal impressed in the tough Melbourne Test with his two 80+ scores.

Jaiswal scored 82 and 84 runs in Melbourne Test

In reply to Australia’s first innings total of 474 runs in the Melbourne Test, Jaiswal scored 82 runs in India’s first innings. Chasing down the 340-run target in the fourth innings of the Test match, Jaiswal once again proved his caliber to perform in a challenging situation and scored fighting 84 runs.

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Youngest to score 80+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia

To achieve this record, Jaiswal even broke the Australian record. While he started the Test match at the age of 22 years and 364 days and ended it at the age of 23 years and 2 days, Jasiwal set a new record for the youngest player to score 80+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia.

Former Australian cricketer Doug Walters was the previous record holder with 242 and 103 during the 1969 Sydney Test against West Indies, while he started the Test match at the age of 23 years and 55 days. 

Youngest Indian batter to score 50+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia

The 23-year-old Jaiswal became the youngest Indian batter to score 50+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia. Virat Kohli was the previous record holder when the 26-year-old scored 115 and 141 runs in the 2014 Adelaide Test. 

Third youngest among the overall visitors

Meanwhile, after the 20-year-old Bangladesh cricketer Hannan Sarkar (76 and 55 in the 2003 Cairns Test) and the 22-year-old South African Roy McLean (81 and 76* in the 1953 Melbourne Test), Jaiswal became the third-youngest visiting batter to record 50+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia.

Only Indian opener to score 80+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia

Jaiswal was the fourth Indian opener to score 50+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia. However, the young left-handed batter was the first among them to score 80+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia.

Indian openers with 50+ scores in both innings of a Test match in Australia

Fourth Indian batter to score 80+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia

Jaiswal also became the only fourth Indian batter to record 80+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia. 

Indian batters with 80+ runs in both innings of a Test match in Australia