The ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 has seen some remarkable performances from Team India. In the fifth match of the series, being played in Sydney, Team India captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and chose to bat first. The team scored 185 runs in the first innings, followed by the Australian team being all out for 181 runs. This gave Team India a lead of 4 runs after the first innings. Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal then came out to bat with his teammate KL Rahul, scoring 22 runs in 35 balls and achieving a notable milestone.
Jaiswal’s Achievement
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been a consistent performer in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, batting in all 10 innings and scoring 391 runs. This achievement has placed him sixth in the list of Indian opening batsmen who have scored the most runs in a season of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Notable players like Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Murali Vijay, and KL Rahul are ahead of him in this list. Murali Vijay holds the top spot among Indian opening batsmen, having scored 482 runs in the 2014-15 series.
Indian Openers with the Most Runs in a Border-Gavaskar Trophy Season
- 482 runs – Murali Vijay (2014/15)
- 464 runs – Virender Sehwag (2003/04)
- 463 runs – Gautam Gambhir (2008/09)
- 430 runs – Murali Vijay (2012/13)
- 393 runs – KL Rahul (2016/17)
- 391 runs – Yashasvi Jaiswal (2024/25)
A Brilliant Century in the First Match
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s performance in the first Test match against Australia was remarkable, as he scored a century in 205 balls. This was his first Test match in Australia, and he faced a total of 297 balls, scoring 161 runs. His innings included 15 fours and three sixes. This remains his best performance in the series, with an average of 43.44 runs in 10 innings.