NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal on Friday set the record of scoring most runs by an uncapped player in a single season of the Indian Premier League history.
In the IPL 2023 match against Punjab Kings at Dharamshala, the 21-year-old Yashasvi scored 50 runs in just 36 balls, including eight boundaries, at a strike rate of 138.69. This performance adds to his impressive form throughout the season.
So far in the season, Yashasvi has scored a total of 625 runs in 14 matches, maintaining an average of 48.07. He has achieved one century and five half-centuries, with a top score of 124. His runs have come at an impressive strike rate of 163.61.
Yashasvi broke a 15-year-old record previously held by Australian player Shaun Marsh for the most runs by an uncapped player in IPL history.
In IPL 2008, Shaun Marsh, who was uncapped at the time and yet to represent Australia, scored 616 runs in 11 matches at an average of 68.44. Marsh achieved one century and five fifties during that season for Kings XI Punjab.
1/10:IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals eliminate Punjab Kings to stay alive
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2/10:Royals eliminate Kings
<p>Shimron Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal starred as Rajasthan Royals dumped Punjab Kings out of the IPL on Friday. </p>AP
3/10:Sam Curran
<p>Sam Curran fell one run short of his 50 as Punjab put on 187/5 with Navdeep Saini taking 3/40 for Rajasthan. </p>PTI
4/10:Navdeep Saini
<p>Punjab were in trouble at 50/4 after 6.3 overs when Navdeep Saini sent Liam Livingstone's off stump flying and captain Shikhar Dhawan falling for 17. </p>ANI
5/10:Vital stands
<p>Curran's valiant 49 came off 31 balls with four fours and two sixes included vital partnerships with Jitesh Sharma (44) and Shahrukh Khan (41). </p>ANI
6/10:Jos Buttler
<p>In reply for the Royals, Jos Buttler fell for his latest duck of his lacklustre season, trapped leg-before to a vicious inswinger by Kagiso Rabada. </p>AFP
7/10:Yashasvi Jaiswal
<p>But Jaiswal continued in his stellar form with yet another half-century, off 36 balls. </p>AFP
8/10:Devdutt Padikkal
<p>Sanju Samson (2) fell to Rahul Chahar but Devdutt Padikkal made 51 before falling to a stunning catch by Harpreet Brar off Arshdeep Singh. </p>PTI
9/10:The reprieve
<p>Hetmyer almost saw the Royals home and exchanged sharp words with Curran when he was given out caught behind, only to be reprieved on review. </p>AP
10/10:Hetmyer falls
<p>Curran got his man and his only wicket in the 19th over, with Hetmyer departing for 46 off 28 after a brilliant catch by Dhawan at cover. </p>AFPIn the 2020 season, Ishan Kishan scored a remarkable 516 runs with an average of 57.3. He achieved this feat while playing for the Mumbai Indians. Kishan hit four half-centuries during the season and came close to scoring a century with his best innings of 99.
In the 2018 season, Suryakumar Yadav amassed 512 runs at an average of 36.57, maintaining a strike rate of 133.3. He scored four half-centuries during the season, and his highest score was 72.
Playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 2020 season, Devdutt Padikkal made his mark by scoring 473 runs. He achieved this feat in a single season, displaying consistency and talent. Padikkal held an average of 31.5 and a strike rate of 124.8. He managed to hit five half-centuries throughout the season.
