India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal moved into second place on an elite list during day one of the second Test against West Indies in Delhi.
Yashasvi Jaiswal records fifth 150-plus score in Test cricket
After India won the first Test in Ahmedabad by an innings and 140 runs, the series shifted to the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Shubman Gill won his first toss as Test skipper, and elected to bat first.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul put on 58 for the first wicket, before Rahul was stumped for 38, after stepping out to left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican. Sai Sudharsan then joined Jaiswal in the middle, as the pair went on to bat for the bulk of the day.
Jaiswal brought up a half-century off 82 balls shortly after lunch, and Sudharsan did the same later in the session. The opener stepped on the gas after reaching 50, and made his next fifty runs off 63 balls to reach a seventh Test century. Sudharsan fell for 87 after tea, but shortly afterwards, Jaiswal went past 150 in the company of Gill.
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This was the fifth 150-plus score of Jaiswal's Test career, giving him the second-highest tally for any Test batter before their 24th birthday – Jaiswal will turn 24 in December this year. Australia legend Don Bradman is the only one with more, scoring eight 150+ totals before he turned 24. Three others, including Sachin Tendulkar, have recorded four.
Most 150-plus scores in Test cricket before turning 24
| Player | Team | 150-plus scores | High score |
| Don Bradman | Australia | 8 | 334 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 5 | 214* |
| Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 4 | 206 |
| Graeme Smith | South Africa | 4 | 277 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 4 | 179 |
Jaiswal finished the day unbeaten on 173. When he comes out to bat tomorrow, he will do so with an excellent chance of going past his Test high score of 214*. His highest score in first-class cricket is 265, is also within range. In red-ball cricket, he has scored five double-centuries in all.
Yashasvi Jaiswal: Highest scores in first-class cricket
| Score | For | Against | Year |
| 265 | West Zone | South Zone | 2022 |
| 228 | West Zone | North East Zone | 2022 |
| 214* | India | England | 2024 |
| 213 | Rest of India | Madhya Pradesh | 2023 |
| 209 | India | England | 2024 |
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