In the Test match currently underway at The Oval cricket ground in London, Indian batsmen showcased an impressive performance in the second innings against England. Opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal succeeded in scoring a century for India in the second innings. Jaiswal scored 118 runs off 164 balls, which featured 14 fours and 2 sixes. This century marked Jaiswal's sixth in his Test career, notably, four of which were against England.
At just 23 years old, only Sachin Tendulkar managed more Test centuries (11) for India than Yashasvi Jaiswal at this age. Jaiswal has surpassed Ravi Shastri, who scored five Test centuries by this age. As an opening batsman, Yashasvi ranks second for the most Test centuries scored at or below the age of 23, with South Africa's Graeme Smith leading with 7 centuries.
Remarkably, the Indian team has accumulated 12 centuries during the ongoing Test series. This is the first instance of India scoring so many centuries in a single Test series. Should India achieve another century, the Shubhman brigade is set to make a world record, as no team has scored more than 12 centuries in a Test series.
Most Centuries by a Team in a Test Series
12 - Australia vs West Indies, 1955 (Away, 5 Tests) 12 - Pakistan vs India, 1982/83 (Home, 6 Tests) 12 - South Africa vs West Indies, 2003/04 (Home, 4 Tests) 12 - India vs England, 2025 (Away, 5 Tests)*
Most Centuries in a Single Test Series
21 - Australia vs West Indies, 1955 20 - West Indies vs South Africa, 2003/04 19 - India vs England, 2025*
In the ongoing Test series against England, 72.9% of Jaiswal's runs came off-side, the highest percentage for a batsman scoring 300 or more runs in a series. Additionally, 64.3% of his runs were behind the square, marking the highest in a Test series for players scoring 300 or more. Jaiswal played a total of 10 innings in the Test series, scoring 411 runs at an average of 41.10, including two centuries and two half-centuries.
