Seventeen-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal grabbed headlines on Wednesday after his double century for Mumbai against Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 saw the in-form batsman storm into the record books to become the youngest ever double centurion in List A cricket.
The Mumbai batsman has been in fine form this summer. His four half-centuries starred in the India under-19 team’s tri-series triumph in England. Jaiswal carried his form to the one-day warm-up tournament for the season – Vizzy Trophy – where he scored 224 runs and took eight wickets that earned him the Man of the Tournament award.
Youngest to score a double century in List A cricket
| Years | Days | Player | Score | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 17 | 292 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 203 | Mumbai | Jharkhand | Alur | October 16, 2019 |
| 20 | 275 | Alan Barrow | 202* | Natal | South Africa African XI | Durban | October 25, 1975 |
| 21 | 20 | Mitchell van Buuren | 200 | Gauteng | Western Province | Johannesburg | February 10, 2019 |
| 21 | 280 | Travis Head | 202 | South Australia | Western Australia | Sydney | October 5, 2015 |
| 21 | 282 | Ben Duckett | 220* | England Lions | Sri Lanka A | Canterbury | July 25, 2016 |
| 22 | 103 | Mohammad Ali | 207 | Pakistan Customs | Defence Housing Authority | Sialkot | April 4, 2005 |
| 23 | 31 | Ravi Bopara | 201* | Essex | Leicestershire | Leicester | June 4, 2008 |
| 23 | 131 | Khalid Latif | 204* | Karachi Dolphins | Quetta Bears | Karachi | March 15, 2009 |
| 24 | 335 | Sanju Samson | 212* | Kerala | Goa | Alur | October 12, 2009 |
| 25 | 241 | Phil Hughes | 202* | Australia A | South Africa A | Darwin | July 29, 2014 |
Here are some key facts on Yashasvi Jaiswal:
Before the Vijay Hazare Trophy match on Wednesday, Yashasvi, who made his List A debut in the ongoing 2019-20 season, registered two hundreds against Goa and Kerala. The left-hander reached 200 off just 149 balls (17 fours, 12 sixes).
Yashasvi, who was the highest run-getter and player of the tournament for the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup which India won, became the third batsman — after KV Kaushal and Sanju Samson — to smash a double in the domestic one-day cricket tournament. He was eventually caught by Rahul Shukla off Vivek Tiwari for 203 (154).
His record innings at Alur came against a tight Jharkhand bowling attack comprising pacer Varun Aaron and spinners Anukul Roy and Shahbaz Nadeem.
Yashasvi had hit an unbeaten 319 and then in the same match claimed 13/99 for Anjuman Islam High School (Fort) against Raja Shivaji Vidyamandir (Dadar) in a Giles Shield schools match in January 2014. He was 12 then.
Yashasvi is the son of a shopkeeper. He grew up in Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh but moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in cricket.
At the start, the youngster struggled to make ends meet. He was thrown out of a dairy shop (where he would sleep at nights) and even slept with groundsmen in the Muslim United Club tents in Azad Maidan.
Yashasvi has even sold pani puri to make a living. However, there was hope after local coach Jwala Singh helped him stay afloat.
In Mumbai, he lives in a chawl in Kadamwadi in Santacruz.
