NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his impressive start in ODI cricket with a match-winning century against Afghanistan in Chennai on Saturday, reaching the milestone faster than the Indian stars Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.The left-handed opener scored an unbeaten 110 as India beat Afghanistan by nine wickets in the third ODI to complete the series 3-0. The hundred was Jaiswal’s second in ODIs and came in only his sixth innings, making him the fastest Indian to reach two ODI centuries.
Fewest innings by an Indian to score two ODI hundreds
- 6- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- 7-Shikhar Dhawan
- 9-Kedar Jadhav
- 17 – Virat Kohli
- 18 – Shubman Gill
Jaiswal’s achievement puts him ahead of some of India’s biggest ODI names, including Kohli and Gill.Chasing 219, India were always in control. They started with an unusual 5/0 after Afghanistan were penalized for five runs during the innings.Jaiswal wasted no time and attacked from the start. He hit three boundaries in the opening over and reached his fifty in just 38 balls. Rohit Sharma he also looked good and completed his half-century in 47 deliveries.The duo added 170 runs for the opening wicket in just 22.5 overs.While Rohit entertained with his famous shots, Jaiswal played confidently throughout the innings. He hit a six off Fareed Ahmad and played some classy moves against the spinners.Rohit eventually fell for 79, but Jaiswal continued and reached his century off 83 balls. The knock also made him among the fastest players to score an ODI hundred against Afghanistan.
Fastest ODI century against Afghanistan (by balls faced)
- 57 – Eoin Morgan (2019)
- 63 – Rohit Sharma (2023)
- 71 – Ishan Kishan (2026)
- 76 – Glenn Maxwell (2023)
- 77 – Shubman Gill (2026)
- 83 – William Porterfield (2017)
- 83 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (2026)
Interestingly, three of the seven fastest ODI hundreds against Afghanistan came during this series.Earlier, Prasidh Krishna bowled, taking a career-best 5/23 as Afghanistan were bowled out for 218. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi struggled with a maiden ODI century, scoring 102 after his side slumped to 36/4.But Jaiswal’s scintillating hundred ensured there were no surprises in the chase as India sealed another comfortable win to complete the clean sweep.
