Yashasvi Jaiswal has cemented his place as one of the best players in India’s cricketing history. He proved his merit again by achieving 4,000 runs in T20 cricket before 24 years of age.
This record is seems unbeatable and is historic as he did it being a 23-year-old batter taking just 129 games. He matched Shubman Gill’s record as well. Yashaswi Jaiswal has also shown his ability to be a prominent player of the T20 format, and hopefully he will be seen playing for his country soon.
Yashaswi Jaiswal Equals Shubman Gill’s Historic T20 Feat
However, this time was different, and Yashaswi Jaiswal became the fastest Indian batter to reach the mark of 4000 runs in T20 cricket in his 62nd innings of the season.
He scored his 4,000th T20 run while facing Mitchell Starc of the Delhi Capitals pace attack during the first over of the match. It took him just 129 innings to become the fastest Indian batter, alongside Shubman Gill, to score 4,000 T20 runs.
Yashaswi Jaiswal’s Rise as a T20 Superstar
Yashaswi Jaiswal is one of Rajasthan Royals most important players since he joined the team during the 2020 season of the IPL. In the 2023 season of IPL, he scored 625 runs during 14 innings with an extraordinary average of 48.07. He also had a great season in 2025 by scoring 559 runs with an average of 43, this was totally exceptional for someone of his age.
IPL 2026 Playoff Scenario Gets Intense
The battle for securing a spot in the IPL 2026 playoffs has become extremely hard. Currently, the Rajasthan Royals are on the fifth spot on the points table with 6 wins out of 11 games due to their explosive openers Yashaswi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi giving a great start to the team.
To talk about Delhi Capitals, they continue struggling in the bottom part of the points table having lost 7 out of 12 matches after gaining a great start in IPL 2026. It is evident that Delhi Capitals have a chance to qualify but it’s really low and totally dependent on other teams performance as well.
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