Gill-Jaiswal Set New Record for Highest Opening Partnership for India in T20Is
Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill set a new record for the highest opening partnership for India in T20Is. They achieved this during the fourth T20I against West Indies in Florida. The duo scored 165 runs together, making it easy for India to chase down the target of 179 runs. This partnership equals the previous record set by KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma against Sri Lanka in 2017. However, the highest partnership for India in T20Is is still held by Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson, who scored 176 runs for the second wicket against Ireland last year.
The overall highest partnership in T20Is is between Usman Ghani and Hazratullah Zazai, who scored 236 runs for Afghanistan against Ireland in 2019. Yashasvi Jaiswal also became the youngest Indian opener to score a T20I fifty at the age of 21 years and 227 days.
In terms of the match, West Indies elected to bat first but struggled against the bowling of Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav. They were reduced to 57/4 in 6.5 overs. However, Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer helped them reach a total of 178/8 in 20 overs. Arshdeep and Kuldeep were the standout bowlers for India.
In the chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill gave India a strong start. They took advantage of the batting-friendly pitch and brought India close to victory single-handedly. Gill was eventually dismissed for 77 runs off 47 balls, while Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 84 runs off 51 balls. India won the match with three overs to spare.
With this win, India has leveled the series 2-2 with one more game to go. Jaiswal was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ for his outstanding performance.
