Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 2,481 runs in 78 IPL matches at a career average of 34.46 and a strike rate above 152 — all of them for Rajasthan Royals since his debut in 2020. His 625-run 2023 season remains the definitive proof of what he can do when everything clicks. Here’s the full career breakdown, every record he holds, and what the 2026 numbers say about his ceiling.
Quick Answer — Yashasvi Jaiswal IPL Career
Yashasvi Jaiswal (born 28 Dec 2001) opens for Rajasthan Royals. Career IPL: 2,481 runs in 78 matches, avg 34.46, SR 152+, HS 124. Two centuries, 18 fifties. Holds the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history (13 balls, 2023). Retained by RR for ₹18 Cr in IPL 2026.
From Suriyawan to the Top of the RR Order
Jaiswal grew up in Suriyawan, Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, and trained in Mumbai from his early teens — reportedly living on the outskirts of the Azad Maidan ground with very little. His List A double-ton at 17 (203 off 154 balls for Mumbai vs Jharkhand in the 2019 Vijay Hazare Trophy) made selectors sit up. Rajasthan Royals paid ₹2.4 Cr for him at the 2020 auction — one of the low-budget grabs that looks absurd in hindsight.
His first two IPL seasons (2021–22) produced solid but unspectacular numbers: 249 runs from 10 matches in 2021, 258 from 11 in 2022. He was batting with intent, but his tendency to hole out in the 15–30-ball zone was a recurring pattern. What changed in 2023 was his ability to recognise the moment to shift gears — and shift he did. The result was 625 runs at an average of 48.07, the best single-season return by any RR batter in franchise history.
By 2025, with 559 runs in 14 matches as RR’s highest run-getter, he’d cemented his place as one of the three or four best T20 openers in India. RR retained him for ₹18 Cr ahead of both IPL 2025 and 2026 — the same price each time, which tells you they weren’t looking to negotiate. He’s now in his seventh consecutive season with the franchise.
📊 The Stat Competitors Haven’t Run
Jaiswal has 18 IPL fifties and only 2 centuries. That 9:1 conversion ratio is genuinely low for a batter with his talent and opportunity. Compare: in the 2023 season alone, he hit 3 fifties and 2 centuries in 14 matches — a ratio of 3:2, which is elite by any standard. Outside 2023, his ratio across all other seasons is roughly 15:0. The single biggest factor separating Jaiswal’s floor from his ceiling isn’t his shot-making — it’s what happens once he crosses 60. Expect the century count to climb if he can reproduce 2023’s mental approach across a full season.
Yashasvi Jaiswal — IPL Career, Season by Season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | SR | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | RR | limited | debut | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | RR | 10 | 249 | 148 | 50* | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | RR | 11 | 258 | — | 68 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | RR | 14 | 625 | 163.61 | 124 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | RR | 13 | 435 | — | 104* | 0 | — |
| 2025 | RR | 14 | 559 | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2026 | RR | Season in progress — see current form below | |||||
The Defining Innings — 124 off 62 vs Mumbai Indians, 8 April 2023
At the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on 8 April 2023, Jaiswal walked out against a Mumbai Indians attack that had Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, and Jason Behrendorff. He made 124 off 62 balls — 11 sixes, 7 fours. That knock broke the record for the highest IPL score by an uncapped player and equalled the highest ever by a Rajasthan Royals batter. He became RR’s youngest centurion at 21 years and 123 days.
What made the innings exceptional wasn’t just the strike rate of 200. It was how he built it — 23 off 20 at the end of the powerplay, 60 off 36 at the halfway stage, then 64 more off the last 26 deliveries. He got to 50, kept going, and kept hitting. That’s the version of Jaiswal who doesn’t convert fifties into quick dismissals. His second century, an unbeaten 104 in 2024, showed the same capacity. The challenge is accessing that version more reliably.
Records — What Jaiswal Owns in IPL History
🏆 Jaiswal’s IPL Record Cabinet
Fastest fifty in IPL history: 13 balls, for RR vs KKR in 2023 — breaking a record that had stood since 2015. Highest score by an uncapped IPL player: 124 vs MI (8 Apr 2023) at the time of the knock. Youngest RR centurion: 21 years and 123 days. Most runs for RR in IPL 2025: 559 in 14 matches, finishing as the franchise’s leading scorer. Longest unbroken franchise run: Seven consecutive seasons with Rajasthan Royals — more than any other active non-overseas RR player.
IPL 2026 — Jaiswal’s Current Form
Jaiswal started IPL 2026 exactly the way RR needed: 38 off 36 vs CSK on 30 March in Guwahati, then 55 off 36 balls against GT on 5 April in Ahmedabad — his 16th IPL fifty. That GT knock included 6 fours and 3 sixes, and he and opening partner Vaibhav Sooryavanshi put on 70 for the first wicket before Kagiso Rabada cleaned him up in the 13th over. He held the Orange Cap after those three matches with 170 runs at a strike rate of 163.46.
His form dipped in later fixtures — a 3-run dismissal vs GT at Sawai Mansingh in May among them — but that’s the Jaiswal pattern: brilliant then quiet, then brilliant again. The 2026 IPL Orange Cap race will tell you exactly where he finishes this season.
Raw Talent Phase (2021–22)
- 507 runs across two full seasons
- Strike rate: 148–149 range
- 0 centuries, 2 fifties
- Best season: 258 runs (2022)
- Pattern: strong starts, early departures in the 20–35 ball zone
Complete Batter Phase (2023–26)
- 1,619+ runs across three seasons
- Strike rate: 154–164 range
- 2 centuries, 16+ fifties
- Best season: 625 runs (2023)
- Pattern: converts starts; still inconsistent vs GT and CSK
Jaiswal is already the best young Indian T20 opener of his generation — that’s not a debate worth having. His 2023 season at a 48-average and SR of 163 puts him in the conversation for one of the five best single-season batting performances in IPL history. What I think gets underreported is that he’s playing in a Rajasthan team that hasn’t given him consistent partners at No. 3, which means bowlers can target him with an attacking field without fear of the other end.
But here’s the honest read: his century conversion rate (18 fifties, 2 hundreds) is the one area where Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have him on pure efficiency. He should be closer to 5–6 hundreds by now. If RR build around him properly in 2026 and 2027, I back him to hit 700 runs in a single IPL season before his 27th birthday. The talent is obvious. The consistency across formats — Tests, T20Is, IPL — proves it isn’t a flash.
Yashasvi Jaiswal IPL Stats — FAQs
How many runs has Yashasvi Jaiswal scored in IPL?
Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 2,481 runs in 78 IPL matches (as of May 2026), all for Rajasthan Royals. His career average is 34.46 and his strike rate is above 152. He has 2 centuries and 18 fifties, with a highest score of 124.
Which IPL teams has Yashasvi Jaiswal played for?
Jaiswal has played only for Rajasthan Royals since his IPL debut in 2020 — seven consecutive seasons with the same franchise. RR retained him for ₹18 Cr ahead of both IPL 2025 and 2026.
Has Yashasvi Jaiswal won the Orange Cap?
Jaiswal held the IPL 2026 Orange Cap through the early matches of the season, leading all run-scorers with 170 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 163.46. He has not won the Orange Cap for a full season yet — his 625-run 2023 season was one of the best without claiming the title outright.
What is Yashasvi Jaiswal’s highest score in IPL?
Jaiswal’s IPL highest score is 124 against Mumbai Indians on 8 April 2023 at Guwahati. That knock broke the record for the highest IPL score by an uncapped player and made him the youngest RR centurion at 21 years and 123 days.
What is Yashasvi Jaiswal’s IPL auction price in 2026?
Rajasthan Royals retained Jaiswal for ₹18 Crore ahead of IPL 2026 — the same retention fee as IPL 2025. He was originally bought for just ₹2.4 Crore at the 2020 auction, making his current valuation one of the most remarkable value increases in IPL history for a player who never left his first franchise.
Bottom Line
At 24, Jaiswal is already among the top five most valuable IPL players in the Indian pool — and his career runs total is still growing. The 2023 season showed what he looks like at his best: averaging nearly 50, striking at 163, and converting half of his big starts into centuries. If he can get back to that conversion rate consistently, the IPL all-time records list starts looking reachable. Check the IPL all-time most runs list to see how far he has to climb — and watch Rajasthan Royals’ 2026 form for the platform that shapes whether he gets there this season or next.
