Yashasvi Jaiswal showed his class in the first innings of the second Test against England. The southpaw hit a hundred, his second of Test career to keep the scoreboard ticking. He shared a crucial partnership with Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer.
Jaiswal hit a six on Tom Hartley’s ball to complete his century. He was batting on 104 off 158 balls at the time of writing. Jaiswal smashed 11 fours and 3 sixes in his knock.
Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, the 20-year-old making his test debut after having visa issues, dismissed Sharma in the 18th over. Sharma was out caught at forward short leg as Bashir picked up only his 11th wicket in first-class cricket. The Indian skipper scored 14 runs off 41 deliveries, without a boundary.
Gill was out for 34 runs off veteran James Anderson’s bowling after adding 49 runs off 68 balls with Jaiswal. Iyer then played out the 2.1 overs before lunch as England finished the session in a good position.
India made three changes, with Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul ruled out due to injuries. Rajat Patidar was handed a test debut. England made two changes, bringing in Bashir and Anderson.
England has a 1-0 lead in the five-test series after it stunned India by 28 runs in the first test at Hyderabad. The hosts are again missing star batter Virat Kohli, who decided to miss the first two tests for personal reasons.
England had previously announced its starting side on Thursday, making two changes from Hyderabad.
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