IND vs. ENG 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Match between India and England: After 93 overs on Day 1 of the second Test at Visakhapatnam’s Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy, India posted a respectable 336/6. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his first Test century at home, propelling India past 300 despite other batters failing to make a significant impact.
Yashasvi Jaiswal surpassed his highest Test score of 171 to finish unbeaten in 179 at stumps. His innings included 17 fours and five sixes.
After winning the toss, India chose to bat first on a batting surface that was ideal. However, debutant Shoaib Bashir struck in his fourth over, taking India captain Rohit Sharma’s wicket (14).
Shubman Gill shared a 49-run partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal before being dismissed for 34 runs off 46 balls, continuing his poor form in Test cricket. James Anderson has picked up his fifth Test wicket. Jaiswal, a left-handed batter, scored 90 runs off 131 balls in another partnership with Shreyas Iyer.
Jaiswal contributed 63 off 72 balls, while Iyer added 27 off 59. After Tom Hartley dismissed Iyer, Jaiswal and Axar Patel combined for another 50-run stand (27 off 51).
Shoaib Bashir struck again in the 86th over, removing Axar Patel (27) for his second wicket of the day. Among the six Indian batters bowled out today between 14 and 35 runs was Srikar Bharat, who was also the wicketkeeper. Starting from 25 to 35 runs, the match witnessed the first-ever dismissal of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth batters.
After scoring 17 runs off of 23 balls in the 91st over, Bharat was bowled out. Coming in at eight minutes before the start, Ashwin maintained his unbeaten record on five out of ten attempts.
