On Day 3 of the fifth Test at The Oval, Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrated lavishly after reaching his second century of the series in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Gus Atkinson’s back-of-length delivery was guided behind square for a single by the left-hander, who achieved his sixth Test century. Upon reaching the milestone, Yashasvi Jaiswal took off his gloves and helmet, blew kisses in the direction of the dressing room, and performed a heart motion with his hands. In celebration of the kid batter’s amazing innings, the entire Indian camp cheered.
Yashasvi Jaiswal established himself as a leader of the new-age Indian batting order by showcasing his maturity and extraordinary talent once more. In the meantime, this was his fourth century against England in Test cricket. He had already scored hundreds in Leeds, Perth, and Dominica. He has now dominated London with his most recent century at The Oval, capping an amazing run in the five-match series.
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Notably, he reached a century in Test cricket with 82 of his 100 runs coming behind square, setting a record for the most behind-the-wicket runs. While both teams have already amassed 19 hundreds in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, India has already amassed 12 hundreds in this away series.
Thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal century and an outstanding knock by nightwatchman Akash Deep, who hit 66 off 94 balls, India extended their lead beyond 200 runs in the second innings. The innings was stabilised following early losses by the pair’s 100-run partnership for the third wicket.
Karun Nair contributed a vital half-century to India’s 224-run total in the first innings. Atkinson of England was outstanding with the ball, taking five wickets to put pressure on the Indian batting order.
England scored 247 runs in response, taking a slim 23-run advantage. With four wickets apiece, Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna turned the tide after Harry Brook and Zak Crawley had recorded half-centuries.
With England currently leading the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-1, India is focused on winning the last Test to tie the series. In contrast, England will be hoping to win or draw the game in order to claim the title at home.
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