Carrying forward the confidence he gained from the 80 he scored in the first innings at Hyderabad, Yashasvi Jaiswal has made hay in fine batting conditions at Visakhapatnam to notch up his second Test hundred. He removes the helmet, flaps his arms, and blows a kiss to the heavens. Opting to bat, India are 173/2 after 49 overs, having lost Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
England were provided an opening by Shoaib Bashir as Rohit glanced to leg-slip to depart for 14 off 41 balls. It was the maiden international wicket for the tall off-spinner who was a surprise pick for the Test tour of India. Ollie Pope took a smart catch as the ball came quickly to him right off the face of the bat of the Indian captain, who wicket holds immense significance given his ability to score quickly. His 41-ball innings, rather uncharacteristically, saw no boundaries being scored.
James Anderson came in for a second spell before Lunch and showed his class to remove Gill, who fell chasing a wide delivery and nicking to slip. He was dismissed by the experienced bowler for the fifth time in seven innings.
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