IND vs ENG 1st Test: Jaiswal Smashes a Century, Gill Leads Strong — India 215/2 at Tea!

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The Anderson-Tendulkar Test series has got to an powerful start as far as for the Indian team and fans concerned , while Team India has got off to a flying start thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal historic hundred at the lands of Leeds, England

Jaiswal’s Dream Century, Gill’s solid fifty

The Left handed top order batsman of India, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an splendid century (100*) in the first innings of the test match, leading Indian batting lineup from the front while on the other side New Captain of the Indian Test team, Shubman Gill also joined the party with a classy fifty runs innings (58*) playing together and making the batting scorecard 215/2 in 51 overs at tea break on Day 1

Steady start despite of early hiccups

At the start of the day, England won the toss choose to bowl first that proves to be a wrong decision to them as Indian Openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal added 91 runs partnership for the 1st wicket, Rahul played well scoring 42 runs including 8 boundaries in it, later lost his wicket for England pacer Brydon Carse

Debutant Sai Sudarshan got out for a duck to Ben stokes, Captain of England building up pressure at the Indian batting

Key moments & Milestones of the Match

This match was memorable for many reasons indeed:

  • It’s Jaiswal’s first century in England — a big achievement for the young left-hander.
  • It’s Gill’s first Test match as captain — and he’s started with a solid half-century.
  • Karnataka star Karun Nair is back in the Indian squad after 8 long years.

Here’s the India’s Playing XI:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

England’s XI:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

What’s next?

The Jaiswal and Gill partnership is going steady and strong, it is compounding India’s total to 400 plus. The Next question is Will Captain Shubman Gill get a Century today, or Will English men spoil the party .
Stay Tuned – The match has just begun and indeed lot more cricket to come

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