ENG vs IND: Jaiswal shines in England, hits 5th Test century for India

Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continues his good form against England as he completes his 5th Test hundred on the day during Day 1 of the 1st Test against England at Headingley Stadium in Leeds on Friday. He is now the first Indian Test opener to score a hundred in Leeds.

 

Jaiswal reached the feat in 144 deliveries as he and skipper Shubman Gill continue to rebuild India's innings. Jaiswal started with an aggressive intent alongside KL Rahul and gave India a pretty decent start to the game, putting up a 92-run opening stand. The batter consistently looked for boundaries across the field and did find them on multiple occasions.

 

Even after two wickets falling just before lunch, the 23-year-old kept his calm and continued to score runs off his bat as his hundred consisted of an impressive 16 boundaries and 1 maximum as well.  Jaiswal continues good form vs England

 

Jaiswal, who has done well against England in red ball cricket over the years continued to put the Three Lions under pressure. He already has three hundreds and two double hundreds against them courtesy of a fine display back in 2024 when England toured India. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal vs England in Test cricket
Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
2024-2025	6	10	2	791	214*	98.75	1011	78.14	3	4	0	80	27

 

Jaiswal has somewhat cemented his place in the opening position for Team India after impressing against some big Test playing teams like Australia and England among others.  

Hundreds for India in Maiden Test Innings in England
Player	Score	Venue	Year
M Vijay	146	Trent Bridge	2014
Vijay Manjrekar	133	Headingley	1952
Sourav Ganguly	131	Lord's	1996
Sandeep Patil	129*	Old Trafford	1982
Yashasvi Jaiswal	101	Headingley	2025