Yashasvi Jaiswal shines 100 with Mohammed Siraj hitting on the final ball as it looks like India will be tying the series.
Yashasvi Jaiswal loves to play against English cricketers.
The 23-year-old India opening batter attacked his fourth Test century against England and his sixth England to secure control over visitors on the third day of the fifth final Test in the oval on Saturday.
However, Jaiswal had a fair share of his luck as he gave his side a great opportunity to tie up Series 2-2.
He was dropped three times on his way to the 200th series of the series. He helped India stack up 396 in two innings to set England on a difficult victory target of 374.
England has developed a trick to chasing a fair fourth total since Brendon McCallum took over as head coach in 2022 to launch the so-called “buzzball” era.
Mohammed Siraj Clean Bowling Zach Crawley bowled at 14 with the yoker baked yoker from the final ball of the day, bringing Ben Duckett to 34 instead of the other side.
Previously, left-handed Jaiswal pointed to the 127th ball of the innings, celebrating his 100 before running the required single. He jumps, runs, and shapes his fingers.
“I had to work hard during practice sessions,” Jayswal said. “I was thinking of a ‘final push.’ Overall, no matter where you play it, I think it’s difficult in the UK. It’s not easy at this ticket gate. We are truly confident. We will do our best and see what happens. ”
There have also been significant contributions to India from Akash Deep, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.
Night Watchman Akash Deep Cut loose for a career-high 66 in a 107 run stand with Jaiswal for the third wicket. Jadeja continued his excellent batting form in the series with 53, while Sundar offered 53 swashback rings from 46 balls at the end of the inning, which included four six.
India’s captain Shubmangill scored 11, but he finished with a 754-run tally and passed Graham Gooch’s 752 in 1990, earning the most batter in the Indian and England series.
England did their best to support India on the field, dropping six catches in total. This was the most in home test since 2006 when they spilled six against Pakistan in an oval shape.
The exhausted paced attack on the home side struggled violently all day in the absence of experienced Chris Walks, who suffered a bad shoulder injury on the first day.
Josh Tan was the pick of England’s offensive 5-125, but fellow fast bowler Gus Atkinson took 3-127 and followed up with a five-wicket haul from the first inning.
“Tomorrow will be a great day of cricket and if you run it will be a great day,” the tongue said. “The batting lineup we have is incredible. If we can build a partnership, do you know who is where? It’s not essential that fingers cross, but if it hits me in the end, I’ll give it a good crack.”
England, leading the series 2-1, chased 371 to beat India in the first Test in Leeds.
