In the first match of the five -Test series against England, India’s young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored another century of his Test career while performing brilliantly in the Handingley Leeds. In the first innings of this Test, which started on 20 June 2025, Jaiswal put a class of England bowlers with his understanding and technical batting. His innings not only gave India a strong start, but also told his important role on the tour of England.
Jaiswal’s brilliant century
On the challenging pitch of Headingley, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bowl first, which was in his favor given the recent record of this ground. But Yashasvi Jaiswal proved this decision wrong with his batting. Jaiswal, who came out to start the innings with KL Rahul, showed a sensible game from the beginning. He faced the swing bowling of England bowlers well and got his technology ironed.
A celebratory run
The hands aloft 🙌
The Trademark Jump ☺️
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Yashasvi Jaiswal took 144 balls to reach a century, which included 16 fours and 1 six. Let me tell you, this is Jaiswal’s sixth match against England, and the special thing is that he has scored 50+ runs in every Test against this team. Earlier, he has also scored 2 double centuries against England. At the same time, this was his first Test match in England and he managed to score a century in this match.
The first Indian opener to do so
Yashasvi Jaiswal has taken a special record with this century. He has become India’s first opener to score a century on the Leeds ground. Earlier, no Indian opener could do this feat. This is only the 20th match of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Test career and he has scored 5 centuries so far. He has scored 3 of these centuries outside India.
