India 103/2 at lunch on day 1 of second Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal slams fifty
Visakhapatnam/IBNS: Riding on young Yashasvi Jaiswal's unbeaten half-century, India recorded a successful opening session of the second Test in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
India stopped at 103/2 when the players went for lunch.
Winning the toss and opting to bat first, India's openers- Jaiswal and skipper Rohit Sharma- chose to go steady against the English bowlers in the first session.
While Jaiswal hit some visually impressive shots on the off-side, Rohit fell to Shoaib Bashir while batting at 14 off 41 balls with no boundary added against his name.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal notches up his 3⃣rd Test half-century! 👏 👏#TeamIndia inching closer to 100.
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Shubman Gill, whose off-form has drawn criticisms, was dismissed after a quick 34 off 46 balls.
Along with Jaiswal (51 not out off 92 balls), Shreyas Iyer was holding the fort batting at 4 off 7 balls when the players went back for lunch.
England are leading the five-match Test series 1-0.
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