IND vs ENG 2nd Test Day 2 Lunch Report: Yashasvi Jaiswal Hits Double-ton in India's 396-All Out

Like on Day 1, Yashasvi Jaiswal continued to be the standout performer of the India innings on Day 2 of the ongoing 2nd Test against England in Vizag as he peeled off a memorable double-century before the hosts were bowled out for 396 on Saturday morning.

India added 60 to their overnight total of 336/6 with Jaiswal making 209 off 290, getting to the milestone with a six and a four of successive deliveries.

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England began their reply on expected note. After a quiet first over, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett began playing their shots and soon England sprinted to 32/0 in just six overs before lunch break was taken.

Duckett targeted pacer Mukesh Kumar, who leaked 22 runs in his two overs.

After sweeping Shoaib Bashir for a six and four, Jaiswal became third youngest Indian to make a double hundred after Vinod Kambli and the great Sunil Gavaskar. The celebrations were euphoric for a dedicated cricketer who slept in tents at Azad Maidan in Mumbai in his growing up days, having come to the metropolis from a nondescript village in Uttar Pradesh.

On Friday too, the 22-year-old left-hander had shown no sign of fear and got to three figures with a maximum.

However, the effort of the rest of the India batters left a lot to be desired. After Jaiswal’s sensational feat, the second highest score in the innings was Rajat Patidar’s 32.

Besides Jaiswal, the star of the session was 41-year-old James Anderson who produced another masterclass in seam bowling on a flat surface.

In his relentless eight-over spell, Anderson got the ball to move both ways from a wobbled seam. Even for a well-set Jaiswal, his spell was too hot to handle.

The old horse removed R Ashwin (20) with a peach that straightened from middle stumps and took the outside edge of the bat. Thinking the ball had only brushed his right thigh, Ashwin took the DRS but ended up wasting it.

Ashwin had a couple of crisp cover drives off Bashir before being dismissed.

Running out of partners, Jaiswal decided to attack Anderson as well resulting in a catch at deep cover. The young Shoaib Bashir opened the bowling alongside Anderson and ended up bowling 10 overs in the session. The offie removed number 11 Mukesh for his third wicket.

With PTI Inputs