Wah, Jaiswal!
Updated On: 18 February, 2024 07:45 AM IST | Rajkot | Santosh Suri
Opener Yashasvi’s swashbuckling 104 on Day Three makes him the top run-scorer of series; Rohit & Co on the ascendancy with lead of 322 runs after England are bowled out for 319
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India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his century on Day Three of the third Test against England in Rajkot on Saturday. Pic/PTI
England held all the aces going into the third day of the third Test. Their batting looked solid on Friday with Ben Duckett in fluent form, the pitch was at its best and India’s strike bowler Ravichandran Ashwin was out of action as he had to rush back to Chennai to be with his ailing mother. Under the circumstances, things did not look rosy for the home team. But one moment of indiscretion by Joe Root changed the complexion of the game. England’s most experienced batter tried to scoop a Jasprit Bumrah delivery over the slips only to be caught in the cordon. His departure opened the floodgates and England lost wickets in a heap. From a comfortable 207-2 in 35 overs overnight, they were all out for 319, conceding a handy 126-run lead to the opponents.
India consolidated their position further with promising young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal striking his third Test century in just his seventh game, before retiring on 104 due to back spasms. With Shubman Gill, he posted a solid 155-run partnership for the second wicket to deny England any chance of a comeback.
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