England vs India 2025 (ENG vs IND): Yashasvi Jaiswal Starts First English Tour With Historic Century

After England captain Ben Stokes chose to field first, India ended the opening day of the Leeds Test at 359/3. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 101 runs, while the new Indian Test skipper Shubman Gill has scored 127 not out. Also, the opener KL Rahul scored 42 runs, and the wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, the new Test vice-captain, is not out on 65 runs. 

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul provided a strong start for the visitors with a 91-run partnership, and later, Jaiswal had a 129-run partnership with the new Test captain Shubman Gill for the third wicket. After completing his fifty runs in 96 balls in the early second session, Jaiswal completed his century in that same session in 144 balls. 

The Indian left-handed opening batter Jaiswal scored 101 off 159 balls with the help of 16 fours and one six. 

Here are some key stats of Yashasvi Jaiswal in this special century innings  

• Jaiswal became the fifth Indian batter to record a century in a maiden Test innings in England.

Indian cricketers scoring 100 in a maiden Test innings in England  

• Jaiswal became the sixth Indian opening batter to record a century in the first innings of a Test match in England.

Indian openers with a century in the first innings of a Test match in England  

• Jaiswal became the first Indian opener to record a Test century at Headingley in Leeds. The previous highest score by an Indian opener at this venue was 87 by Farokh Engineer in 1967. 

• Jaiswal hit his third Test century against England. He became the sixth Indian cricketer to hit at least three Test centuries against England. 

Indian openers with the most Test centuries against England