Jaiswal, Gill join hands to inflict misery on England after meek batting surrender by the visitors

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a splendid ton on the third day of the Test between India and England in Rajkot as the home side extended their lead to 322 runs at the loss of two wickets on Saturday.

Shubman Gill is unbeaten at 65 and leading the batting chrage, whereas Kuldeep Yadav also held his fort till the end to get to three runs at stumps. Jaiswal retired hurt at 104, and it remains to be seen if he comes back to bat on Sunday.

Resuming the day on their overnight score of 207/2, England were bowled out for 319 in their first innings, with seamer Mohammed Siraj (4/84) emerging as the most successful Indian bowler.

There were two wickets apiece for Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja as India made a fine comeback to bowl out England in 71.1 overs. Thanks to their bowlers’ effort, India grabbed the upper hand with a 126-run first-innings lead as the tourists could add just 112 runs to their overnight score.

The home team had made 445 in their first innings with Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja scoring centuries. Ben Duckett, starting the day on 133, was dismissed for 153 while skipper Ben Stokes contributed 41, even as the others failed to make any substantial contribution for England with the bat.

Brief scores: India: 445 and 196/2 in 51 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal retired hurt 104, Shubman Gill batting 65) England 1st innings: 319 all out in 71.1 overs (Ben Duckett 153, Ben Stokes 41; Mohammed Siraj 4/84).