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2nd Test Day 1: Jaiswal hits 179; India 336/6 at close

Fri, 02 February 2024

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16:41

Jaiswal's century powers India on Day 1

India 332-6 (93 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Yashasvi Jaiswal stroked his way to a brilliant unbeaten century to guide India to 336/6 on Day 1 of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Friday.

Opener Jaiswal batted through the opening day to finish on a career-best 179 not out at stumps, having hit 17 fours and five sixes during his 257-ball knock, with Ravichandran Ashwin on five at the other end.

Jaiswal was the standout performer for India, who saw all their other batters throwing away their starts, with none of them getting past the 40-run mark.

The Mumbai youngster single-handedly built India's total on the opening day as England kept chipping away at the wickets.

He was solid in defence and never missed out on any opportunity to score in a masterclass in Test match batting but unfortunately his team-mates couldn't take a cue from his special knock.

This is Jaiswal's highest score in Test cricket, going past the 171 he made against the West Indies on debut.

For England, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed picked two wickets each, while James Andersn and Tom Hartley took one wicket each.

Courtesy of Jaiswal, India scored 111 runs in 30 overs in the post-tea session, while losing three wickets.

India will be hoping Jaiswal can continue to bat atleast one more session on the second day and take them past 400.

16:30

Rehan gets his 2nd wicket

India 332-6 (92 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Ashwin is the new man in but Jaiswal is on strike and Bashir continues.

Jaiswal starts the over with a single to third man.

And Ashwin almost plays it straight back to Bashir, that looks like a dropped chance.

Two dots later, Ashwin takes a single to cover get off the mark.

Dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

Rehan continues and after a dot, Jaiswal plays the ball to the leg side for a single before Bharat is beaten on the outside edge.

A dot later, Rehan strikes for his 2nd wicket as Bharat cuts the ball straight to Bashir backward point and he is out for 17. India now 6 down with just five minutes left for close of play.

Bashir continues and he bowls the 90th over of the day.

After three dots, Bharat slog sweeps the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Two dots to end the over as 6 come off it.

16:15

Axar out for 27; India lose 5th wkt

India 323-5 (89 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

A half-tracker from Rehan as Bharat pulls it through midwicket for a boundary. He pitches the next ball up as Bharat coming forward to defend gets the edge which flies past the slip fielder for three runs.

Jaiswal flicks the spinner fine on the leg side for a couple of runs.

England bring in the field for the last ball and Jaiswal responds by launching the full delivery over the bowler's head for a six.

16:10

Axar out for 27; India lose 5th wkt

India 307-5 (88 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Axar gives his wicket away playing a poor shot. He is furious with himself for cutting the short ball from Bashir straight into the hands of Rehan at point.

Axar walks back for 27 after putting on 51 runs for the fifth wicket with Jaiswal.

Local boy K S Bharat walks out to a huge cheer from his home fans as he keeps out the last three balls.

Rehan from the other end. Jaiswal clips the first ball for a single before the leggie beats Bharat with a sharp turning delivery which beats the outside edge.

In the next over, Jaiswal drives Bashir wide of mid-off for a single. Bharat sweeps the off-spinner for a boundary to get off the mark as the fans cheer loudly for the Andhra keeper.

15:55

Jaiswal hits 150; India bring up 300

India 300-4 (84 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Root continues after the drinks break. Root bowls short as the ball keep slightly slow but Axar adjusts well to whip it through midwicket for a four.

The next ball again keeps low as Axar pushes it on the off-side.

Another edge from Jaiswal which flies past Root at slip for a boundary. Jaiswal, on 155, went right back to cut Bashir as he gets the edge and Root again barely has time to react with the thick edge flying past him for a boundary.

Jaiswal clips the spinner for a single to take India to 287/4 in 80 overs.

England haven't taken the second new ball as leg-spinner Rehan comes back into the attack. Axar punches the fifth ball from the spinner through the covers for a single.

Three singles off Bashir before Jaiswal looks to heave the spinner over midwicket but is beaten. Wicketkeeper Foakes whips off the bails as the appeal is referred to the TV umpire but Jaiswal's backfoot is firmly grounded.

The two left-handers are looking quite comfortable as they pick Rehan for five singles in his 11th over.

In the next over, Axar whips Bashir for a single to deep midwicket to bring up India's 300, in the 84th over.

15:32

Jaiswal hits 150 to rally India

India 277-4 (78 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Root replaces Anderson. Jaiswal hammers a wide half-volley through the covers for a four to bring up his 150, from 224 balls, having hit 16 fours and four sixes.

He takes a single on the leg side and Axar pulls the short ball from Root through midwicket for a four.

Another short ball which Axar despatches behind square for another boundary.

Bashir back into the attack. Jaiswal cuts the short ball but can't beat point.

The next ball is again short and wide and this time Jaiswal cuts it perfectly in the gap past point for three runs.

Axar steers the spinner past the slip fielder for a couple of runs.

India have stepped up the scoring, with 22 coming from the last three overs.

15:24

Patidar out for 32; India 4 down

India 259-4 (76 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Rehan has bowled quite a good spell after tea, keeping the ball on the line of the stumps and making the batters play as much as possible.

Jaiswal drives the spinner to long-on for one and Axar picks a single on the off-side to get off the mark, while the former clips the last ball to square leg for another run.

Anderson has worked quite hard on the opening day. He continues to bowl his 17th over of the day.

Jaiswal has also worked and made sure he doesn't throw away the good start to keep his team afloat. He slaps Anderson square on the off-side for a couple of runs.

Rehan bowls a half-tracker down the leg side as Jaiswal swats it behind square on the leg side for a four.

15:14

Patidar out for 32; India 4 down

India 250-4 (73 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Rehan makes the first breakthrough in the post-tea session. Patidar ends up dragging the ball into the stumps off his gloves as he comes forward to defend the leg-spinner.

An unfortunate dismissal for Patidar in his debut innings as he is bowled for 32.

India have promoted Axar Patel to No 6 ahead of K S Bharat.

Axar nearly ends up dragging it back on to the stumps as he inside edges the ball on to his pads.

He keeps out the last ball as Rehan bowls a wicket maiden.

Anderson getting the ball to reverse as Jaiswal offers no shot to the first two balls before taking a single on the off-side and Axar keeps out the rest of the over.

14:59

Jaiswal, Patidar build India's total

India 249-3 (70 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Jaiswal flicks Rehan to deep midwicket for a single and Patidar slaps the next through the covers for two runs to raise the 50-run stand for the fourth wicket.

A single each to the two batters from the last two balls as Rehan gives away five runs from his fourth over.

Anderson gives some width as Jaiswal steers it to thirdman for a single before the pacer oversteps to concede a no-ball.

Anderson getting the ball to move in late but Patidar is watchful as he keeps it out.

Jasiwal can't be kept quiet for long. He jumps down the track to get to the pitch and loft the spinner inside out over the off-side for his fourth six and England captain Ben Stokes can only nod in appreciation.

Rehan bowls a short wide delivery as Jaiswal rocks back to cut it behind point for a four.

Patidar has looked quite solid which has made Jaiswal feel relaxed at the other end.

Patidar solidly blocks the first four balls from Anderson before taking a single to deep square leg.

In the next over, Patidar cuts Rehan for a single to deep point and Jaiswal takes one from the last ball.

14:42

Jaiswal hits ton; India on top

India 227-3 (65 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Leggie Rehan Ahmed starts off with the ball in the post-tea session. Jaiswal carefully keeps out the first three balls before he takes a single to square leg.

Some sharp turn for Rehan as Patidar is beaten as he pushes forward to defend.

The last ball is slightly short as Patidar rocks back to slap it to deep point for a single.

Anderson back into the attack from the other end. Patidar rocks back to punch Anderson into the covers a couple of times but doesn't find the gap for a maiden over.

14:13

Jaiswal hits ton; India 225/3 at tea

India 225-3 (63 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed into the attack with 10 minutes left for the tea break.

Three singles from the over as India continue to keep the runs coming at a good rate in the second session.

Bashir comes back into the attack. Jasiwal rocks right back deep his crease to cut the off-spinner behind point for a boundary.

Rehan continues as Patidar clips a full toss on the leg side and Jaiswal keeps out the rest of the over with caution.

Bashir to bowl the final over of the session. Patidar is half forward trying to defend and is struck on the pads but the leg before shout is turned down as the impact is clearly outside the line.

Bashir goes round the wicket. He bowls a full delivery which Patidar straight back past mid-off for two runs and he blocks the last ball of the session.

At tea on Day 1, India are well-placed on 225/3 in 63 overs.

India took the honours in the post-tea session, scoring 122 runs in 32 overs for one wicket.

Jaiswal led the charge for India with the bat with an unbeaten 125 from 185 balls, hitting 14 fours and three sixes.

Debutant Patidar has looked quite comfortable scoring 25, with the duo putting on 46 runs so far for the fourth wicket.

13:59

Jaiswal, Patidar take India past 200

India 215-3 (59 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

No signs of leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed yet as Root comes back for another spell.

Patidar gets a leading edge first ball before he drives Root off the front foot through the covers for a single.

Jaiswal throws his bat at some width to hit Root to deep point for one and Patidar clips the next for one to bring up India's 200, in the 57th over.

Two more singles as Root goes for five runs in the over.

Patidar gets his first boundary in Test cricket as he drives the full wide delivery from Bashir through the covers for a four and then takes a single.

Patidar shows his range as he reverse sweeps Root for a four behind point.

The next ball is full and wide as the right-hander plays a beautiful drive through the covers for another boundary.

13:48

Jaiswal's century boosts India

India 197-3 (56 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Outstanding work from the 41-year-old James Anderson on the field. He dives to his right in the covers to stop the punch from Patidar as the two batters decide against the single.

Patidar has to rush back and is lucky that Anderson misses the direct hit else he was gone.

He rocks back to clip Bashir with the spin to deep midwicket for a single and Jaiswal smashes a full wide delivery through the covers for a four and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Jaiswal uses his feet against Hartley, who keeps it quite full making the left-hander defend.

He glances the full delivery down the leg side fine for a boundary. Jaiswal comes down the track and looks to loft Hartley over long-off but gets a thick outside edge which flies over point for two runs.

He hammers the last ball but only for a single to sweeper cover to again keep the strike.

Bashir continues as Jaiswal clips the first ball on the leg side for a single.

Patidar drives the overpitched delivery from Bashir but can't beat the fielder in the covers. He nudges the last ball off his pads for a single.

Hartley bowls a tight over giving away just a single to Patidar, who has looked quite assured against the spinners.

Patidar has used his feet quite well, going right back for the short balls and coming forward when needed.

He keeps out the first five balls from Bashir before taking a single from the last ball.

13:29

Iyer out for 27; India 3 down

India 180-3 (51 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Iyer growing in confidence. He makes most of an overpitched delivery from Hartley to hammer the spinner straight down the ground for a four.

Against the run of play, England strike with the wicket of Iyer.

The right-hander goes back to cut Hartley but gets the under edge and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes does well to take the low catch.

That delivery was a bit too close to cut as another Indian batter throws away a good start.

Iyer walks back disappointed after scoring 27 with India on 179/3 in the 51st over.

Debutant Rajat Patidar gets a single from the last ball to short fine leg for his first runs in Test cricket.

13:25

Jaiswal hits century; India on top

India 175-2 (50 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Bashir bowls a quick over as Jaiswal takes a single and Iyer keeps out the rest of the over with caution.

In the next over, Jaiswal lofts Hartley over long-on for a six to bring up his century in grand style from 151 balls.

This is the young Jaiswal's second century in Test cricket as he continues his dream start to his career.

That dropped catch will hurt England even more now as Jaiswal has hit 27 from 18 balls since Root put down a tough chance at slip.

Jaiswal flicks Hartley wide of long-on for two runs and takes one off the last ball.

A single each to Iyer and Jaiswal off Bashir's 14th over takes India score to 175/2 in 50 overs.

13:12

Jaiswal, Iyer take India past 150

India 163-2 (47 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

India have done well after lunch, scoring 52 runs in 14 overs in the post-lunch session so far.

Jaiswal looks in full flow at the moment. Bashir's half-volley is drilled straight back past the bowler for a four.

He has just turned his batting around after that dropped catch. Since that drop, Jaiswal has hit 17 from 10 balls, hitting four boundaries.

The youngster drives Bashir uppishly to sweeper cover for a single and Iyer keeps out the last ball.

The two Indian batters pick three singles off Hartely's 14th over.

India are 163/2 in 47 overs, with Jaiswal on 93 and Iyer on 22, with the duo having put on 74 runs so far for the third wicket.

13:03

Jaiswal, Iyer take India past 150

India 155-2 (45 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Another quiet over from Hartley as he concedes two singles in his 12th over. With the pitch not offering any assistance, the left-arm spinner has been looking to keep one end tight and build some pressure.

Debutant Bashir is back into the attack. Jaiswal cuts the first ball to Rehan Ahmed at deep point who is unable to stop the ball cleanly and concedes two runs.

He slaps the last ball square on the off-side for a single to retain strike.

Jaiswal, on 73, gets a lifeline as Root puts down a very hard chance at sip. Jaiswal gets the edge trying to cut Hartley as the edge flies past Root, who does well to react quickly and gets his finger tips as the ball flies past for a four.

He comes down and smashes the next past the non-striker for another boundary through long-off.

Hartley overpitches and gives width as Jaiswal smashes it through the covers to make it three fours in a row and take his score into the 80s while India go past the 150-run mark.

The left-hander taps the last ball to square leg for a single to keep the strike.

12:55

Jaiswal, Iyer revive India

India 137-2 (42 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Hartley comes back from the other end. Jaiswal looks to play the reverse sweep but the spinner doesn't bowl.

Jaiswal taps the next on the leg side for a single and Iyer picks a single from the fifth ball.

In the next over, Iyer misses the sweep off the delivery down the leg side. The bowler Root is quite interested but the wicketkeeper is not as captain Ben Stokes decides against the review.

Jaiswal plays a nice drive off the last ball but the fielder at mid-off puts in the dive to save some runs.

Hartley drops short as Jaiswal immediately rocks back to pull it through midwicket for a boundary.

Root from round the wicket bowling well outside the line of leg stump to Iyer, who is happy to use his pads.

Root comes closer to the stumps as Iyer flicks it through midwicket for one.

Jaiswal keeps the boundaries coming as he plays the inside out shot to perfection over the covers off Root for a six.

12:41

Jaiswal, Iyer revive India

India 122-2 (38 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Just one over for Root in the spell as Tom Hartley comes back into the attack.

Iyer clips the first ball off his pads for a single and Jaiswal hits the third ball down to long-on for another run.

Anderson starts his new over with a short ball to Iyer, who pulls it behind square for a single as the fielder at fine leg does well to keep the ball inside the ropes.

Jaiswal flicks the next to deep square leg for one and Iyer plays another pull shot to get one more.

Mumbai duo of Jaiswal and Iyer have had some misunderstandings while running between the wickets.

This time Jaiswal comes rushing down before he is sent back halfway down. He nearly slips but manages to get back to his crease and the throw is a wild one.

Iyer watchfully plays out a maiden over from Hartley, who keeps it full and on the line of the stumps.

Anderson starts his new over with the slower off-cutter to beat Jaiswal. The next ball is quicker at 130kmph as Jaiswal pushes at it and is beaten again on the outside edge with Anderson getting some late away movement.

Jaiswal nudges Anderson on the leg side for a single.

Anderson bowling short to Iyer with a packed leg side field. The right-hander makes room to hit it over the off-side but bottom edges the slower ball.

He again makes room and initially attempts to upper cut but bails out of the shot.

Root is back into the attack. Jaiswal drives the first ball down to long-off for a single and Iyer pulls the short ball from Root for a four.

Singles from the last four balls as Root concedes nine runs from his eighth over.

12:20

Jaiswal hits fifty to rally India

India 106-2 (33 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Joe Root starts with the ball in the second session. Jaiswal defends the first few balls before he is beaten by one which turns away sharply.

The left-hander hits the fifth ball through the covers for a single and Iyer picks one off the last ball.

James Anderson from the other end. He starts with a short ball to Iyer, who pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Anderson getting the ball to slant across left-hander Jaiswal, who after seeing out the first few balls pokes and is beaten and keeps out the last ball.

11:33

Jaiswal his fifty; Ind 103/2 at lunch

India 103-2 (31 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Bashir gifts Jaiswal a full toss which he smacks wide of long-on for a huge six. He cuts the next for a boundary as the fielder at deep point fumbles.

That four brings up Jaiswal's half-century from 89 balls.

The young left-hander has been quite solid with his defence but has not missed out on any opportunity to score.

Bashir tries a different run up but nothing bothers Jaiswal, who calmly keeps out the rest of the over.

Anderson to bowl the final over of the session. Iyer defends the first few balls before he decides against the pull but drives the last ball straight for a boundary to take India past 100.

India are 103/2 in 31 overs at lunch on Day 1.

Jaiswal rallied India with a positive half-century, hitting 51 from 92 balls, while Iyer is on four.

India lost two wickets in the morning session. Captain Rohit Sharma was caught at leg slip off Bashir for 14, while Gill was caught behind off Anderson for 34.

11:23

Gill out for 34; India lose 2nd wkt

India 89-2 (29 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Gill has used his feet against the spinners, not to hit over the top, but to get the ball in the gap for ones and twos forcing the spinners to change their length.

Gill down the track to Bashir for a single to long-on and Jaiswal hits the next to long-off for another run.

Time for pace as Anderson is back into the attack, replacing Hartley, who bowled seven overs for 17 runs.

Jaiswal clips the first ball off his pads for a single and Gill uses his feet against the pacer to defend.

He opens the face of the bat and guides the last ball to thirdman for a four to take his score into the 20s.

Bashir starts his new over with a short ball as Jaiswal slaps it for a single.

Gill gets a big stride out to sweep the off-spinner with the spin uppishly behind square on the leg side for a four.

The next ball is full and wide and this time Gill drives it to the left of the fielder at mid-off for another boundary.

Gill uses his feet to clip the spinner through square leg for a single.

The boundaries continue to flow. This time Gill gets the edge off Anderson as it flies past the lone slip fielder for another four.

Gill once again fails to convert a good start. He pushes away from his body and gets the edge off Anderson to be caught behind for 34.

A poor shot from Gill, who continued to play away from his body against Anderson despite getting the edge twice before against the pacer.

A big wicket for England close to the lunch interval as India are reduced to 89/2 in the 29th over.

Shreyas Iyer walks in at No 4 ahead of Rajat Patidar.

11:05

Rohit out for 14; India lose 1st wkt

India 68-1 (25 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Some extra bounce from Bashir as Jaiswal is not in control of the cut shot, with the ball falling well short of point.

Jaiswal hits the fourth ball down to long-off for a single and Gill takes one through the covers.

Hartley bowls a tidy over conceding just a single to Gill with Jaiswal very watchful against the full deliveries.

Some extra bounce for Bashir but down the leg side to Gill, who then takes a single to long-on.

Jasiwal top edges the sweep but wide of the fielder at short fine leg for a single.

Gill watchfully drives the last ball along the ground to long-on for another run.

England's over rate has been quite impressive in the morning session with the spinners rushing through their overs.

Gill has looked quite busy since the start, looking to run the ones and twos off the spinner.

He flicks the full delivery from Hartley in the gap through midwicket for two runs.

Jaiswal and Gill have done well to keep the scoreboard moving along against the spinners.

They easily pick Bashir for four singles in his seventh over and follow it with three single off Hartley in the next.

10:46

Rohit out for 14; India lose 1st wkt

India 53-1 (19 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Hartley continues as Jaiswal looks to dig out the yorker as the ball goes under his bat and bounces over the stumps.

A huge appeal for leg before as Jaiswal is struck on the pads trying to defend but the ball is clearly going down.

A wicket on debut for Bashir!

He strikes with the big wicket of India captain Rohit, who clips it straight into the hands of Ollie Pope at leg slip to perish for 14.

A poor shot from Rohit after batting so watchfully in the first hour. Did he forget that there was a fielder at leg slip?

The pitch looks quite flat and Rohit will rue not having made most of the start.

Shubman Gill gets off the mark with a single through square leg.

In the next over, Gill plays the same shot for another run. Jaiswal sweeps the full toss through square leg for a four and flicks the next past short fine leg for three runs.

The last ball is a full toss as Gill flicks in the gap through midwicket for a four to take India past 50, in the 19th over.

10:31

India off to a watchful start

India 40-0 (16 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Just one over for Root in his second spell before Hartley comes back. Rohit jumps out of his crease early as Hartley shortens his length and the India captain has to adjust his shot.

Hartley bowls a full toss as Rohit flicks it but can't get it past mid-on for a single and Jaiswal takes one from the next.

Bashir bowls a quiet over conceding just a single as India reach 40 for no loss in 16 overs.

It has been a quiet start to the second Test. No drama in the first hour as India's openers batted watchfully without taking any risks.

Jaiswal made 26 from 58 balls, while Rohit is on 14 from 38 balls without any boundaries so far.

10:23

India off to a watchful start

India 37-0 (14 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

First bowling change of the day as left-arm spinner Tom Hartley replaces Anderson.

Rohit clips the first ball in the gap through midwicket for a single and Jaiswal takes one off the next.

The two batters help themselves to a single each off the fourth and fifth ball before Rohit gets an inside edge which falls safely on the leg side.

Another change in the bowling as debutant off-spinner Shoaib Bashir comes into the attack.

Jaiswal slaps the first ball towards the fielder at point and blocks the next. He defends the first five balls from Bashir before taking a single from the last ball to retain strike.

Change of ends for Root, who takes over from Hartley. He starts with a full wide delivery as Jaiswal drives it square past point for a four.

The next ball is driven to the fielder in the covers followed by a front foot block and he punches the last ball into the covers.

Bashir continues as Rohit clips the first ball off his pads for a single and Jaiswal pounces on a short ball to cut it past point for a four.

10:10

India off to a watchful start

India 23-0 (10 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Rohit plays a nice straight drive as Anderson gets a boot on it for a single to mid-off.

Jaiswal is beaten last ball as the experienced pacer gets the ball to slant away and go past the edge.

Anderson has kept one end tight, conceding just six runs in five overs and has gone past the edge a few times.

Root starts his new over with a short ball. Rohit can't make most as he pulls it to deep square leg for just a single as he again misses out on a freebie from the part-time spinner.

Jaiswal clips the fourth ball past mid-on for one and Rohit keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

India are 23 for no loss in 10 overs with Rohit on 10 and Jaiswal on 13.

10:01

India off to a quiet start

India 19-0 (8 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Rohit misses out on another full toss from Root as he flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Jaiswal rocks back to cut Root but can't beat Pope at point who makes a diving stop and he defends the next few deliveries to end another tidy over from Root.

Rohit having some problems against Anderson, who is getting the ball to move both ways.

The incoming delivery strikes Rohit high on the pads as England appeal for leg before which is turned and there is no review either.

Another incoming delivery which beats Rohit's defence and again the impact is quite high on the pads.

Root continues as Jaiswal and Rohit pick a single each before the former cuts the spinner straight to point but the fielder fails to stop and concedes two runs.

09:51

India off to a quiet start vs Eng

India 14-0 (5 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Rohit is beaten as Anderson gets some away movement to go past the edge.

Rohit punches Anderson square on the off-side for three runs to get off the mark as the fielder does well to keep the ball inside the ropes with a desperate slide.

Anderson again goes past the edge and Jaiswal is beaten this time outside the off-stump as he looks to defend.

Root from round the wicket to Rohit. The first ball is a full toss on the pads as Rohit pushes it on the leg side. The next ball bounces a bit as Rohit on the backfoot is pinged on the gloves but it is well short of the fielder at short leg.

Rohit picks a quiet single from the fifth ball and Jaiswal defends the last ball.

Anderson from the other end. Rohit defends the first ball before he inside the next on to his pads.

Rohit pushes away from his body and is beaten as Anderson gets some away movement to go past the edge.

The next ball nips back into Rohit, who manages to clip it for a single and Jaiswal keeps out the rest of the over.

09:38

India elect to bat; Patidar debuts

India 9-0 (2 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

James Anderson playing in his 184th Test opens the bowling for England. The onus will be on India's openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal to give their team a good positive start.

The first ball is down the leg side to Jaiswal, who leaves, and the same next ball followed by another leave outside the off-stump.

Anderson bowls full and on the stumps as Jaiswal defends cautiously and blocks the fifth.

He clips the last ball to square leg for a single to get off the mark.

It will be spin from the other end with part-time off-spinner Joe Root taking the new ball.

The first ball is pitched up with a bit of width as Jaiswal drives it uppishly in the gap through the covers for a four.

He drives the next back to Root followed by a leave.

Root bowls another wide half-volley and Jaiswal again plays an uppish drive through the covers for another four and keeps out the last two balls.

09:10

India include Patidar, Kuldeep, Mukesh

Interesting decision from India as Mohammed Siraj has been rested as Mukesh Kumar takes his place in the playing XI.

"Mohammed Siraj has been released from the India squad for the second Test against England in Vizag. The decision was taken keeping in mind the duration of the series and the amount of cricket he has played in recent times," said BCCI in a media release.

Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat (w/k), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav.

England: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (w/k), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.

09:05

India include Patidar, Kuldeep, Mukesh

India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bat against England in the second Test match.

"It is important that we take the positives from Hyderabad and quickly move on," said Rohit at the toss.

Three changes for India as Ravindra Jadeja and K L Rahul miss out with injuries while Mohammed Siraj has been rested.

The hosts have brought in Kuldeep Yadav, Rajat Patidar and pacer Mukesh Kumar.

England have made a couple of changes with James Anderson replacing Mark Wood, while Shoaib Bashir makes his debut in place of the injured Jack Leach.

08:57

'The wicket looks an absolute beauty to bat on'

Pitch Report:

"The wicket looks an absolute beauty to bat on. Conditions looks excellent to bat on," said former England captain Eoin Morgan in his pitch report.

"There will be turn but not so much on Day 1 so it would be a good toss to win and bat first. Day 1 and Day 2 will be good to bat and score some runs," said Dinesh Karthik.

08:54

Patidar gets his India Test cap!

Rajat Patidar is all set to make his India Test debut. He has been handed his India cap by former pacer Zaheer Khan ahead of the start of the second Test.

He was brought into the squad following Virat Kohli's withdrawal from the first two Tests, left an indelible mark during India's net session on Thursday, showcasing an array of shots, notably excelling in both conventional and reverse sweeps.

Known for his aggressive batting style, Patidar focused on perfecting the sweep shot, a strategic weapon against the England spin attack.

Patidar, a naturally attacking middle-order batter, is now integrating the reverse sweep into his repertoire to counter the English spinners.

Noteworthy is Patidar's recent success, including two centuries against England Lions in his last three innings for India A' with a pivotal 150 in the four-day match against Ahmedabad propelling him into contention for the Test spot.

08:39

Depleted India take on confident England

Welcome to the coverage of the second Test match between India and England in Visakhapatnam on Friday.

After defeat in the first Test along with injuries to key players, India are looking like a team bereft of ideas going into the second Test against a confident England, starting on Friday.

India's last Test series defeat at home came against England in 2012 and it already looks like history is about to repeat itself.

Following their amazing come-from-behind victory in the series opener, the momentum is firmly with England, who left the Indian bowlers shell-shocked with their 'Bazball approach'.

After all, how many teams have bounced back to win a Test in India after conceding a 190 run lead?

And how many times have the Indian spinners looked so clueless on a Day 3/4 turning track?

It has gone from bad to worse for India as two of their key players, Ravindra Jadeja and K L Rahul, both of whom scored a fifty in the first Test, are out with injuries, while Virat Kohli is also unavailable for the second Test in Visakhapatnam.

A desperate India have brought in Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar and Sourabh Kumar as replacements hoping to bounce back in the second match.

Kuldeep has played just eight Tests since making his debut in 2017 and his last match in the format was two years against Bangladesh in Chattogram in December 2022. Having fine tuned his bowling in recent years, Kuldeep is a very difficult spinner to pick and could an ideal foil to counter England's strategy of sweeping everything.

England batters, led by Ollie Pope, swept and reverse swept their way to success in the first Test, taking Rohit and his bunch by surprise, while making the most potent spin trio in the world look ordinary.

Not just India's lethal spinners were tested against Bazball, their batters' struggles on turning tracks also came to the fore as left-arm spinner Tom Hartley transformed a seemingly forgettable debut into a match winning one.

With Virat Kohli set to return in the third Test, there will be immense pressure on the likes of Shubman Gill and even Shreyas Iyer to deliver here in Vizag.

The home team batters are not as comfortable as their English counterparts in playing the sweep but they need to find a way to match the visitors' high-risk play.

Rajat Patidar, who was also a part of the squad in Hyderabad, is likely to replace Rahul.

The ACA-VDCA stadium has staged two Tests till date and the pitch usually favours the batters in the first innings.

England have thrown down the gauntlet with a sensational result and it remains to be seen what kind of surface India go with as they seek to draw parity.

A downright turner could backfire on the hosts, though they would be tempted to take that punt.

2nd Test Day 1: Jaiswal hits 179; India 336/6 at close

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