Ben Stokes dismissed the dangerous Yashasvi Jaiswal in the second session of the second Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, as England broke a 66-run stand.
During the first session, the two flashy cricketers engaged in a verbal battle. After Stokes chose to field first after winning the toss, Yashasvi was playing at full capacity. By playing an aggressive style of cricket and scoring runs quickly, he attacked the England bowlers. The Indian opener reached 62 runs off 69 balls in the opening session.
After lunch, the scoreboard continued to move thanks to the brilliant combination of Yashasvi and Shubman Gill, after India had lost the wickets of KL Rahul and Karun Nair in the opening session. Yashasvi and Shubman were gradually but surely putting India in a stronger position, and the surface was giving the England bowlers nothing.
Ben Stokes, on the other hand, proved to be England’s golden arm once more, dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal when the southpaw was only 13 runs away from scoring his second century of the series.
The emotions by Ben Stokes after getting Jaiswal. pic.twitter.com/r9nvKzcLya
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 2, 2025Ben Stokes threw the ball wide of Yashasvi’s off stump. The latter attempted to catch the delivery but was unsuccessful, managing just an under-edge that was caught by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith. After making a crucial breakthrough for his team, Stokes was elated. However, a distraught Yashasvi was not prepared to make the arduous trek back to the pavilion.
Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 14 boundaries and scored 87 runs off just 107 deliveries. Throughout the series, he had played and missed numerous cuts, but at last he edged one, which Smith securely ate behind the stumps. India was able to reach 182/3 at the tea break. Pant is still undefeated at 14, while Shubman is batting at 42.
