India is in total control with the bat against England in the Edgbaston Test. Meanwhile, after Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja slammed his century, and social media rejoiced.
Team India has displayed the 'Never Give Up' attitude regarding its batting in the ongoing fifth and final Test against England for the Pataudi Trophy. Being played at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday (Day 2), all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja displayed his batting prowess as he slammed his third century in the format. As a result of this knock, India stays in a good position in the opening innings after being asked to bat first. In contrast, he is the second centurion in the innings after wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant (146) on Friday. Meanwhile, social media was thrilled with Jadeja's knock and India's overall batting.
He came when all the big guns failed, absorbed all the pressure, contributed in a partnership and then scored a wonderful hundred. This has been one of the most mature innings I’ve seen. Sir Jadeja, you are magnificent! pic.twitter.com/5KeFNfJmLU
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit)Jadeja's ton came off 183 deliveries, which included 13 fours. With this ton:
Just Jaddu gracing us with his Jaadu 💯 pic.twitter.com/6ny8MC4KRg
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9)Super stuff Jaddu. What a special innings! 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/vAXwonZ1nI
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)Match summary
India finished on 338/7 on Day 1, with Jadeja and Mohammed Shami resuming. Shami (16) was dismissed by pacer Stuart Broad, who became the first Englishman to scalp 550 Test wickets. At the same time, Jadeja (104) was knocked over by seamer James Anderson, as India has gone past the 400-run mark, which is a remarkable first innings score on this surface. Anderson has bagged four so far, being the most successful for the hosts.
Brief scores: IND 401/9 (Pant- 146, Jadeja- 104*; Anderson- 4/56) vs ENG.