India vs England 2024, 2nd Test, Day 1 Stats Review: Yashasvi Jaiswal's highest Test score, Shubman Gill's lean patch and other stats

India looking to level the series set the tone on Day 1 of the second Test against England. Openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal provided a solid start, but it was the latter's unbeaten century (179*) that powered India to a commanding 336/6 at Stumps.

India won the toss and elected to bat at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal got off to a solid start, putting on 40 runs for the first wicket before debutant spinner Shoaib Bashir dismissed Sharma for 14. Shubman Gill also chipped in with 34 runs, but Shreyas Iyer and Jaiswal took the score forward with a 90-run partnership.

Iyer fell victim to Tom Hartley, but Jaiswal continued to dominate, reaching his century and eventually ending the day unbeaten on 179, his innings laced with five sixes and 17 fours. Ravichandran Ashwin provided support with an unbeaten five as India finished the day at 336/6. For England, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed claimed two wickets each, while James Anderson and Tom Hartley picked up one apiece.

Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers from Day 1 of the 2nd Test between India and England

5 - James Anderson became the fifth-oldest player to play in a Test in India at the age of 41 years and 187 days. The four players older than him were John Traicos (45 years and 300 days in 1993), Amir Elahi (44 years and 102 days in 1952), Harry Elliot (42 years and 100 days in 1934), and Vinoo Mankad (41 years and 300 days in 1959).

5 - James Anderson has dismissed Shubman Gill five times in just seven Test innings. He has been particularly dominant against Gill, conceding only 39 runs while bowling 60 dots, for an average of 7.80.

2 -  Yashasvi Jaiswal's unbeaten 179 is the second-highest individual score by an Indian batter on the first day of a Test in India. The highest remains Wasim Jaffer's 192 against Pakistan at Kolkata in 2007

1 - Yashasvi Jaiswal's unbeaten 179 is his highest Test score, surpassing his previous best of 171 against West Indies in Roseau, 2023.

2 - Yashasvi Jaiswal's unbeaten 179 is the second-highest number of runs scored by an Indian batter in a single day's play against England in a Test match. He shares this record with Sunil Gavaskar, who also scored 179 at The Oval in 1979. The most runs in a day in this fixture belong to Karun Nair, who scored 232 at Chennai in 2016.

4  - Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the fourth Indian player to score Test centuries both at home and away before turning 23 years old. He joins the company of Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar, and Vinod Kambli in achieving this feat.

18.81 - Shubman Gill has scored 207 runs in his last 12 Test innings, without a fifty and a duck, at an average of 18.81.