Fans go wild as Yashasvi Jaiswal lights up Headingly with dazzling century on Day 1 of first Test โ ENG vs IND
India got off to a commanding start on Day 1 of the first Test against England at Headingley, thanks to a composed and dazzling century from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 22-year-old southpaw continued his love affair with milestone moments, reaching three figures in what is his debut Test knock on English soil.
After being put in to bat under cloudy skies, Indiaโs openers KL Rahul and Jaiswal weathered the early movement to stitch together a solid 91-run partnership. England struck back just before lunch, removing both openers in quick succession to halt Indiaโs momentum. But Jaiswal, undeterred by the pressure, carried on with his signature flair and focus.
Century with a roar and a leap for Yashasvi Jaiswal
Jaiswal reached his century in style on the final ball of the 49th over, nudging a Brydon Carse delivery through point for a single. As he completed the run, he raised his arm, took off his helmet, and let out a triumphant roar, leaping in celebration โ a moment filled with emotion and satisfaction. The celebration spoke volumes about his hunger and determination.
His innings was a mix of patience and aggression, built over 144 balls with 16 crisply struck boundaries and one towering six. He found an able partner in skipper Gill, who complemented him with a composed half-century as the duo put on a century-plus stand for the third wicket.
Jaiswal enters Indiaโs elite list
With his unbeaten ton at Headingley, Jaiswal joined an illustrious group of Indian batters who have scored centuries in their maiden Test innings in England. His knock now stands alongside greats like Sourav Ganguly, Vijay Manjrekar, and Murali Vijay.
Centuries by Indians in their maiden Test innings in England:
- 146 โ M. Vijay, Trent Bridge, 2014
- 133 โ Vijay Manjrekar, Headingley, 1952
- 131 โ Sourav Ganguly, Lordโs, 1996
- 129* โ Sandeep Patil, Old Trafford, 1982
- 100* โ Yashasvi Jaiswal, Headingley, 2025
Jaiswalโs knock came to an end early in the third session when England captain Ben Stokes finally broke through. The young batter walked off for a well-crafted 101 off 159 balls โ an innings that set the tone for Indiaโs day and possibly the series.
Hereโs how fans reacted:
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A celebratory run ๐
The hands aloft ๐
The trademark jump โบ๏ธ
Updates โถ๏ธ https://t.co/CuzAEnBkyu#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND | @ybj_19 pic.twitter.com/E4PDGDOKEb
โ BCCI (@BCCI) June 20, 2025
Simply magnificent! @ybj_19 #ENGvIND #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/vhduB3ZWqq
โ Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) June 20, 2025
Outstanding once again @ybj_19 ๐
Top top ๐ฏ
โ Jake Lush McCrum (@JakeLushMcCrum) June 20, 2025
All class ๐ซถ๐พ @ybj_19
โ Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 20, 2025
What a player @ybj_19 .. !! #ENGvIND
โ Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 20, 2025
A hundred of pure class and character. Wonderfully constructed, Yashasvi! ๐ #YashasviJaiswal #ENGvsIND
โ Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) June 20, 2025
Excellent start for the series with a magnificent ๐ฏ by Jaiswal ๐๐#YashasviJaiswal #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/kYr7t1tpvg
โ Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) June 20, 2025
Yashasvi Jaiswal โ what a fine ton. Hope he scores a daddy hundred. First LHB opener to hit a century in England. Hit 700+ runs in the home series v England last year. Could well get a lot of runs in this series as well
โ Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) June 20, 2025
Fantastic century by @ybj_19 ybj_19 ๐๐! Partnership withGill has taken India out of mini crisis into strong position. Englandโs decision to bowl first has boomeranged. Indiaโs batting has been assured and classy. โRoKoโsโabsence bsrely felt
โ Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 20, 2025
Most Overseas Test Centuries for India
(At 23 age)7 โ Sachin Tendulkar
4 โ Sunil Gavaskar
3 โ Yashasvi Jaiswal*#ENGvINDโ Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) June 20, 2025
Champion stuff from Yashasvi Jaiswal ๐๐ฅ#YashasviJaiswal #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Iy4BQquAfr
โ CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) June 20, 2025
So, Jaiswal can bat in England. Box ticked.
โ Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) June 20, 2025
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โ Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) June 20, 2025
โ Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) June 20, 2025
What a century in grand style by @ybj_19 pitch is reminding us #perth test of last year Nov. #INDvsENG #YashasviJaiswal #cricket #CricketNews #CricketTwitter #IndianCricketTeam @BCCI #ENGvIND #englandvsindia #ECB pic.twitter.com/HiSNwRenxb
โ Amit shah (@amitshah22) June 20, 2025
A century on Day 1 of a 5 test matches series, simply incredible! Well played, @ybj_19. An absolute treat to watch you bat!
โ Keval Shukla (@keval0212) June 20, 2025
Excellent Test Century by Yashaswi Jaiswal. Full of class and aggression. Kudos @ybj_19 #INDvsENG #ENGvIND #HeadingleyTest #YashasviJaiswal pic.twitter.com/EmIrTIiHLy
โ Raj Singh (@Rajkumaarsingh) June 20, 2025
Way to go @ybj_19 ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐
Proud of you boy ๐๐โ Arun Rao (@ArunRaofinswim) June 20, 2025
๐ฏ for Yashasvi Jaiswal! ๐ ๐
5th hundred in Test cricket! ๐ ๐
This has been a fine knock in the series opener! ๐ ๐#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND | @ybj_19 pic.twitter.com/OcQysmV72j
โ Rukamkesh Bonli (@Iamrukam96) June 20, 2025
Ton on Test debut โ๏ธ
Ton in his first Test in Australia โ๏ธ
Ton in his first Test in England โ๏ธYASHASVI JAISWAL ๐
โ Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 20, 2025
What a player, what a story from Bhadohi to Mumbai to world cricket capitals ! Easily the best young test player in the world IMHO. Take a bow @ybj_19 : no one has worked harder to get here: runs in West Indies, India, in Australia and now in England. He just gets better! everyโฆ
โ Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) June 20, 2025
England bully @ybj_19 ๐ฅฑ๐ฅฑ pic.twitter.com/riKhCW2zRF
โ Tanish (@raavi_tanish) June 20, 2025
we never seen sehwag batting in test,but we have seen jaiswal batting in test
seriously this guy in red ball is unreal man @ybj_19 ๐บ pic.twitter.com/JZrwrqWHwM
โ ๏ผน๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๐น (@ItzPrasanna7) June 20, 2025
#INDvsENG @ybj_19 take a bow. A 100 of the highest quality.. a 100 in the 1st test in England & a 100 in Australia is just awesome ๐๐
โ Nikhil V Ranade ๐ฎ๐ณ (@nvr75) June 20, 2025
India as produced another gem @ybj_19 , classical batter, well done @BCCI #INDvENG
โ Syed Haider (@SyedHaider512) June 20, 2025
Rare piece @ybj_19 ๐๐ผ
โ Ryan Gosling (@IndianFincher) June 20, 2025
Excellent innings from @ybj_19
โ YATHIยฎ๏ธ (@ursyathi) June 20, 2025
Excellent Century by @ybj_19 ๐
โ Charan.. (@SSCharan_always) June 20, 2025
100 for @ybj_19 well done champ. ๐ค๐ค๐ฎ๐ณ
โ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ ๐๐๐๐น๐๐๐๐ถ๐ (@er_vaishnavi77) June 20, 2025
What a fantastic knock.
well played @ybj_19 #IndiavsEngTest #YashasviJaiswalโ Shivendra Shashi Akshayabar singh (@somvanshi_Saheb) June 20, 2025
