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**Jaiswal Shines But Falls Short of Century, Breaks 51-Year-Old Record in Birmingham Test**

**Birmingham, July 3rd** – Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal played a magnificent innings in the first innings of the second Test against England on Wednesday, but was unfortunately dismissed for 87, missing out on a well-deserved century.

The left-handed batsman, who scored a century in the first innings of the Leeds Test, scored 87 runs off 107 balls in Birmingham. He was caught behind by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith off the bowling of Ben Stokes after lunch.

While the young opener will be disappointed to have missed his century, his innings broke a 51-year-old record. Jaiswal now holds the record for the highest score by an Indian opener in Birmingham, surpassing Sudhir Naik’s 77, made in 1974. He also became only the fifth Indian opener to score a half-century at the ground, joining legends like Sunil Gavaskar and Cheteshwar Pujara.

Prior to Jaiswal, Sudhir Naik, Sunil Gavaskar, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Chetan Chauhan had all scored half-centuries as openers for India in Birmingham. Gavaskar holds the distinction of having the most half-centuries (3) among them.

Jaiswal reached his half-century in the 22nd over, hitting three consecutive boundaries off Josh Tongue. He took 59 balls to reach the milestone, hitting 10 fours in the process. This follows his century in the first innings of the first Test, though he was dismissed cheaply for 4 in the second innings.

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