Wed Jul 02 17:20:00 UTC 2025: **News Article:**

**Jaiswal’s Fifty Steers India to 98/2 After Tight First Session at Edgbaston**

**Birmingham, England** – Yashasvi Jaiswal’s composed half-century helped India recover from an early wobble to reach 98/2 at lunch on Day 1 of the second Test against England at Edgbaston. After England won the toss and put India in to bat, the session was marked by contrasting phases, with England’s Chris Woakes initially causing problems before Jaiswal and Karun Nair forged a solid partnership.

England’s bowlers found movement early on, with Woakes particularly threatening. He dismissed a struggling KL Rahul (2) who played on to his own stumps. Woakes was unlucky not to have more wickets, with two LBW appeals against Jaiswal and Nair being turned down by the on-field umpire and upheld on review, much to his frustration.

Jaiswal and Nair then combined to steady the ship, putting on 80 runs. Nair started aggressively, pouncing on loose deliveries from Josh Tongue. Jaiswal grew in confidence and displayed an array of drives. He attacked the short-ball ploy of Tongue, completing his half-century with a hook shot for four. Just before lunch, Brydon Carse found some extra bounce to induce a catch from Nair (22) at second slip, where Harry Brook took a simple catch.

India made three changes to their lineup, bringing in all-rounders Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar in place of Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur, while Akash Deep replaced the rested Jasprit Bumrah.

**Brief Scores:** India 98/2 (Yashasvi Jaiswal 62*; Chris Woakes 1-15, Brydon Carse 1-14) vs England

**Summary:**

India reached 98/2 at lunch on Day 1 of the second Test against England after being put in to bat. England’s Chris Woakes dismissed KL Rahul early and was unlucky not to have more wickets, with two LBW decisions going against him on review. Yashasvi Jaiswal then scored a half-century and shared an 80-run partnership with Karun Nair to steady the innings. Nair was dismissed just before lunch by Brydon Carse. India made three changes to their team.

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