After struggling in the Ranji Trophy and the first unofficial Test between New Zealand A and India A, Yashasvi Jaiswal is back in form. He amassed a century in the second red-ball game against the Kiwi side and posted another ton in the ongoing third and final game of the bilateral assignment. New Zealand A won the toss and invited India A to bat first, hoping to restrict the rivals.
However, Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan put the bowlers under pressure and added 175 for the first wicket in 46.3 overs. Yashasvi was dismissed after accumulating 102 runs off 138 balls, laced with 16 fours and 2 sixes. On the other hand, Sudharsan was unbeaten on 58 at the time of writing this story. He has hit 9 boundaries in his innings so far.
In the previous game, Jaiswal was dismissed without troubling the scorers in the first innings, but he scored an unbeaten 155 runs off 162 balls in the second essay. He struck 15 fours and 5 sixes.
His form is good news for India ahead of the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand. The visitors will have to win both games in order to keep their WTC Final chances alive.
Jaiswal is a key member of the Test side, and his performance as an opener will impact the result of the series.