The second essay at The Oval presented him with an opportunity to end the series on a high and the stakes couldn't have been bigger. With the match reduced to almost a single-inning shootout, the visitors needed a solid start and all eyes were on the pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Overview Yashasvi Jaiswal played a fine knock in the second innings of the Oval Test against England In challenging conditions to bat, Jasiwal scored his sixth Test ton, the second of the series England's poor fielding meant India continued to pile on their misery to have an upper hand in the match Yashasvi Jaiswal played a fine knock in the second innings of the Oval Test against England.

Yashasvi Jaiswal equalled Sunil Gavaskar and Rohit Sharma's tally in the list of most Test centuries by Indian batters against England. On Day 3 of the fifth Test, the left-hander reached his hundred off 127 balls.